Gear / Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard
On 4 sourced rigs at ToneLineage.
Who uses it
- Eric ClaptonCream / Bluesbreakers 1965–1968Bluesbreakers ('Beano') 1966
Bluesbreakers era. Wikipedia: Eric Clapton ↗
Gibson Les Paul Standard, 1960 ('Beano Burst'): 'Broadly agreed' to be a 1960 with double-black/double-white PAFs; lost since 1966. Guitar World: How Eric Clapton got his tone on the 'Beano' album ↗
- Mark KnopflerBrothers in Arms ('Money for Nothing') 1985Solo studio guitars (Privateering era) 2004–2012
Gibson Les Paul Standard ('59 reissue): Vintage Guitar: the 'Money for Nothing' riff was 'rendered on a Gibson Les Paul Standard'; GroundGuitar quotes Knopfler: 'I recorded things like Brothers In Arms and Money for Nothing with that one'. Vintage Guitar: Mark Knopfler interview (Privateering, 2012) ↗
Gibson Les Paul Standard, 1958: His go-to for that sound; '5:15 a.m.' and 'Back to Tupelo' (Shangri-La). Vintage Guitar: Mark Knopfler interview (Privateering, 2012) ↗
- Mike CampbellThe Dirty Knobs 2020–present
Gibson Les Paul Standard, 1959 (sunburst): PG Dirty Knobs gear list. Premier Guitar: Mike Campbell's Dirty Work ↗
- Travis Stever2022 tour 2022
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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