<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Gibson-les-paul-junior ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/gibson-les-paul-junior Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:09:33 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “There’s no weight relief and limited colors, but this is the real deal with vintage vibe and feel”: 6 Gibson USA Les Pauls we love that won’t break the bank ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/6-gibson-usa-les-pauls-we-love-that-wont-break-the-bank bHbJ4U5SLLR5vbNg3egHq6 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:09:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I found this Junior on Reverb and it turned out to be Billie Joe Armstrong’s signature. It doesn’t look like other Juniors – it looks like a Fender”: Anglo-French blues-rocker Laura Cox on Les Pauls vs SGs, and getting huge tone from a Junior guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/laura-cox-trouble-coming RKnnJVakrcHwWiUZiYQgKA Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:18:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Returns to the classic design that made it relevant, played, and loved”: Gibson has brought back the Les Paul Junior and Special Double Cut – reviving the adored student models that became rock ’n’ roll staples ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/gibson-les-paul-junior-and-special-double-cuts e6LyqAK3pkg88nmL8kJ5DP Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:39:31 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:46:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d bet most rock guitarists use only the bridge pickup with the tone control wide open 90% of the time… so why bother with a neck pickup and tone controls?” ESP LTD Deluxe EC-01FT review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/id-bet-most-rock-guitarists-use-only-the-bridge-pickup-with-the-tone-control-wide-open-90-percent-of-the-time-so-why-bother-with-a-neck-pickup-and-tone-controls-esp-ltd-deluxe-ec-01ft-review P34qEkCmFqpvybzmoU8gVa Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:08:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It couldn’t be any simpler – yet, in truth, it couldn’t be any better”: Inside the remarkable story of the Gibson Les Paul Junior – the single-cut that changed the world ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/the-history-of-the-gibson-les-paul-junior LtJBq4s32pv9dwRB4rrJ9b Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:18:00 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:30:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There is a difference in the tone compared with just the simple wrapover bridge, which resonates more in your body”: Why Rory Gallagher’s “Kid Gloves and Walkin’ Wounded” Gibson Les Paul Juniors were two of his best-sounding guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rory-gallagher-gibson-les-paul-juniors 4UPJ93UhoumPFvwM7okhvK Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:13:23 +0000 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:11:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was able to make each note sound so big. When I formed my first trio the first place my mind would go was the sound of Leslie West’s guitar”: Jared James Nichols explains why Mountain man Leslie West was the “king of heavy” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/jared-james-nichols-teaches-the-style-of-mountain-leslie-west-video xyp46oPUdRTuLtvcT3LobL Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:59:02 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “AC/DC signed my Strat. I had everybody sign it: Neil Young, Jeff Beck… When Angus saw Beck’s signature he said, ‘Oh, the bouffant!’” Jim Suhler on being married by Billy Gibbons, the advice SRV gave him and why he didn’t pay Joe Bonamassa for a sick solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jim-suhler-george-thorogood-and-the-destroyers mzxffDScraVWFGa6sCgLWW Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:37:23 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I used an SG Junior and it would never stay in tune. Felix had this old beat-up Junior and said, ‘Try this thing,’ and I never gave it back’”: Leslie West on giving his Gibson Les Paul Junior to Pete Townshend after tracking three songs with The Who ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/leslie-west-on-giving-his-gibson-les-paul-junior-to-pete-townshend SWe4QHAQEivx6ADonTTjNA Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:36:17 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It sold for $937,000 to an anonymous buyer who, we assume, doesn't play punk rock for a living”: From Joe Strummer’s Tele to Johnny Ramone's Mosrite, here are the iconic guitars behind the sound of punk – and the modern-day equivalents you can buy today ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/punk-rock-most-iconic-guitars-and-the-amps-and-effects-behind-the-tone MNRLJx6L4fGfLpv6ANxowg Thu, 07 Nov 2024 22:23:43 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He seemed to get so much out of so little, didn't he?” Former Primal Scream guitarist Barrie Cadogan reacts to playing Rory Gallagher’s golden-era Gibsons ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/barrie-cadogan-plays-rory-gallagher-gibson-melody-makers-and-les-paul-juniors 2uh4HrytQuhhQuT7cZLSpe Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:07:11 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:09:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A very playable, quality guitar for bridge-heavy rock – just don’t expect it to do everything”: ESP LTD EC-201FT review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/esp-ltd-ec-201ft HNEbYhrWjHJPz2P9KjSjJL Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:31:51 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Why are the single-pickup models of particular interest? Well, they really can sound better”: The Gibson ES-330T might have been the “runt of the litter”, but its unusually positioned P-90 pickup offers a unique experience among Gibson hollowbodies ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/history-of-the-gibson-es-330t LkfFSHL48bcV38oShzFQn3 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:45:50 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A real giggers’ delight, far from precious and with a very strong, full-fat P-90 roar”: Gibson Charlie Starr Les Paul Junior and Epiphone USA Collection Coronet review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/gibson-charlie-starr-les-paul-junior-epiphone-usa-collection-coronet 2YW3AvLL8Gq7dfYbMcJVqd Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:48:19 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The cornerstone just got smoother”: Gibson’s ultra-classy ’70s-era Dark Walnut finish has always been hard to come by – but now it’s been reborn for a range of irresistible new-look models ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-dark-walnut-series-2024 RHBjDmwC9K4y4tn3JAeKUE Fri, 16 Aug 2024 16:20:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The most well-known user of this instrument was universally beloved for having one of the heaviest guitar tones of all time”: Joe Bonamassa explains why you can rule the world with one pickup ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/joe-bonamassa-1957-gibson-les-paul-junior U3L6qxMBCcMSTpXckm3md4 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:10:13 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:53:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s beaten and it’s a Frankenstein. It’s got a lot of modifications since the ’50s, since it was born”: Gibson’s Charlie Starr Les Paul Junior signature upgrades the stock LPJ in just about every way ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-charlie-starr-signature-les-paul-junior 4M9hS8gmPaAtifvcstkDpb Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:59:23 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He fell in love with this guitar. He played it the entire night and it sounded phenomenal”: A lost first-year Gibson Les Paul Junior has been brought back to life against all odds – and Jared James Nichols wants to buy it ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/1954-les-paul-junior-restored ubjfCFWNzbzZETjsekBnaV Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:20:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Iconic classics reborn with an irresistible twist”: Gibson offers show-stopping finishes with 11 new vintage guitar reissues ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-11-reissues-sparkle-lab-aged-finishes 5Q7mqKeFKBoxSW7XZNjL68 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:24:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The worst condition I’ve ever seen”: A lost Gibson Les Paul Junior from the 1950s has been found in a near-unsalvageable state – and it could be a first-year model ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/found-1950s-gibson-les-paul-junior-matthew-scott Wzq4hiPgBWzEkUHsrck8qQ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:57:30 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Billie Joe Armstrong set to sell rare prototype Gibson guitars and tour-used gear in new Green Day Reverb Shop – and one of them will cost you nothing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/green-day-reverb-shop-2023 SN3dceLMJVrZGEjfcsnBPS Fri, 13 Oct 2023 12:17:17 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Types of guitar pickups explained: learn the difference between single coils, humbuckers, P-90s and active designs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/types-of-guitar-pickups-explained KPUbCKVrFVtFH75JMYrqyE Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:59:58 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Best punk guitars: straight-shooting, no-nonsense guitars for punk ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/best-punk-guitars ngtxfteGxzHVxfNaV5CELG Sat, 01 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:17:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/gibson-billie-joe-armstrong-les-paul-junior-review QFYFTRLBowEQGmTArUKRaT Mon, 26 Jun 2023 15:11:38 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dirty Honey’s John Notto on Les Pauls: “There’s such a great sound and great look that you put up with their charmingly difficult attributes” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/dirty-honey-john-notto-les-pauls GENZ54ms9xfGZig6Przqa5 Wed, 03 May 2023 10:55:29 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ The evolution of the Gibson Melody Maker – the original student electric guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gibson-melody-maker NLqkxj7SZWnBHEMb2jHH49 Mon, 24 Apr 2023 14:23:27 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ The rise of the Gibson Les Paul/SG Standard ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gibson-les-paul-sg-history zR36ArtHvwv9uPosUyHZXR Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:48:10 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ The evolution of the Les Paul: how Gibson’s single-cut design developed from 1952 to 1978 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gibson-les-paul-evolution-timeline-1952-to-1978 8pYjKohugmEVLXxNaSQKX4 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:08:58 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ PJD Carey Apprentice review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/pjd-carey-apprentice-review iWXpYu5eqUj57PE5j2x2K6 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:07:05 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ The story of the Gibson SG: the first two decades of the Les Paul's double-cutaway successor ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-story-of-the-gibson-sg 7J6vtPn9Tktzoe5vT9iquU Sat, 27 Nov 2021 14:00:23 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ J Mascis: “I still use the Marshall and Hiwatt stacks... I just like the feeling of the guitar kind of hitting you in the back” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/dinosaur-jr-j-masics-sweep-it-into-space bbvzw29VeGANbzA6UNvPRf Fri, 01 Oct 2021 15:51:17 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson unveils Mod Collection of rare, exclusive and one-off guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-mod-collection 97YxEhwv4MWrjoNh8dVRw8 Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:31:30 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson Murphy Lab review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/gibson-murphy-lab-review QQJJnpg7HPtxSHxNSMybZm Fri, 13 Aug 2021 14:41:09 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Epiphone Coronet, Wilshire and Crestwood Custom review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/epiphone-coronet-wilshire-and-crestwood-custom-review qLXwqzETo5rD5zWgufcip4 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 12:02:58 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Harley Benton SC-Junior review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/harley-benton-sc-junior-review 5UQ9kbQZ7GbF8hksiRvdJK Wed, 03 Feb 2021 10:13:11 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson Les Paul Junior Tribute DC Bass review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/gibson-les-paul-jr-dc-tribute-dc-bass-review RxCwSqdHgoKp2FJfgZRKNA Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:55:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Leslie West talks jamming with Jimi Hendrix and seeing Eddie Van Halen for the first time in this classic 1987 Guitar World interview ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/leslie-west-1987-guitar-world-interview 65ZcvqXLt9aPgGHdDoWpoj Thu, 24 Dec 2020 10:20:42 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ 5 guitars that defined Billie Joe Armstrong's career in punk ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/5-guitars-that-shaped-billie-joe-armstrongs-career-in-punk zdEgSfN354UN3SUMrRoS3o Thu, 14 May 2020 12:01:31 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ The history of the Gibson SG ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-history-of-the-gibson-sg rPuUUPPTqTgRBXYGvvngJj Fri, 27 Mar 2020 12:40:33 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ The full details on Epiphone's 28 new guitars revealed - including some surprisingly affordable prices ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-full-details-on-epiphones-28-new-guitars-revealed-including-some-surprisingly-affordable-prices FP3AW4qbfzyV5H4KVhzntE Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:30:43 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Keith Richards' Guitar Tech Reveals Keef's Studio Rig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/keith-richards-guitar-tech-reveals-keefs-studio-rig ouGX47hjG2YckBrBAk9Sp Tue, 23 Apr 2019 15:27:06 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Secrets Behind Joe Perry's Guitar Tone on Aerosmith's Walk This Way ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/the-secrets-behind-joe-perrys-guitar-tone-on-aerosmiths-walk-this-way y9rERLoRzcqN7vabxTRXoW Thu, 11 Apr 2019 20:00:07 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Review: Epiphone Les Paul SL ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/review-epiphone-les-paul-sl 2J93zCWR8Zv2LF23vES7T8 Fri, 11 Jan 2019 14:56:02 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Review: Lollar Pickups P-90 Staple ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/review-lollar-pickups-p-90-staple ExRnxhU2TMhKLtPft4BC3m Wed, 05 Oct 2016 19:46:09 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:45 +0000