Read more about the '58 to '60 Les Paul Bursts; The history of the Gibson SG; By 1958, the Les Paul 'Goldtop' was the 'Standard'. This ultimate spec model came packing two new PAF ('Patent Applied For ...

Richlite is not often found on a Gibson guitar but notable exceptions include the Custom Shop Peter Frampton Les Paul Custom’s 2016, though his 2021 “Phenix” Les Paul Custom VOS has an ebony ‘board as ...

Now, Gibson has revived this long-lost model in the form of a signature Les Paul Standard that visually hybridizes the LP with the ES-295. As Gibson puts it: “An ultra-rare, Golden Era signature ...

Personally, I find the SlimTaper profile a lot of fun – especially on an SG – but the Les Paul Standard kind of feels like a love letter to tone wood, and the fatter ‘50s shape feels somehow ...

This is not the first time that Gibson has unplugged the Les Paul on the luthier’s table. In 1969, it launched an acoustic Les Paul, but that was a jumbo-sized cutaway, and a little weird.

This limited edition replica of the late Jeff Beck's most-famous Les Paul arrives on the great man's birthday, and is strapped with Gibson USA Custombucker pickups ...

Three years later, he traded a Gibson SG and $25 for a ’59 Les Paul, which he turned around and sold to fellow guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck for $350. “It’s worth a little bit more now ...

The redesigned Les Paul that arrived in 1961 is now known as the SG. With sales reportedly on the decline, Gibson redesigned the Les Paul for 1961, giving the body distinct pointed horns.

From 1958 to 1960, Gibson launched the Flying V and Explorer models, as well as the first semi-hollow body guitar, ES-335, and the Les Paul Standard sunburst finish. What’s that mean to the ...

Gibson announce Jeff Beck ‘YardBurst’ 1959 Les Paul Standard custom guitar The guitar arrives on what would have been his 80th birthday, and only 130 models have been made By Liberty Dunworth ...