Gibson has introduced the Les Paul Studio Session – the latest evolution of its conventional Les Paul Studio, which is said to be a “step up” from previous iterations. The firm reignited its ...

The Traditional is old-school with a hand-wired loom and Sprague orange drop caps. It uses Gibson Burstbuckers: a 1 and 2. Sound. If you believe old is best, the Traditional is probably the Les Paul ...

Gibson produced a total 643 Les Paul Standard guitars in 1959; certain designs from that year could be valued at $500,000, the company said. ...

This guitar was firstly a concept and dream by the late Jazz guitarist Les Paul. He saw 'modern' guitars to be too bland. His developments with Gibson to find this iconic shape and sound started ...

The earliest approved model of the Gibson Les Paul — owned by Les Paul himself and known affectionately as “Number One” — is headed to auction. The lot will be part of the upcoming ...

A 1950s Gibson Les Paul wasn’t always a bank-breaking investment. Cheap Trick guitarist and songwriter Rick Nielsen bought his first Les Paul, a 1955 gold top, in 1965 at a bookstore in Rockford ...

The Les Paul Special Tribute’s neck is maple rather than the traditional mahogany. On the cherry-finished example we reviewed, the difference is visible; the back of the neck looks almost pink ...

Among the guitars that I own is a Gibson Les Paul 2004 Standard Limited Edition with a 1950s neck, a transparent amber finish, and an ebony fretboard. According to the Department of Justice, I may ...

Add to the list the Les Paul Studio and Studio Tribute, and that leaves us with the three most classic Les Pauls, the Standard, Traditional and Classic. Today we’re looking at the Classic. The Classic ...