{"id":811880,"date":"2024-12-11T22:22:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T04:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/11\/we-love-it-when-gibson-gets-it-right-gibson-es-330-and-les-paul-studio-review\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T22:22:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T04:22:45","slug":"we-love-it-when-gibson-gets-it-right-gibson-es-330-and-les-paul-studio-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/11\/we-love-it-when-gibson-gets-it-right-gibson-es-330-and-les-paul-studio-review\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe love it when Gibson gets it right\u201d: Gibson ES-330 and Les Paul Studio review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Music <\/p>\n<div data-widget-type=\"contentparsed\" id=\"widgetArea16\">\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>\nGuitar World Verdict<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>We love it when Gibson gets it right. The ES-330 certainly deserves another shot at the spotlight; it\u2019s just such a usable instrument. It plays like butter and is packed with a fabulous range of recognisable tones. The Studio\u2019s classic big and thick voicing is archetypal Les Paul in anyone\u2019s book, and along with a great weight there\u2019s little to complain about.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h4>\nPros<br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span>+<\/span>\n<p>Super build quality and attention to detail.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>+<\/span>\n<p>Excellent weight and playability.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>+<\/span>\n<p>Superb, giggable sounds.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4>\nCons<br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span>&#8211;<\/span>\n<p>Visually, we miss the body binding on the Studio.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>&#8211;<\/span>\n<p>At high volume, the ES-330 prone to feedback.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"slice-container-how-we-test-review-ccobEL25MbPPxw6PTpVxK4\">\n<p><span data-test=\"how-we-test__title\">You can trust Guitar World <svg viewBox=\"0 0 10 10\" fill=\"currentColor\">\n    <path d=\"M5 10a5.006 5.006 0 0 1-5-5v-.1A5 5 0 1 1 5 10ZM2.705 4.795 2 5.5l2 2 4-4-.705-.71L4 6.085l-1.295-1.29Z\" \/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n <\/span><span data-test=\"how-we-test__description\">Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing guitar products so you can choose the best for you. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/how-we-test\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/how-we-test\">Find out more about how we test.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h3 id=\"section-what-are-they\"><span>What are they?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Trying to keep up with Gibson\u2019s avalanche of new releases is becoming a full-time job: blink and you might miss something.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/guitarworld\/media\/img\/GW_logo.svg\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><span>Thank you for reading 5 articles this month**<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Join now for unlimited access<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>US pricing $3.99 per month or $39.00 per year<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>UK pricing \u00a32.99 per month or \u00a329.00 per year\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Europe pricing \u20ac3.49 per month or \u20ac34.00 per year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/guitarworld\/media\/img\/GW_logo.svg\">\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Join now for unlimited access<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Prices from \u00a32.99\/$3.99\/\u20ac3.49<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-authorBio-ccobEL25MbPPxw6PTpVxK4\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div><picture data-hydrate=\"false\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"   data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/cyclingnews\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/7Y4TKPpw7ckfzT4HDjcyNo.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/7Y4TKPpw7ckfzT4HDjcyNo.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\"   data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/cyclingnews\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/7Y4TKPpw7ckfzT4HDjcyNo.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/7Y4TKPpw7ckfzT4HDjcyNo.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"music Dave Burrluck\"  loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/cyclingnews\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/7Y4TKPpw7ckfzT4HDjcyNo.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/7Y4TKPpw7ckfzT4HDjcyNo.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Gear Reviews Editor, Guitarist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dave Burrluck is one of the world\u2019s most experienced guitar journalists, who started writing back in the &#8217;80s for <em>International Musician and Recording World<\/em>, co-founded <em>The Guitar Magazine<\/em> and has been the Gear Reviews Editor of <em>Guitarist<\/em> magazine for the past two decades. Along the way, Dave has been the sole author of <em>The PRS Guitar Book <\/em>and <em>The Player&#8217;s Guide to Guitar Maintenance<\/em> as well as contributing to numerous other books on the electric guitar. Dave is an active gigging and recording musician and still finds time to make, repair and mod guitars, not least for <em>Guitarist<\/em>\u2019s The Mod Squad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-moreAbout\">\n<p>More about electric guitars<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"slice-container-relatedArticles\">\n<p><h5>Most Popular<\/h5>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/gear\/electric-guitars\/gibson-es-330-les-paul-studio-review\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music Guitar World Verdict We love it when Gibson gets it right. The ES-330 certainly deserves another shot at the spotlight; it\u2019s just such a usable instrument. It plays like butter and is packed with a fabulous range of recognisable tones. The Studio\u2019s classic big and thick voicing is archetypal Les Paul in anyone\u2019s book, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":811881,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[131522],"class_list":{"0":"post-811880","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business-news","8":"tag-podcast-music"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=811880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811880\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/811881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=811880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=811880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=811880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}