1957 Gibson Les Paul Jr.

Mahogany • Mahogany Back/Sides

SKU: LESPAULJR  .... WMC:$13,490.00

As the competition to develop and market affordable and professionally built solid body electric guitars was heating up in the mid-1950s, Gibson branched out into new directions that would eventually yield a wide variety of new and innovative Gibson products at various price points. Among those new products was the Les Paul Junior single cutaway model, which quickly became Gibson’s best-selling model and the instrument of choice for such legends as Leslie West, Steve Marriott, Keith Richards, Mick Ralphs, Mick Jones and Paul Westerberg.

    * 1-piece, solid mahogany backs. Not book-matched or weight-relieved

    * Historically accurate neck tenon for superior sustain

    * Bumblebee capacitors (where applicable), and correct routing

    * Historically accurate reproductions of original PAF humbuckers

    * Tortoise dot markers on the side of the neck

    * ABR-1 bridge and lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece

    * Holly headstock veneer

    * Period-correct stain and filler

    * 100% nitro-cellulose lacquer finishes