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A lost first-year Gibson Les Paul Junior has been brought back to life against all odds
The rare guitar was discovered in a disastrous state, but has been transformed into a gorgeous and characterful blues machine
“Iconic classics reborn with an irresistible twist”: Gibson offers show-stopping finishes with 11 new vintage guitar reissues
From dazzling diamond ES-355s to faithful Murphy Lab aging, the luthier has given some of its most revered guitars truly knockout new colorways
“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
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
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
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
Types of guitar pickups explained: learn the difference between single coils, humbuckers, P-90s and active designs
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
Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior review
The Green Day leader gets a new signature in typical showman style, with a fresh pickup design that dates back to the late ’50s
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”
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
The evolution of the Gibson Melody Maker – the original student electric guitar
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
