Solid body [[electric guitar]] manufactured by [[gibson_brands_inc|Gibson]] since 1952, designed with input by famed jazz guitarist Les Paul whose name ended up as the name of the [[guitar]] itself, work and prototypes commenced in 1950, with 1951 prototypes being strikingly similar to the final product until its introduction in 1952. The Les Paul eventually caught big success in a seemingly endless array of genres, pinning it as one of the most well known and popular guitars along with its contemporaries, the [[Fender Telecaster]] and [[Fender Stratocaster]]. It's similarly been used by musicians far and wide, including [[Slash (Musician)|Slash]], Joe Perry and James Dean Bradfield among others.

The Les Paul also holds a strong cult following in Japan. Within anime and manga, [[K-On!]]'s [[Hirasawa Yui]] is most associated with the Les Paul, using a Cherry Sunburst Les Paul Standard (now Traditional). Other prominent characters include [[iDOLMASTER Million Live!]]'s [[Julia (Idolmaster)|Julia]] using a TV Yellow Les Paul Special, [[Bang Dream!]]'s [[Mitake Ran]] with a red Les Paul copy, and [[Bocchi The Rock!]]'s [[Gotoh Hitori]] with a black Les Paul custom.

Original Les Pauls were released with goldtop finishes, P90 ("soapbar") pickups and either stopbars or tailpieces. Prominent Gibson versions of the Les Paul include:
* Standard, most famous example in anime being Hirasawa Yui's model.
* Junior/Special, lighter glossier model with soapbar pickups with the Junior only sporting a single pickup, most commonly seen being used by iDOLMASTER's Julia.
* DC/DC Lite, a double-cutaway version, famously used in Japan by [[B'z]] guitarist [[Matsumoto Takahiro (B'z)|Matsumoto Takahiro]]. (post #2361213)
* Custom, featuring gold hardware, most commonly seen in either black or white. (post #1867738)

h4. See Also
* [[Gibson SG]]
* [[Gibson ES-335]]
* [[Gibson Flying V]]
* [[Gibson explorer]]
* [[Tag Group:Audio Tags]]

h4. External Links

* "Wikipedia: Gibson Les Paul":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Les_Paul]
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