Whitstable Guitars

The Gibson Les Paul Jr. is a solid-body electric guitar introduced in 1954 as an affordable, entry-level Les Paul. It was first released with a single-cutaway body style; models with a double-cutaway body style were later introduced in 1958. The Jr. continued through the first three years of the Les Paul/SG body redesign. It was discontinued in 1963, and was not re-released until 2001.

The goal for the Les Paul Jr. was to have a high-quality guitar that was still affordable. This was achieved by stripping the Gibson Les Paul down to the basics: no binding, no carved top, one pickup, one volume knob and one tone knob. The Junior was equipped with one P-90 "dog-ear" pickup at the bridge, which was actually a stop tailpiece from the standard Les Paul, repurposed. It was originally released in sunburst.

In 1955, Gibson launched the Les Paul TV model, which was identical to the Junior except for the name and a fashionable contemporary "limed oak" style finish, later more accurately named "limed mahogany". This natural wood finish with white grain filler often aged into a natural wood or dull yellow appearance, and eventually evolved into the opaque mustard yellow, popularly called "TV yellow". The model was not, as a popular myth says, to avoid glare from old TV cameras, but a modern look and a name to promote "The Les Paul & Mary Ford Show" then on television.

FINGERBOARD   Rosewood, 22 frets 

RADIUS    305R (12")

SCALE    625mm (24.75")

NUT  Brass Zero Fret Nut

INLAY  Dot Marker

JOINT  Set-neck

TUNER  G Force Tuning System

BRIDGE  Wraparound 

PICKUP Gibson P-90 ST Dog Ear

PARTS COLOUR  Nickel

CONTROLS Master Volume & Tone

WEIGHT 3.634kg

Gibson Limited Edition Gold Moulded Case