There is nothing wrong with the Epiphone LP copy, but if you have the money, I'd get the real deal. The new Les Paul Standards are way overpriced these days, but the guitar is made of better wood, has better hardware and electronics, and just sound better than the knockoff models. Sure you can always upgrade the electronics and hardware in a guitar like the Epiphone and it will sound good, but there is nothing that compares to the sound of a guitar that is made of quality wood. The Les Paul Standard definitely falls into that category. The Epiphones made today generally do not. If the Studio is made of the same wood as the Standard, I'd get it and upgrade the hardware and pickups if you needed to at a later date.