Gear / Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Junior
On 6 sourced rigs at ToneLineage.
Who uses it
- Billie Joe ArmstrongSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…date february 2023 today, armstrong mainly uses gibson and fender guitars. twenty of his gibson guitars are les paul junior models from the mid- to late-1950s. his fender collection includes stratocasters, jazzmasters, telecaste…” Wikipedia: Billie Joe Armstrong ↗
- Duane AllmanSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…ere not always "correct" from a technical perspective. allman's first electric guitar was a red 1959 gibson les paul junior, which was followed shortly by a fender telecaster modified with a stratocaster neck. in 1968 or early 1…” Wikipedia: Duane Allman ↗
- Keith RichardsSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…ards has used es-355s on every tour since 1997. in 2006, he also unveiled a white gibson es-345. gibson les paul juniors richards has regularly used both single-cutaway and double-cutaway juniors since 1973. the one he is m…” Wikipedia: Keith Richards ↗
- Keith UrbanDumble era 2010s–present
Gibson Les Paul Junior (late '50s): Guitar.com: three late-'50s examples. Guitar.com: Keith Urban on Dumbles and his guitars (2019) ↗
- Mick JonesSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…aying his fender thinline telecaster at carbon casino vi in london, 2008 jones' first guitar was a gibson les paul junior with a p-90 pickup, which he bought because johnny thunders used one. the junior was his main guitar up…” Wikipedia: Mick Jones (The Clash guitarist) ↗
- Vince GillEagles 2017–2023
GW: on three or four songs. Guitar World: Vince Gill on the Eagles and vintage gear ↗
Affordable clones & alternatives
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- Epiphone SG Special Electric Guitar~$199 new approx.
- Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s Electric~$699 new approx.
- Budget clone
- Epiphone Les Paul Standard '50s
- Boutique clone
- Gibson Custom Historic R9 / Heritage H-150
Suggested alternative Clones are editorial suggestions, not claims about what any artist uses.
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