Gibson Les Paul Studio Session TEB

Meine erste richtige Gibson. Das erste mal so viel Geld für ein Instrument. Seit ich ein kleiner Junge war, wollte ich eine echte Gibson les Paul haben. Nun war es soweit. Angekommen, ausgepackt und wow. Richtig schönes Teil.

Dann der erste Blick ins Detail und …. Die Kopfplatte ist am Hals gebrochen. Wirklich? Nagut. Support kontaktiert und gleich wird mir ein Ersatz angeboten. Cool.

Dann schaue ich mir die Gitarre weiter an.

Binding ganz schön wackelig am Übergang zwischen Korpus und Hals angebracht. Oh Mann.

Ich greife den Hals und merke auch das Binding hier ist seltsam. Einen halben Millimeter tiefer als der Rest vom Hals.

Nun ist der Traum geplatzt. Ich gebe das Teil zurück. Wie kann man so etwas zu diesem Preis verkaufen? Meine Made in China Epiphone Les Paul Custom ist dieser hier um Welten voraus. Schade eigentlich, die Gitarre ist wirklich eine Augenweide. Mir ist klar das nicht immer alles perfekt sein kann aber ab einem gewissen Preis erwarte ich nahezu ein super Instrument.

Was ich hier bekommen habe ist einfach nur traurig. Für 350 Euro hätte ich das Teil behalten. Nicht aber für 1900!!!€

Was soll ich sagen… ein Jahr lang habe ich unterschiedliche Les Paul Modelle hinterfragt. Irgendwann muss man sich entscheiden und die Entscheidung viel dann auf diese Gitarre. Warum? Tolle Optik, der Name Gibson, der schlanke Hals und die höhere Wertigkeit in Gegensatz zur normalen Studio. Der Sound der Modern gefällt mir weniger und mehr als 2000 Euro für ein Instrument (Standard und Custom) , welches ich als reines Vergnügen spiele, schien mir etwas übertrieben.
Weil ich bis jetzt sehr gute Erfahrungen mit Thomann gemacht habe, habe ich natürlich wieder hier bestellt. Klicken, bezahlen, 3 Tage später sicher verpackt angekommen. Perfekt!
Sie kam also an, 15 Minuten später sagten ich und mein Marshall: YES! Geiles Teil :-) alles richtig gemacht!

After buying the guitar, I am very happy with it.
The guitar is basically an upgraded Les Paul Studio with an amazing top, neck binding, and some other goodies.

Still a lot of tweaking and trials for a proper feedback on the pickups but as starters, the push-pull options are quite interesting and many different sounds can be achieved, even the phase mode can be something though not really my thing. Playability is gorgeous even if a bit thinner neck to what I am used to so really nice to have a more slim neck on one of the guitars. The various combinations make this a real versatile guitar.

Out of the box playability was quite good. Neck a bit too flat but no buzzes. The tailpiece is as low as it gets so after the full cleaning and string change, I'll adjust it properly where needed. Still just discovering

Regarding the finish there were two tiny little scratches. Nothing to complaint nor return it over, and actually hardly noticeable so these, luckily only start giving uniqueness to this guitar.

I took the pickguard of immediately and the top area screw and guard left of course a bit of a messy area but nothing I cannot fix by filling the holes and leveling a bit since I hope I will not go through finish. Fingers crossed this works well.
Not a challenge to have a couple of beauty marks,
Once unboxed, I took a picture of it and due to light angle, it was almost a premonitory image on how this guitar could age and WOW...

Overall very satisfied. A pity the pickguard is installed, this should be optional

Anyhow great guitar. Find it a bit overpriced for a Studio but the top is amazing and other smaller details and finish make them worth.

Honeyburst was my second choice together with dark purple but don't like the natural back on Honey and have a gorgeous HB DIY les Paul I finished purple, so the choice was clear.
For many though the Honey burst has a little extra surprise that together with quite cheaper price can help with the decision...the pseudo body binding-visual effect binding. Have not seen live but looks like a nice lucky extra due to finish edge of body and top

Lastly, let's not forget Alex, Jakub and Marko from the guitar chat that helped me with the initial doubts I had on the guitar.
Thanks to all three and this chat, I consider one of Thomann's best services since it helps securing a suitable and safer sale, and us as consumers, reassuring what we look for is the right product. Thanks!

I have been a Thomann customer for nearly 20 years, but unfortunately this has been my worst experience so far.

I purchased a Gibson Les Paul Studio Session TEB and initially received the wrong guitar twice. This required me to make two separate 30-minute trips to a UPS point to return the items, which caused significant inconvenience and wasted time.

When I finally received the correct guitar, I noticed several issues:

- A finish chip appeared on the back of the headstock simply from resting the guitar on a stand. This suggests the nitro finish was extremely fresh and not fully hardened, which is not something I would expect at this price point.
- One pickup pole screw has a rough surface that catches cloth fibers when cleaning the guitar.
- In addition, three screws show visible cosmetic imperfections.

While these issues may be considered minor individually, together they indicate that the instrument was not in perfect condition upon arrival.

Customer support was polite, but ultimately dismissed the issues as “normal” and did not provide any meaningful solution or compensation, despite the repeated delivery errors and inconvenience caused.

The guitar itself sounds and plays great, which is the only reason I decided to keep it. However, the overall experience — including quality control and customer handling — has been disappointing.

After nearly 20 years as a customer, this is the first time I feel let down, and unfortunately it will also be the last time I purchase from Thomann.