As the competition to develop and market affordable and professionally built solid body electric guitars was heating up in the mid-1950s, Gibson branched out into new directions that would eventually yield a wide variety of new and innovative Gibson products at various price points. Among those new products was the Les Paul Junior single cutaway model, which quickly became Gibson’s best-selling model and the instrument of choice for such legends as Leslie West, Steve Marriott, Keith Richards, Mick Ralphs, Mick Jones and Paul Westerberg.
Specifications- Solid mahogany body
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Satin White finish
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Nickel hardware
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Lightweight aluminum finish
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One-piece mahogany neck with long neck tenon
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22-fret rosewood fretboard
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Pearloid dot inlays
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Single-ply cream neck binding
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1959 rounded neck profile
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24-3/4" scale length
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1-11/16" nut width
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Holly headstock veneer
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Button tuners
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P-90 single-coil pickups
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CTS pots and bumble bee capacitors
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Two volume and two tone controls
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3-way pickup selector
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Vintage Reissue .010 strings