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Lennon's Les Paul Junior!

The John Lennon Les Paul Junior LTD is a replica of the Les Paul Junior John had modified by New York luthier and guitar repairman Ron DeMarino. The modifications DeMarino made to Lennon's 1050s Tobacco Sunburst Les Paul Junior entailed adding a Charlie Christian pickup in the neck position in addition to the P-90 at the bridge (Lennon was a fan of Christian's work) and adding a Tune-O-Matic bridge and stop tailpiece. Lennon also had the finish sanded down to bare wood and had a pickup selector switch wired in. On August 30, 1972, Lennon used his customized Les Paul in its new raw wood state during his famous benefit concert at New York's Madison Square Garden. Today, the original John Lennon Les Paul Junior is on permanent display at the John Lennon Museum in Japan.

John Lennon Les Paul Jr LTD Features:

• Solid mahogany body
  
• Aged chrome hardware
  
• Lightweight aluminum tailpiece
  
• Two thumb wheels on treble side of bridge, one on bass
  
• Wraparound holes plugged & ABR-1 added; Stopbar moved back
  
• 3-way Switchcraft switch added to normal Les Paul positioning
  
• 1-piece mahogany neck with long neck tenon
  
• 22 fret rosewood fingerboard
  
• Pearloid dot inlays
  
• Early '50's rounded neck profile
  
• 24 3/4" scale length, 1 11/16" nut width
  
• Schaller tuners
  
• P-90 single coil pickup in bridge position and Charlie Christian pickup in neck position
  
• Pickguard modified for Charlie Christian pickup
  
• 1 volume, 1 tone control
  
• Vintage Reissue .010 strings
  
• Includes Custom Shop case, certificate of authenticity, custom care kit and signed Lennon print by famed artist Allison Lefcort
  
• Serialized LENNON 001-300

Gibson Custom John Lennon Les Paul Jr LTD - The rebellious Beatle's customized Les Paul Junior from the '70s!

Specification Detail Manufacturer Part Number CSLPLennon