Gibson Electric Les Paul Junior TV Yellow Original

A Junior Born in 1954, Now an Timeless Reference

Introduced in 1954 as an affordable option aimed at students and beginners, the Les Paul Junior quickly surpassed its entry-level status. Its no-frills approach, focused on essentials, has appealed to generations of guitarists for over 60 years. This TV Yellow version continues that legacy, reconnecting with Gibson's historic codes and the spirit of the brand's golden age of innovation.

For Which Guitarist and Styles?

The Gibson Les Paul Junior TV Yellow is aimed at guitarists from beginner to advanced levels who want an expressive electric guitar, simple to set up and highly responsive to touch. It excels in rock, punk, garage, blues, and indie, where attack, bite, and a sound that "lives" with the guitar's volume are sought. Its single pickup encourages a direct approach: playing with the right hand, volume knob, and tone control to shift from sharp to round.

The Sound

The combination of mahogany body and mahogany neck provides a warm, dense, and stable foundation, with generous mids and natural sustain. The wraparound bridge enhances the sensation of immediate attack and vibration transfer, ideal for tight riffs and chords that hold. At the heart of its character, the P-90 Dog Ear offers a tone halfway between single-coil and humbucker: thicker and more powerful than a single coil, but with great definition, rich harmonics, and excellent dynamic response. Hand-wired circuitry and Orange Drop capacitors contribute to a tone that is usable across the full range, from crisp to mellow.

Technical specifications

Body	mahogany	Scale Length	24.75" / 628.65 mm
Neck Material	mahogany	Hardware	nickel
Fingerboard	mahogany	Bridge	wraparound
Neck Profile	50s Vintage	Control Knobs	black Top Hat knobs
Frets	22	Pickguard	black
Fingerboard Inlays	acrylic dots	Controls	1 volume, 1 tone (hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors)
Nut Width	43.05 mm / 1.69"	Neck Pickup	P-90 Dog Ear
Nut	Graphtech	Case	hard case