The Gibson Les Paul is a solid body guitar that was first sold by the Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1952. The Les Paul was designed by guitarist/inventor Les Paul along with Gibson president Ted Mccarty factory manager John Huis and their team. Its design typically comprises a solid mahogany body with a carved maple top and a singlecut away mahogany set in neckwith a rosewood fretboard, two pickups with independent volume and tone controls, and a stoptail bridge, although variants exist.
The Les Paul was originally offered with a gold finish and two p-90pickups. In 1957, humbucking pickups were added, along with sunburst finishes in 1958. The sunburst 1958–1960 Les Paul – today one of the best-known electric guitar types in the world – was considered a failure, with low production and sales. For 1961, the Les Paul was redesigned into what is now known as the GIBSON SG .This design continued as a separate guitar when the traditional single cutaway, carved top bodystyle was re-introduced in 1968. The Les Paul has been continually produced in countless versions and editions since. Along with FENDER TELECASTERand STRATOCASTER, it was one of the first mass-produced electric solid-body guitars. Due to their versatility, Les Paul electric guitars have been used in a wide range of music genres, including ALL GENRES.
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