The 1954 electric guitar that served as the prototype for Gibson's iconic Les Paul models is going on the auction block. The Paul-designed guitar known as "Black Beauty" features gold-plated hardware.

The price of the Kirk Hammett Epiphone Greeny got pretty much the online reaction I expected: 'Epiphone guitars are selling for Gibson prices now!' No, not quite. Greeny is a big deal: the original's ...

Gene Paul, the son of the legendary Les Paul, chatted with Digital Journal’s Markos Papadatos about his father’s personal Gibson, which is up for auction. Les Paul playing his "Number One" guitar ...

LES Paul, the man who invented the electric guitar, is losing his hearing. But it’s not from rocking out to Led Zeppelin on volume 11, as your mother might have warned you. It wasn’t from screeching ...

Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died on Thursday. He was 94.