Click to zoom See Also: Gibson Co. history   Gibson Classics   Gibson L-5   Gibson LP Junior	1975 Gibson LP Junior® Solid body guitar with fine tone, playing action and performance, at an unbelievable price. The solid mahogany body has a graceful cutaway design. Also available as a double cutaway. Materials: Solid Mahogany body and neck Binding: none Hardware: Nickel Bridge/Tailpiece: Wraparound tailpiece Pickups: One P-90 pickup Controls: One volume, one tone Neck: Mahogany neck with exclusive Gibson truss rod Fingerboard: 22 fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay Finishes: TV Yellow, Faded Cherry, and Vintage Sunburst   LP Junior Vintage Specs Available: 1954 to present Collectibility Rating: 1954-1960: B, 1961-1963: C-. Originally sold as Gibson's least expensive, single pickup, student solidbody model. It was displaced as such in 1959 by the Melody Maker. Also 3/4 scale versions of the LP Junior were made, but are fairly rare. 1954 Les Paul Junior introduction specs: mahogany single cutaway slab body, 1 soapbar P-90 pickup with black cover, stud tailpiece/bridge combo with the string looping over the bridge, dot fingerboard inlays, 24.75" scale, single ply black pickguard, gold logo, "Les Paul Junior" silkscreened on peghead in gold, nickel plated parts, 2 color yellow to brown sunburst finish, brown back and neck finish. mid 1958 "Les Paul SG" Junior specs: body style change to symmetrical rounded double cutaways, thick slab mahogany body, cherry red finish. The peghead still says "Les Paul Junior", but often this body style is referred to as the "Les Paul SG" body style. Pickguard changes to single ply tortoise. 1961 Les Paul (also known as "SG") Junior specs: body style change to symmetrical pointed double cutaways, thin mahogany body with beveled edges, cherry red finish, vibrato optional. The peghead still says "Les Paul", but often this body style is refered to as the "SG" body style. Even though it still says "Les Paul" on the peghead, I personally call this a "SG Junior". Les Paul Junior discontinued 1963 in name only (now called SG Junior with no Les Paul designation on the peghead).   Production resumes today as "Les Paul Junior" in several different variations.