The Gibson Les Paul Book

by Paul Day, Tony Bacon

Until now, no single book has documented the fascinating development of Gibson's Les Paul guitars. This book examines the original collaboration between the traditional Gibson company and the brilliant musician Les Paul, and the resulting classic guitars. Unique color photographs highlight a multitude of luscious Les Paul models, including famous instruments owned by influential players. Meticulous listings for the collector document every Gibson Les Paul model from 1952 to the present day. 32 pages of color photos.

Paperback

First published October 1, 1993

Reviews

[Ed Wyrd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick and informative history on the Gibson Les Paul guitar, on the great Les Paul himself, including conflicting accounts from Gibson and Paul on how this iconic guitar came into being and how Gibson tried to change it from a single cutaway style to a double cutaway in the early 60s, calling this new shape the Les Paul SG. (The authors state SG stands for "solid guitar" but I've heard it meant "Second Generation" which makes more sense because Gibson stopped making the single cutaway style for a number of years after the SG was introduced until popular demand forced them to bring it back.)

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book gave a good background history of the Les Paul without getting too technical, but it's only a complete history up until the very early 1990's.

[Andy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun quick light read. I knew nothing about Les Pual's extraordinary musical career. This book filled me in nicely, along with his tinkering with electric guitars.