The Raw Magic of the 1955 les paul jr
There is something almost haunting about choosing up a 1955 les paul jr for the first time, especially if you're used to the bells and whistles of contemporary "super-strats" or multi-pickup monsters. You're keeping just one slab of mahogany, one single pickup, and two knobs. On papers, it appears like Gibson was looking to perform the bare minimum amount back in the mid-fifties. In reality, they accidentally created what a lot of purists consider the nearly all "honest" rock and roll machine ever built. ...