The Gibson Les Paul Classic is the offspring of the Les Paul Custom and Les Paul Standard. With parents like that, you know this child is a winner. This axe is not quite as high up on the food chain, so you’ll pay less for this one than top end Gibbys. Vintage Stylings + Modern Updates [...]
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The Gibson Les Paul Special was released in 1955, and originally sported a pair of P-90 single coil pickups and a variation of the “TV Yellow” finish. It looks a little funky to the naked eye, but looked great on 1950s black and white television! When it came out, the Special was a stripped down version of [...]
The Gibson Les Paul Junior came of age just as America was falling in love with television. You see, Gibson released this guitar in ’54 to be a cheap yet qualiity version of the higher end Les Pauls. But, the thing became so popular with more famous musicians (who would be on TV) that Gibson actually [...]
Click HERE for a GREAT DEAL on a Gibson Les Paul Standard! The Gibson Les Paul Standard is what it’s name implies: a rock n’ roll Standard.Imagine some freaky alternate reality in which the Standard didn’t exist – “Whole Lotta Love” played on a Strat? Whoa… no bueno. Origins of the LP Standard 1958 was a big year for Gibson. [...]
The Gibson Les Paul Studio Lite is a real treat on the shoulders. It’s chambered body actually has balsa wood on parts to make it lighter… and it is much lighter! Gibson calls the balsa “chromyte,” but c’mon, let’s call it for what it is. Much like the regular LP Studio, the Lite doesn’t have [...]
The Gibson Les Paul Custom (aka the Black Beauty & the Fretless Wonder) is a really high end Les Paul… as if Les Pauls weren’t expensive enough as it is! If you’re in the market for an extremely fine guitar, this is worth a look see. The Custom is really the cream of the crop [...]
The Gibson Les Paul Studio chips away at two things: weight and price. If you’ve played a Les Paul Standard you know those guys are heavy… especially if you’re pulling a three set night. And yeah, the Standard is a pricey axe too, so in ’83 Gibson decided to shave a few pounds and a few [...]
A little bit about Les Paul Guitars… Just like Jennifer Anastassakis doesn’t sound the same as the Jennifer Aniston we all know and love, the namesake these guitars was born Lester William Polfuss, and was changed somewhere along the way to the more familiar Les Paul. So much for ethnic pride… welcome to the melting [...]
