| In 1950, there was a big boom in the
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| | gradation of the hardware was offered
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| world of music when the Fender Telecaster
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| | with a black finish. There was a constant
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| (electric guitar) was introduced in the
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| | improvement seen in the pickup, body and
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| market. Another breed of guitars led the
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| | hardware patterns that truly pulled lots
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| world of music after this with Gibson Les
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| | of guitarists towards it.
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| Paul. As the name suggests Gibson is the
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| | There are different features that
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| leading musical instrument manufacturer
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| | distinguish the Gibson Les Paul from the
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| and Les Paul was one of the most
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| | rest of the brands. Gibson Les Paul is
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| respected guitarists in history. Les Paul
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| | known for mounting of its strings, which
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| has been known for his innovation in
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| | are always mounted on top of the guitar
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| musical instruments and it was for this
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| | body and not through the guitar body as
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| reason that the president of Gibson
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| | was seen in the Fender's models. Gibson
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| Company, Ted McCarthy, got Les Paul to be
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| | Les Paul has offered a wide range of
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| a consultant for Gibson.
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| | decorative models, customized hardware,
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| Les Paul made a solid body prototype,
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| | and electric pickup options. The
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| which was known as The Log. Les Paul had
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| | humbucking pickup completely eliminated
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| approached Gibson in the year 1945 with
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| | the 60-cycle humming that previously
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| this prototype but this idea was refused,
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| | beset the amplified guitars.
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| but then again in 1951 Les Paul and
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| | Gibson Les Paul has gone through an
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| Gibson worked together and Les Paul's
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| | evolutionary process over the years and
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| innovative idea gave birth to a marvel
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| | has brought on unique models to gear up
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| that rocked the music world. The line of
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| | with state of the art advanced technology
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| models for the Gibson hollow-body
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| | and style. The line of Gibson Les Paul
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| electric guitars provided ideas to create
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| | models are Goldtop (1952-1957), Custom
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| Gibson Les Paul, which differed from
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| | (1954-1960), Gibson Les Paul Junior
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| Fender in having a more curved body and a
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| | (1954-1960), Gibson Les Paul TV
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| glued-in neck.
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| | (1955-1960), Gibson Les Paul Special
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| There are different controversies
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| | (1955-1960), Gibson Les Paul Standard
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| regarding the role of Les Paul in Gibson.
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| | (1958-1960), Gibson Les Paul SG 1961,
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| One of the controversies is that the
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| | Gibson Les Paul Deluxe 1968, Gibson Les
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| president of Gibson Corporation
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| | Paul Studio 1983, as well as the modern
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| approached Les Paul and asked him for the
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| | Gibson Les Paul guitars.
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| right to print his name on the headstock
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| | It was in the 1960 that the icons in the
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| of the guitar so that they could increase
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| | world of guitarists such as Mike
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| the sales of that specific model and name
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| | Bloomfield, Keith Richards, Jimmy Page as
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| it Gibson Les Paul.
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| | well as Eric Clapton acknowledged the
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| It was also claimed by McCarthy that they
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| | professional capability of Gibson Les
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| only had discussions with Les Paul
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| | Paul's late 50s guitars because they had
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| regarding the tailpiece and fitting of a
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| | the thicker and more sustaining tone of
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| maple cap over the mahogany body for
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| | Gibson's humbucking pickups. This
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| increased density and sustain. Les Paul
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| | innovation just gave Gibson Les Paul the
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| also wanted the new model to have a gold
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| | unique standing in electric guitars and
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| finish but the Gibson gave flame and
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| | then there were a lot of companies that
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| tiger maple finishes for it to compete
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| | followed the lead of Gibson in making the
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| with the Fender.
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| | humbucking pickups. Following these
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| The Les Paul guitar started out with two
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| | icons, a lot of other bands and artists
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| models, the regular model, which was then
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| | made Gibson Les Paul their choice and now
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| nicknamed as the Goldtop and the other
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| | a 1959 Les Paul can cost in a range of
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| was the custom model in which up
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| | about $100,000 to $500,000.
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