Gibson Les Paul

"When Joe was playing Spot, he had that special thing that he didn’t get, in my opinion, on another electric guitar": Matthieu Lucas.

It looks like a goldtop, single-humbucker axe is in the works.

The prolific guitarist sheds light on the instrument.

The black-lacquered, jazz club sophistication of the earliest LP Custom takes more of its styling cues from Steinway than Stromberg. Huw Price steps out with a grand ’56 model…

In 1953, Les Paul asked for a guitar that “looked like a tuxedo”, but by the late 60s the Custom had built its own legend. Huw Price checks out a strummer from ’69…

There are times when an instrument is so wonderful and iconic that staying appropriately impartial and dispassionate can be a challenge. With that in mind, this gorgeous 1960 Les Paul Standard is going to be a test for more than just the guitar. Huw Price feels fit to burst…

In a new series, G&B goes guitar shopping on Reverb.com, and we might just have blown the whole budget already…

Forget the flames and blingy ’Bursts, we check out two gold Les Pauls from the mid 1950s. 

Though Paul Kossoff died in 1976, aged just 25, his blues-rock playing and distinctive vibrato continue to influence guitarists across the globe. Steve Clarke analyses his ’59 Gibson Les Paul Standard in unprecedented detail…

The 1955 Les Paul Goldtop is modelled after the B'z guitarist's own.