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Vintage electric guitar with sunburst finish and black pickguard on a dark background
Vintage electric guitar with sunburst finish and black pickguard on a dark background
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Vintage electric guitar with sunburst finish and black pickguard on a dark background
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Electric guitar with a sunburst finish on a black background
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Gibson Les Paul Junior (1956)
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Gibson Les Paul Junior (1956)

LP-Style · S (1 Single Coil) Pickups · Vintage

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DOCUMENTED HONESTLYEvery repair, every change
VETTED ON THE BENCHBefore it's listed
SINCE 1968Still independent

The single-cut Junior: A guitar that continues to defy its original purpose, and do so with authority.

1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior in original Sunburst finish!

KEEP THE JUNIORS COMING PEOPLE!

These guitars - no matter how simple - prove time and time again just how transcendently great they are. Case in point with this well-preserved beauty...

It's a near-perfect example of a mid 50s Junior. Full C neck with just a hint of Soft V to the carve, about 7.5lbs, and a single P90 pickup with nice medium output. This one's stayed delightfully intact since it left Kalamazoo, with undisturbed solder on the original harness, original vintage fretwire, wraparound tailpiece, and Kluson tuners. The Sunburst finish is gorgeous, too! The original P90 approaches 8k on our meter, and does a fantastic job of retaining clarity and sweetness just as it does punch and upper midrange throatiness. Get your hands on those volume and tone controls and explore near endless tonal possibilities that these guitars are capable of.

On Consignment. Ships in its original Gibson chipboard case.
Condition: Vintage. Fully inspected and set up by TME staff before it ships or leaves the showroom.
Style Solidbody
Body Mahogany
Finish Nitrocellulose
Color Sunburst
Pickups Original P90 | 7.91k
Electronics Original Centralab pots w/ Bumblebee capacitor
Controls Volume / Tone
Bridge Original
Tuners Original Kluson
Pickguard Original
Knobs Original
Neck Mahogany
Binding None
Carve Full C | .89" @ 1st - .98" @ 12th
Fingerboard Brazilian Rosewood
Radius 12"
Inlays Dots
Frets Original
Nut Nylon
Scale Length 24 3/4"
Serial # 6 13734
Weight 7lbs 9oz
Case Original Chipboard

Every instrument is thoroughly checked and set up before shipping fully insured via UPS with tracking to your door. We reuse boxes and materials to cut waste when they meet our protection standard.

Inspect it, play it, and if it isn't right, contact us within 48 hours of delivery to arrange a return or one-time exchange. Returns are subject to a 5% restocking fee, and the buyer covers shipping both ways.

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