1959 Gibson Les Paul Junior

Gibson Les Paul Junior Cherry Red 1959 full front view

Gibson Les Paul Junior Cherry Red 1959 full rear view

Comments	It’s not often we see guitars as clean as this 1959 Gibson Les Paul Junior. This guitar is in very good condition, with a few small marks on the top and back, but very little play wear. This fine example of the one-pickup, double cutaway body sports a cherry red finish; many of these instruments had the ‘TV White’ finish, which was intended to show up better on black and white television sets. The third available finish was a sunburst, and a very few were made with black finishes. The Gibson Les Paul Junior was introduced in 1954 to provide a high-quality, low cost guitar. Originally, it used the single cutaway body design of the Les Paul and the double cutaway model appeared in 1958. In 1961, the body design changed again, to what was finally called the SG Junior.
Serial Number	927358, built during 1959 at Gibson’s Kalamazoo, Michigan facility.
Pricing	$5,600.00 Canadian with original fibre case. SOLD
Neck	One-piece mahogany neck with unbound rosewood fingerboard, mother of pearl dot position markers. 24.75 inch scale length.
Frets	Original frets with no appreciable wear.
Body	Les Paul Double Cutaway body made from a slab of mahogany.
Finish	Original gloss cherry red nitrocellulose lacquer finish in very good condition, with a few small marks on the back and top.
Hardware/electronics	All original – Kluson Deluxe strip tuners with creme plastic buttons, P-90 pickup, volume and tone controls. Faux tortoise pickguard. The original strap is also included.
Playability/Action	This instrument plays very well and cleanly. The action is quite comfortable, and there’s lots of room to move the bridge up or down.
Case	Original fibre (‘cardboard’) faux-gator-hide case included.