Mahogany (often with a maple top) Swamp ash (rare)
Neck
Usually mahogany Maple
Fretboard
Usually Rosewood Ebony Maple Richlite
Hardware
Bridge
Usually Tune-O-Matic
Pickup(s)
Usually 2 humbuckers 2 P-90s 3 humbuckers
Colors available
Originally gold; many other colors subsequently produced.
The Gibson Les Paul is a solid body electric guitar that was first sold by the Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1952.[1] The guitar was designed by factory manager John Huis and his team with input from and endorsement by guitarist Les Paul. Its typical design features a solid mahogany body with a carved maple top and a single cutaway, a mahogany set-in neck with a rosewood fretboard, two pickups with independent volume and tone controls, and a stoptail bridge, although variants exist.
The Les Paul was originally offered with a gold finish and two P-90 pickups. In 1957, humbucking pickups were added, along with sunburst finishes in 1958. The 1958–1960 sunburst Les Paul, today one of the best-known electric guitar types in the world, was considered a commercial failure,[citation needed] with low production and sales. For 1961, the Les Paul was redesigned into what is now known as the Gibson SG. The original single-cutaway, carved top bodystyle was re-introduced in 1968. The Les Paul has been produced in many versions and editions since. Along with Fender's Telecaster and Stratocaster, it was one of the first mass-produced electric solid-body guitars. Due to their versatility, Les Paul electric guitars have been used in a wide range of music genres, including rock, country, pop, soul, rhythm and blues, blues, jazz, reggae, punk, and heavy metal.
The GibsonLesPaul is a solid body electric guitar that was first sold by the Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1952. The guitar was designed by factory manager...
The GibsonLesPaul Junior is a solid-body electric guitar introduced in 1954 as an affordable, entry-level LesPaul. It was first released with a single-cutaway...
The GibsonLesPaul Custom is a higher-end variation of the GibsonLesPaul guitar. It was developed in 1953 after Gibson had introduced the LesPaul model...
The GibsonLesPaul Studio is a solid body electric guitar produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation since 1983. It is a model of LesPaul with some features...
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and his prototype, called the Log, served as inspiration for the GibsonLesPaul. Paul taught himself how to play guitar, and while he is mainly known...
1950s single and double cutaway LesPaul Junior models. Gibson has also produced two Billie Joe Armstrong Signature LesPaul Junior models (one double cutaway...
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to be the lower-cost LesPaul-style variant in a new series of instruments. The Paul Standard had a single sharp cutaway LesPaul-style walnut body, set...
of LesPaul bodies. Five different Gibson models were available (2008-2011, Robot X-plorer 2008-2012)) with Robot Guitar features: The Robot LesPaul Studio...
original Gibson Melody Maker was first launched in 1959 and discontinued in 1971. Its purpose was as an even cheaper alternative to the GibsonLesPaul Junior...
Green, North West London. This encounter inspired him to purchase a GibsonLesPaul guitar. During 1966, Kossoff worked as a junior salesman at Selmer's...
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such as the "ES-LesPaul" that combines features of a GibsonLesPaul with those of the ES series. ES Series guitars were built at Gibson's Memphis, Tennessee...
"Exile Week: Exile on Main Street and the GibsonLesPaul Standard Dynasty of Keith Richards and Mick Taylor". Gibson.com. Archived from the original on 31...
Yasuhiko (2012) [1996/1997, 1998/1999]. The Beauty Of The 'Burst: Gibson Sunburst LesPauls from '58 to '60. Rittor Music / Hal Leonard Corp. p. 182. ISBN 978-4-84560222-3...
from traditional Gibson designs. While its maple-capped mahogany body and set neck were reminiscent of the classic GibsonLesPaul, the Nighthawk incorporated...
signature model, available for sale at the 2012 Winter NAMM Show. GibsonLesPaul Studio All black with EMG pickups. Used in Drop C and Standard tuning...
was continued for a while in the LesPaul Artist series. The RD series (guitar and bass) was the result of Gibson's desire to tap into the developing...
1959 GibsonLesPaul Standard cherry sunburst, except for the pickups 1958 GibsonLesPaul Standard tobacco sunburst, acquired in June 1971 1961 Gibson SG...
from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Like its earlier sister, the GibsonLesPaul Junior, it had been created for sale at a lower price. It is known...
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