Gibson Les Paul Junior

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Gibson Charlie Starr Les Paul Junior
Gibson’s Charlie Starr Les Paul Junior signature upgrades the stock LPJ in just about every way

By Matt Parker Published

A Starr is reborn as the Blackberry Smoke frontman and champion of the Les Paul Junior gets his own Gibson signature model

Electric Guitars
Matthew Scott
A lost first-year Gibson Les Paul Junior has been brought back to life against all odds

By Phil Weller Published

The rare guitar was discovered in a disastrous state, but has been transformed into a gorgeous and characterful blues machine

Electric Guitars
Gibson ES-355 sparkle 2024
“Iconic classics reborn with an irresistible twist”: Gibson offers show-stopping finishes with 11 new vintage guitar reissues

By Phil Weller Published

From dazzling diamond ES-355s to faithful Murphy Lab aging, the luthier has given some of its most revered guitars truly knockout new colorways

Guitars
Old Gibson Les Paul Jr. from the 1950s
“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

By Matt Owen Published

Musician and YouTuber Matthew Scott plans to try and restore the battered instrument to its former glory. But, as his latest video shows, he's got his work cut out

Electric Guitars
Billie Joe Armstrong guitars
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

By Matt Owen Published

Over 100 pieces of studio-used and stage-played gear – including the Gretsch from the Back in the USA music video – are going up for sale… and one lucky fan can win a one-of-a-kind Les Paul Junior

Guitar Gear
Fender Strat single-coils
Types of guitar pickups explained: learn the difference between single coils, humbuckers, P-90s and active designs

By Chris Bird Published

If the wood is the soul of the electric guitar, the pickups are the brains of the operation. We walk through the most common pickup styles and what they mean for electric guitar tone

Guitar Pickups
Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior 2023
Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior review

By Dave Burrluck Published

The Green Day leader gets a new signature in typical showman style, with a fresh pickup design that dates back to the late ’50s

Electric Guitars
John Notto
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”

By Jenna Scaramanga Published

A hard-riffing, Marshall-diming rock-and-roller, Notto swears that all the Gibson Les Paul's idiosyncrasies are worth it for that sweet, sweet tone

Electric Guitars
Gibson Melody Maker
The evolution of the Gibson Melody Maker – the original student electric guitar

By Rod Brakes Published

Gibson’s “greatest value ever” electric solidbodies appeared in an array of designs. Here we trace the birth and development of one of the original budget electrics

Electric Guitars
Gibson Les Paul/SG
The rise of the Gibson Les Paul/SG Standard

By Rod Brakes Published

How the timeless rock machine found a user base that numbered some of the world's greatest players, and became a mainstay of the Gibson catalog

Electric Guitars
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