Gibson Les Paul Guitar

The Gibson Les Paul guitar went into production in 1952 and was the first solid body electric that Gibson had made. Leo Fender, had proved that there was a market for such instruments with the commercial success of his Fender Telecaster, which had first been introduced a couple of years beforehand. Now Gibson, under the presidency of Ted McCarty, wanted to make sure they didn’t get left out of the market - so they approached player and guitar designer Les Paul with a view to collaborating on a Gibson/Les Paul branded electric solid body.
There are several different stories about who designed what on the Les Paul guitar but one thing is certain, the solid body combination of maple for the top and mahogany for the back proved to be a winner.

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In 1964, Keith Richards obtained a 1959 sunburst Les Paul. The guitar, outfitted with a Bigsby tailpiece, was the first “star-owned” Les Paul in Britain and served as one of the guitarist’s main instruments through 1966.In 1966, Eric Clapton also recognized the rock potential of the late ’50s Les Paul guitars (particularly the 1958-1960 Standard sunburst models), and gave them wide exposure. He’d started using Les Pauls because of the influence of Freddie King and Hubert Sumlin. Soon artists such as Peter Green, Mike Bloomfield, Mick Taylor and Jimmy Page began using the Gibson model. Over the years, authentic 1950s Les Pauls have become some of the most desirable and expensive electric guitars in the world. Although in re-sale today, a 1959 Les Paul in good condition can be easily priced between $200,000 and $750,000, even by the mid 1960s prices for Les Paul guitars had begun to increase(However a reissue of the 1958,1959,or 1960 Les Paul can be purchased for less,between $3000-$6000.).With this value in mind, and with increased pressure from the public, Gibson re-introduced the single cutaway Les Paul in 1968.

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In 2007, Gibson announced an idea to create a computerized Les Paul, dubbed the “Robot Guitar”. It was released on December 7, 2007. The guitar has a computer integrated into the body with a “master control” knob next to the volume knobs, which can be pulled out, turned, or pressed to issue different commands to the guitar. One of the more notable features is the ability to tune the guitar to standard tuning simply by pulling out on the master control knob and strumming the guitar, while the tuning pegs adjust themselves to standard tuning. Another use of the master control knob is to be able to tune the guitar to alternative tunings, such as drop D, by pressing on the control knob to fit the setting. The new Les Paul has a new custom blue finish.

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