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Les Paul Studio (2016)
VerifiedStudio 2016 T (Traditional)
Factory unknown · Standard voicing
What made this run special
Specs from the 2015-11-07 capture — one day after the T/HP split announcement. Factory: Gibson USA Nashville; plant-level attribution not modeled this batch.
What changed
The 2016 split's traditional half: manual tuners and the classic 490R/498T pair return.
Specifications
| Scale length | 24.75" (628.65 mm) |
|---|---|
| Number of frets | 22 |
| Neck shape | Other |
| Neck material | Mahogany |
| Fretboard material | Rosewood (granadillo on Alpine White/Gold) |
| Fretboard radius | 12" (304.8 mm) |
| Nut width | 1.695" (43.05 mm) |
| Body material | Mahogany with modern weight relief, carved maple top |
| Construction | Set Neck |
| Pickup configuration | HH |
| Neck pickup | 490R humbucker (Alnico 2) |
| Bridge pickup | 498T humbucker (Alnico 5) |
| Tuners | Manual Grover Green Keys, worm gear, chrome |
| Original MSRP | USD 1,499.00 |
| Split | One of two parallel 2016 Studios (T = Traditional, HP = High Performance), announced 2015-11-06 |
| Carousel Trap | The captured T page shows a "Traditional weight relief" marketing chip belonging to a different model in a page carousel — the Studio T spec table itself says modern weight relief |
| Price As Stated | $1,499 as stated on the captured page |