#6 11229 - VINTAGE SUNBURST FINISH

There’s no raunchier guitar on Earth than an original 1950s Les Paul™ Junior. A stripped-down design with no-frills attitude to spare, these guitars may have been conceived as student models but seasoned professionals have long been hip to their considerable charms.

The secret is in the onboard controls: wide open, that single Dogear P-90 can snarl like a junkyard dog, but roll the volume back and it will jangle and chime like a flat-top acoustic. And, if you think a guitar without a neck pickup won’t sound fat enough, try rolling back the Junior’s tone control for a generous helping of thick cream.

Offered as part of Gibson’s world-first Certified Vintage program, this 1956 Junior is a killer example in a heavily checked and battle-scarred sunburst, with original electronics. Complete with its “Alligator” case, this is both an accessible vintage piece for collectors and an uncompromising rock ’n’ roll machine with many decades of gigging and recording potential ahead of it.

A NEW WARRANTY

Gibson Certified Vintage instruments come with a manufacturer-minted certificate of authenticity and a detailed letter of appraisal confirming the provenance and history of the instrument, signed by both Gibson’s Senior Director of Product Development Mat Koehler and Director of Brand Experience Mark Agnesi. Covered by a new limited lifetime warranty, this guitar from the Gibson Certified Vintage program will ship with its original “Alligator” case plus a modern Gibson Custom Shop hardshell case.