Finally a Les Paul dedicated video from someone who knows how to play and make them shine.

The Studio easily held it's own here in my opinion . This guy can really play !

clean 1:10 studio clean 1:50 standard studio -distortion - treble pickup(bridge) 2:33 standard -distortion - treble pickup(bridge) 3:12 studio -distortion - rhythm pickup(neck) 4:00 standard -distortion - rhythm pickup(neck) 4:35 etc etc etc

Wow. Superb playing. Both guitars sound absolutely amazing. Very distinct personalities. Killer tone. I own both a 2011 Std & a 2015 Studio. It's refreshing to see a vid like this with quality playing with someone who knows and recognizes great tone.

Most of the differences are not coming from the pickups, the guitars sound quite different already acoustically. Btw I have compared 480/498 and Burstbuckers Pro several times one the same guitar and find them quite similar actually! Thanks for the comment! Cheers!

Your playing is damn good.

Great demo! Playing is superb and the contrast nails it!

i like the studio better in all cases. it's warmer. i don't like the brittle brightness of the standard. and aren't the studios chambered bodies? and you are amazing! i think you can make a broom sound great! your technique is so dazzling, a person actually forgets to listen to the tone that much. thanks for showing this.

Fantastic playing my friend. I'd like to see more of how you play. Lots of expression as well as clean technique

Wow, First comparison video where the playing makes the differences more noticeable. I find the Studio a bit more smoother and the Standard a bit hotter. Excellent guitar skills!🤘

Great test and amazing playing!!

This is an excellent demo of both instruments. I enjoy the playing very much. Tasty! The Studio tickles my ear the best here.

I love how systematic your comparison is. Playing is super of course. The standard seems to have a more nuanced tone, more character, while the studio sounds a bit generic. But maybe that's because I know it costs a lot more!

Let's all remember, a lot of the differences have to do with the quality and thickness of the strings you use, the settings of the tone controls for each pickup, and of course, the amplifier and speakers you use and how you set them. The guitar itself matters, of course, but other things have to be taken into consideration. I play an emerald-colored Epiphone Les Paul, and I also play a hybrid guitar which has the body of a Squier Affinity Stratocaster and the neck of a Kramer Stryker. I can get great sounds from both of them, usually using my Marshall solid-state 8020 amplifier and occasionally using my Marshall 75 Reverb amp with a Peavey Scorpion-Plus speaker. I prefer the sound of the Peavey speaker over a Celestion; the Peavey has a richer, fuller tone quality. But that's just my opinion; when it comes to musical hardware it's important to test-drive it both on your own and with your band, in order to determine what's right for you and what works best for the music you play in your band. And that's my soap-box sermon for today. Rock on, my friends!

Nicely done sir! Thanks for this excellent review. And the playing is just fantastic

The binding on the neck creates some awsome tone

Nikolay... awesome playing and they both sound really cool in your hands. :)

Your playing is amazing man

Thanks for this video is the best comparison Ive seen of those guitars!

amazing skills man,props to that,my studio plays so well matched for my style and approach,there is very little left to desire.great comparison

Great playing as usual!

Phenomenal playing man! Great phrasing. I have to say I prefer the tone of the Studio here, a bit thicker, but both incredible guitars!

Great playing!

I just stumbled across this video. Fantastic chops Nikolay! I would be proud to own either axe but IMHO the Studio sounded a little meatier. Thanks for posting.

Amazing playing man

Dude... Your LP studio have an amazing sound.

Great tones out of both. I really like the clarity from the Standard.

Thanks a lot man!! Glad you like my playing, I am not sure about the broom though:-) Cheers! Nikolay

I am sure they would sound quite different, because, acoustically they sound quite different. BTW I have already had Standard and Studio, both with the same pickups, they didn't sound the same too! Thanks for the comment!! Cheers!!

Omg you are an amazing player.

The studio sounds better to my ears. Warmer.

Both sound great. I have the 2010 studio with BB Pro's and I love it.

Исходя из этого сравнения, Studio совсем даже не "говно", как о нём говорят в интернетах:) Николай, игра просто потрясающая! Как вы так быстро и чисто это делаете, да ещё и без никакого видимого напряжения!

very good playing

Great comparison Nikolay! The standard is a little more pronounced, but they both sound great. And you're playing is top notch mate!

Love the studios tone!

Thanks for doing this demo. Aside from the extra window dressing on the Standard, the Studio uses different pickups like a 498T and 490R while Standards usually use Burstbuckers or 57 Classics.

Dude... you’re amazing.

I love the studio

I love the deeper sound of the studio

Damn that's fast and tidy playing! Nice one

Thanks for your time and effort to make these wonderful videos. I would love to hear you A/B a PRS McCarty model and A 59 Les Paul remake or original. I'm one of your fans. Great Playing and technique.

I have a studio, really nice guitar. Wish I could play it like this dude...

you play the jazz really good!

i love em both..

You play very well!

Don't be too shy ! Your playing is outstanding in every way ;-)

Great playing, especially with the 'Mr Bean on the rollercoaster' expression.

Николай, отличное видео, спасибо!

I think the Studio sounds a bit "darker" compared to the Standard. However, both guitars are AWESOME and it's up to each one's ears" and taste to pick the one they want ;) keep rocking!

great video!

By the way Nikolay great playing and thanks for the video.

Woah very quick and clean playing. Prefer the pickups in the Studio on this video (490R+498T?) but obvs depends a lot on downstream EQ etc

Lemme just say you're strong for switching Les Paul like that so many times. Loved the A/B system you had going. Playing fantastic as well! Standard sounded brighter, a tad warmer. However, I preferred the sound of the Studio. I feel like it had a much more tight tone.

Smile dude. You rock.

This is great ✊

Thanks! Yes, I am playing just scales, more or less. All the best!!

First of all, congrats... you're a great player! I also love les pauls. I like your standard. Very beautiful! The studio is more simple, but has a raw charm. To my ears the studio is more smooth-sounding.

You welcome!!!! Cheers!

I love the playing. Just got the 2010 Studio with Burstbucker pros and it is probably the best guitar I've owned and I've owned hundreds of guitars.

Outstanding my friend, try comparing the traditional next?

Right you are!!!

Greg Hilden when he was still young !

I agree entirely!!! Cheers!

The studio definitely has a fuller richer sound

LP Studio has 490/498 pickups and Standard equipped with Burstbuckers pro - the same as the Les Paul Studio Faded 2010-2012 years made. Studio Faded $799 - Standard $2300. My choise is Studio

At 6.00 you really captured that zz top tone. 👍

Unfair comparison! You make BOTH of them sound excellent!! (The standard just a bit better though) Great job! :)

Мужик, ты крут! огромное спасибо за просвещение людей! пока читал комментарии и не имел картинки перед глазами, на самом деле, не мог угадать, где какая гитара звучит, соответственно для себя решил, что раз почти нет разницы в звуке, значит можно брать студио.

Thanks! Useful video!!!!

I like the overdrive tones on the standard better. Clean sounds about the same. Great playing!

Thats some good guitar pickin'!

Thanks you!!! Cheers!!

I also like the Studio a bit more for certain stuff, mostly jazz related! Cheers!

Very nice demo my friend. In the wrong hands neither would sound good but you do them justice!

Thanks. You helped me decide-studio for me plus a better amp...the goldie looks great tho' Great licks - exceptionally clean playing!!

I heared the clip in background while surfing. whenever i love a tone i came by a looked wich one it was. Mostly it was the studio. That's good 'cause i just bought a '93 Studio on ebay...

Спасибо за видео, беру студио )

Who else things the studio sounds better! and really great playing btw

Exactly what I was thinking bro.

Excellent! Can you compare the Gibson Studio vs Gibson Studio Faded?

Thanks a lot man!!!!! Me too though!!! Cheers!!

Thank you for the video. I hesitate between a Gibson with 490T/498 pickup or burstbucker pro and know I have a good idea of the difference in sound. Many thanks

Thanks! Hard to say about the Riot and the Brownie, I like them both a lot. But because of the price, I would say the Brownie!! Cheers!

There is quite audible difference between the two (in my opinion of course) Cheers!!

Nikolay, You would make anything sound good. I like the Standard better though. Thanks for this demo and the one you did for "The Twin" amp, as I just bought and repaired one myself. Waiting for new tubes!

good i have made the right decision i acquired a 1997 Gibson Les Paul studio sounds just as great like the Standard and for a way better price rock on my brother

Your playing is great, sir! Which pickups are in each guitar?

EXCELLENT JOB! Great playing, fantastic recording quality- and a VERY useful video. I'm in the midst of trying to decide/understand/justify the additional expense of a Studio v. any of the higher priced LPs. Obviously the physical characteristics can't be judged without actually playing them all, but this goes A LONG WAY to show you can do many/most of what you want to do without spending a fortune.

Studio is soft and heavenly

I like more the Standard. Great playing, you'r a really good guitar player. Congratulations.

Thanks a lot!!!! I am not sure about the Encore though, never tried one;-) Cheers!!

Regards from Sao Paulo Brasil,!! Nice job. I do prefer my Studio,, both greats sounds!

thanks

great demo ! it confirms the price difference should be 10$ not 1000..

ThX Bro.

Nice comparison and amazing player! My max budget will only get me to a LP studio but not the Standard :(- you think should i` just spend it on a good second hand Lawsuits era LP copy, rather than the Studio?

Великолепно сыграно! Звук гитар довольно сложно отличить, когда играются пробежки одиночными нотами. Мне показалось, что у стандарта больше панча, но когда я начал сравнивать одни и те же фрагменты, то различий практически нет. Но в аккордах разница существенна - у стандарта ощутимо более "прозрачный" звук, у студио больше низкой середины, которая "замутняет". Очень интересно, получится ли убрать эту разницу при помощи небольшой эквализации. Ну и интересно получится ли уменьшить разницу откатив ручку громкости на студио с 10 на 5 или 6. У меня довольно близкий аналог 498 - звукосниматель Angus Young Signature и там ручка громкости делает именно это, "очищает", убирает избыточную насыщенность, практически не сказываясь на громкости.

Smokin!!

How would you rate them? I have a Studio and sounds excellent, feels excellent, and would like to have some opinion with criteria (your case) on keeping it or stepping up. Many thanks.