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A faster, easier-playing Junior

Gibson Custom is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates the Gibson legacy through accuracy, authenticity, and attention to detail.

The Les Paul™ Junior was first introduced in 1954 during Gibson’s first Golden Era and revised in 1958 to feature double cutaways and improved fretboard access. However, it really hit its stride in 1960, when a repositioned neck pickup and slimmer neck taper made it sturdier and easier to play than ever. While it was initially designed as an affordable, high-quality, solidbody electric guitar option suitable for students and beginners, it didn’t take long for professional musicians to discover the magic of this erstwhile “student model” and use it on recordings and stages around the world. The appeal? The Les Paul Junior’s outward simplicity disguises the wealth of tonal options available from the single pickup, volume control, and tone control; by varying where you place the picking hand, as well as the settings on the master volume and tone knobs, you can coax a huge range of different sounds out of a Junior.

The luthiers and craftspeople of the Gibson Custom Shop have proudly replicated the originals in intricate detail with this 1960 Les Paul Junior Reissue. It is a complete structural and visual clone of the coveted vintage counterparts, from the one-piece slab mahogany double-cutaway body to the long tenon, hide-glue-fit solid mahogany neck with a 1960s SlimTaper™ profile, rosewood fretboard with 22 authentic medium jumbo frets and celluloid dot inlays, Kluson® three-on-a-plate white-button tuners, and wraparound bridge/tailpiece. However, the real magic is in the identical sound and playability. A mean, fiery Gibson Custom Dogear P-90 pickup, paired with CTS® 500k audio taper volume and tone potentiometers and wired to a paper-in-oil tone capacitor, creates tones ranging from sparkling cleans to crunchy distortion. Anything you throw at it, this Les Paul Junior can handle! It features Ultra Heavy Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Ultra Heavy Aged finish treatment, paired with heavily aged hardware, simulates decades of heavy playing wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era. A Gibson Custom hardshell case is also included for safe storage and transport.

Highlights

  • One-piece, double cutaway solid mahogany body
  • Mahogany neck with 60s SlimTaper profile
  • Rosewood fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and cellulose dot inlays
  • Wraparound bridge/tailpiece
  • Kluson strip tuners with white buttons
  • Gibson Custom black dogear P-90 pickup
  • Gibson Custom hardshell case

Guitar Specifications

Body Specs

Body Finish Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Material 1-Piece Solid Mahogany

Body Shape Les Paul

Body Styles Double Cut

Weight Relief None

Neck Specs

End Of Board Width 56.89mm / 2.24in

Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit

Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count 22

Frets Authentic Medium-Jumbo

Inlays Celluloid Dot

Joint Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit

Neck Material Solid Mahogany

Nut Material Nylon

Nut Width 42.85mm / 1.69in

Profile 60s SlimTaper

Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

Bridge Pickup Custom Dogear P-90

Controls 1 Volume, 1 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors

Output Jack 1/4" Switchcraft

Hardware Specs

Bridge Wraparound

Control Covers Black

Control Knobs Black Top Hats

finish Nickel; Murphy Lab Heavy Aged

Jack Plate Cover Black

Pickguard 1-Ply Tortoiseshell Celluloid

Pickup Covers Black Dogear P-90

Strap Buttons Aluminum

Tailpiece Wraparound

Truss Rod Authentic 1950s No-Tube

Truss Rod Cover Single-ply Black

Tuner Plating Nickel

Tuning Machines Kluson Strip with White Buttons

Misc Specs

Accessories Certificate of Authenticity

Model: LPJRDC60UHTVNH1

Case Aged Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch Case

Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

Gibson Custom 1960 Les Paul Junior Reissue, Ultra Heavy Aged, TV Yellow

Gibson Custom 1960 Les Paul Junior Reissue, Ultra Heavy Aged, TV Yellow

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    Regular price $7,999
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    One-piece, double cutaway solid mahogany body, solid mahogany neck ...
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    TV Yellow
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    A faster, easier-playing Junior

    Gibson Custom is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates the Gibson legacy through accuracy, authenticity, and attention to detail.

    The Les Paul™ Junior was first introduced in 1954 during Gibson’s first Golden Era and revised in 1958 to feature double cutaways and improved fretboard access. However, it really hit its stride in 1960, when a repositioned neck pickup and slimmer neck taper made it sturdier and easier to play than ever. While it was initially designed as an affordable, high-quality, solidbody electric guitar option suitable for students and beginners, it didn’t take long for professional musicians to discover the magic of this erstwhile “student model” and use it on recordings and stages around the world. The appeal? The Les Paul Junior’s outward simplicity disguises the wealth of tonal options available from the single pickup, volume control, and tone control; by varying where you place the picking hand, as well as the settings on the master volume and tone knobs, you can coax a huge range of different sounds out of a Junior.

    The luthiers and craftspeople of the Gibson Custom Shop have proudly replicated the originals in intricate detail with this 1960 Les Paul Junior Reissue. It is a complete structural and visual clone of the coveted vintage counterparts, from the one-piece slab mahogany double-cutaway body to the long tenon, hide-glue-fit solid mahogany neck with a 1960s SlimTaper™ profile, rosewood fretboard with 22 authentic medium jumbo frets and celluloid dot inlays, Kluson® three-on-a-plate white-button tuners, and wraparound bridge/tailpiece. However, the real magic is in the identical sound and playability. A mean, fiery Gibson Custom Dogear P-90 pickup, paired with CTS® 500k audio taper volume and tone potentiometers and wired to a paper-in-oil tone capacitor, creates tones ranging from sparkling cleans to crunchy distortion. Anything you throw at it, this Les Paul Junior can handle! It features Ultra Heavy Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Ultra Heavy Aged finish treatment, paired with heavily aged hardware, simulates decades of heavy playing wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era. A Gibson Custom hardshell case is also included for safe storage and transport.

    Highlights

    • One-piece, double cutaway solid mahogany body
    • Mahogany neck with 60s SlimTaper profile
    • Rosewood fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and cellulose dot inlays
    • Wraparound bridge/tailpiece
    • Kluson strip tuners with white buttons
    • Gibson Custom black dogear P-90 pickup
    • Gibson Custom hardshell case

    Guitar Specifications

    Body Specs

    Body Finish Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer

    Body Material 1-Piece Solid Mahogany

    Body Shape Les Paul

    Body Styles Double Cut

    Weight Relief None

    Neck Specs

    End Of Board Width 56.89mm / 2.24in

    Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit

    Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

    Fret Count 22

    Frets Authentic Medium-Jumbo

    Inlays Celluloid Dot

    Joint Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit

    Neck Material Solid Mahogany

    Nut Material Nylon

    Nut Width 42.85mm / 1.69in

    Profile 60s SlimTaper

    Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in

    Electronics Specs

    Bridge Pickup Custom Dogear P-90

    Controls 1 Volume, 1 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors

    Output Jack 1/4" Switchcraft

    Hardware Specs

    Bridge Wraparound

    Control Covers Black

    Control Knobs Black Top Hats

    finish Nickel; Murphy Lab Heavy Aged

    Jack Plate Cover Black

    Pickguard 1-Ply Tortoiseshell Celluloid

    Pickup Covers Black Dogear P-90

    Strap Buttons Aluminum

    Tailpiece Wraparound

    Truss Rod Authentic 1950s No-Tube

    Truss Rod Cover Single-ply Black

    Tuner Plating Nickel

    Tuning Machines Kluson Strip with White Buttons

    Misc Specs

    Accessories Certificate of Authenticity

    Model: LPJRDC60UHTVNH1

    Case Aged Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch Case

    Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

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