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.

Les Paul‘s original Gibson Les Paul solid body electric guitar will go up for auction at Christie’s New York on October 13th. The guitar, the earliest approved production model of the famed ax, which ...

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 ...

(CNN) — The crusade to find a home for a sacred electric guitar is reverberating like a thundering encore through the music business as innovator Les Paul’s Black Beauty from the ’50s is going up for ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the music industry. The Gibson Les Paul is practically synonymous with rock and roll, becoming the go-to axe for countless ...