Gibson Les Paul Junior
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Best punk guitars 2025: straight-shooting, no-nonsense guitars for punk
By Daryl Robertson last updated
From Gibson to Eastwood, Fender to Music Man, here’s our expert pick of guitars to help you cause some anarchy at your next DIY show

“A luxurious axe that’s much more than a bare-bones Junior model”: ESP LTD Deluxe EC-01FT review
By Chris Gill published
This mid-priced single-cut offers a simple single-pickup drive – but a whole lot of tones to sniff out

Inside the remarkable story of the Les Paul Junior – the single-cut that changed the world
By Jamie Dickson published
Stripped down, primal, with P-90 snarl and an unfussy aesthetic, there is something so ineffably cool about the Junior... 70 years young, it's one of guitar's hardest-working six-strings

Why Rory Gallagher’s “Kid Gloves and Walkin’ Wounded” Gibson Les Paul Juniors were two of his best-sounding guitars
By Jamie Dickson published
They may be among Rory Gallagher’s lesser-known electrics, but these Les Paul Juniors are unquestionably among the finest-sounding he owned

Jared James Nichols explains why Mountain man Leslie West was the “king of heavy”
By Jared James Nichols published
In this video lesson, Nichols unpacks some of West's signature techniques and demonstrates how you, too, can scale the summit of tone and feel...

Jim Suhler was married by Billy Gibbons, failed to pay Joe Bonamassa and met Stevie Ray Vaughan
By Naomi Baker published
Best known as George Thorogood’s right-hand man, the Texan slide demon has racked up plenty of adventures with his Monkey Beat trio

Leslie West on giving his Gibson Les Paul Junior to Pete Townshend after tracking three songs with The Who
By Janelle Borg published
West met Townshend when The Who recruited him to play lead guitar on several tracks for their 1971 album Who’s Next

From Joe Strummer’s Tele to Johnny Ramone's Mosrite, here are the iconic guitars behind the sound of punk rock
By Jenna Scaramanga published
The filth, the fury, and '80s Fernandes Strat copies – these guitars, amps, and effects defined the sound of some of rock's greatest, and most rebellious, bands
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