Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009) — known as Les Paul — was an American jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor of solid body electric guitar.
Goldtop (1952–1958) ~ Gibson Les Paul Guitar
Goldtop's are the first Gibson Les pauls to be sold. It had golden colored tops to make it look grand and valuable.1952 mode had 2 P-90 sigle coiled pickups and one piece trapeze style bridge and tail piece. The strings where under the steel top bar. These features made Gold tops less popular and not good for playing. Gold tops have got good looks and collectors go for it, as Goldtops where the first in the generation of Les Paul's to come. For more click here ....
Custom (1954–1960) ~ Gibson Les Paul Guitar
This next Les Paul version was a fully Black body guitar with mahogany top unlike goldtops. It had tun-o-matic bridge and alnico 5 magnet pick up. It had 3 way switching which gave less options to combine different pick ups. In 1957 is got a hambucker pickup and had 3 pickups to it.
Junior (1954–1960) and TV (1955–1960) ~ Gibson Les Paul Guitar
This was specially ment for beginner guitarists. It had flat top mahogany body, single P - 90 pick up, simple volume and tone controls and dot marks to position fingers.
Special (1955–1960) ~ Gibson Les Paul Guitar
It had 2 soap bar single coil P-90 pick ups, double cutaway shape. It had problems in pick up position making joints week which was later rectified.
Les Paul Standard is the industry standard and an icon of rock music.The Les Paul Standard today is still unequalled for their superb sustaining power brilliance and clear penetrating tone. The regular goldtops where changed to sun burst finish in 1958 and called Les Paul Standard. It was same in hard ware as 1957 Goldtop. Only 2000 models where made. For more click here...
2008 Standard (2008–) ~ Gibson Les Paul Guitar
This is the most improvised Les Paul Standard with sunburst out look.Features included a chambered build, bigger neck tenon, TonePros locking bridge and tailpiece, Bourns pots, Neutrick locking output jack, an asymmetrical neck shape, straplocks and a Plek guitar setup.
1961 Les Paul SG ~ Gibson Les Paul Guitar
This 1961 SG was introduced with thin body and lighter build also had transformed to a new shape with two sharply pointed cut aways and vibrato. Les Paul was unhappy as it was done with out his knowledge. He made Gibson to remove his name and he distanced himself from the company.
Les Paul models in the Norlin era ~ Gibson Les Paul Guitar
The neck volute was the week point of les paul guitars. So in Norlin era, the neck woods were replaced to three-piece maple design from mahogany. Top was changed to multiple mahogany slabs and multi pieces of maple tops.
Deluxe ~ Gibson Les Paul Guitar
Deluxe model was started in 1968 with one piece body and 3 piece neck. The pan cake model came in 1969. Deluxe first featured minihambucker pickups. The logo and body changed with different years and finally was stopped. In 2005 it was reintroduced because of the influence of Pete Townshend and Thin Lizzy.Studio ~ Gibson Les Paul Guitar
Les Paul's Guitar
He mostly preferred 1972 Gibson Recording model with one piece mahogany and some electronics. He had modified his guitar to his own likings as an inventor himself. He used small device called "Les Paulverizer" to multiply the sounds and lately he had used Bigsby-style vibrato.
Epiphone ~ Gibson Les Paul Guitar
Robot ~ Gibson Les Paul Guitar
Dark Fire ~ Gibson Les Paul Guitar
Its the upgraded Les Paul with all Digital features in it. It has two pickups, P-90H in the neck position and a BurstBucker 3 in the bridge position.
Dusk Tiger ~ Gibson Les Paul Guitar
