Gibson USA 2015 new electric guitar line-up announced

Gibson 2015 Les Paul Classic

Once again, we've arrived at one of the most exciting days in the guitar gear calendar: the announcement of Gibson USA's new electric guitar models.

For 2015, the company has revamped its entire line, with gloss finishes, one-piece rosewood fingerboards and Gibson Zero Fret Nuts for consistent playability. Significantly, the Min-ETune self-tuning system has been rebranded as G Force, and is available across the entire range, apart from the Les Paul Supreme, Firebird and Derek Trucks SG.

Take a scroll through our gallery for the lowdown on each of the new models, and check out the official Gibson website for more info.

• Mahogany body, maple top
• Mahogany Slim Taper neck
• Zebra coil '61 Tribute humbuckers with push/pull coil split and 15 dB boost
• Finishes: Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Sea Foam Green, Fire Burst, Vintage Sunburst
• UK street price: £1599
• US list price: $2,279

Gibson 2015 Firebird

• Mahogany wings with mahogany/walnut through-neck
• Mini humbuckers
• Finishes: Vintage Sunburst
• UK street price: £1499
• US list price: $2,099

Gibson 2015 Les Paul Deluxe

• Mahogany body, maple top
• Mini Humbuckers designed by Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter Baxter and Jim De Cola
• Push/Pull coil split with 15dB boost
• Finishes: Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Wine Red, Gold Top, Pelham Blue
• UK street price: £1699
• US list price: $2,379 - $2,529

Gibson 2015 Les Paul Junior

• Mahogany body, mahogany Slim Taper neck
• P90ST dog-ear pickups
• Finishes: Vintage Sunburst, Gloss Yellow, Heritage Cherry
• UK street price: £699
• US list price: $899

Gibson 2015 Les Paul Less Paul

• Thinline mahogany body with traditional body rout and figured maple top
• Rounded C neck profile
• '57 Classic and '57 Classic Plus pickups, with mini-toggle coil-split
• Nickel Tune-O-Matic bridge
• Available finishes: Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Fire Burst, Desert Burst
• UK street price: £1,499
• US list price: $2,099

Gibson 2015 LPM

• Mahogany body with maple top
• Rosewood fingerboard
• '61 Zebra humbuckers
• Nickel Tune-O-Matic bridge
• Available finishes: Heritage Cherry, Translucent Ebony, Vintage Sunburst
• UK street price: £799
• US list price: $1,149

Gibson 2015 Les Paul Premium Quilt

• Mahogany body with AAA figured quilted maple top
• Mahogany neck with asymmetrical Slim Taper profile and compound radius rosewood fingerboard
• Burst Bucker Pro 1+2 with push/pull coil-taps, phase changing and pure bypass
• Chrome Tune-O-Matic bridge
• Available finishes: Ocean Water, Honeyburst
• UK street price: £3,199
• US list price: $4,999

Gibson 2015 Les Paul Standard

• Mahogany body with AAA figured quilted maple top
• Mahogany neck with asymmetrical Slim Taper profile and compound radius rosewood fingerboard
• Burst Bucker Pro 1+2 with push/pull coil-taps, phase changing and pure bypass
• Chrome Tune-O-Matic bridge
• Available finishes: Honeyburst, Wine Red, Tobacco Sunburst, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Trans Amber with Cherry Back
• UK street price: £2,499
• US list price: $3,759

Gibson 2015 Les Paul Special Double Cut

• Mahogany body
• Mahogany Slim Taper neck, with bound rosewood fingerboard
• P-90ST and P-90SR Dog Ear pickups with Alnico slugs
• Nickel lightning bar wraparound bridge
• Available finishes: Vintage Sunburst, Heritage Cherry, Trans Yellow
• UK street price: £699
• US list price: $1,099

Gibson 2015 Les Paul Studio

• Mahogany body, figured maple top
• Slim taper neck
• '57 Classic humbuckers with coil split
• Finishes: Manhattan Midnight, Desert Burst, Wine Red
• UK street price: £899
• US list price: $1,229

Gibson 2015 Les Paul Supreme

• Mahogany body with custom binding, bound f-holes and AAAA maple top, plus AAA maple back
• Mahogany neck with '50s rounded profile
• Floating humbucker and 492T pickups
• Gold locking Grover keystone tuners and Tune-O-Matic bridge/stopbar tailpiece
• Available finishes: Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Seafoam Green
• UK street price: £4,299
• US list price: $6,599

Gibson 2015 Les Paul Traditional

• Mahogany body (not routed) with figured maple top
• Mahogany neck, 50s profile
• '59 Tribute humbuckers
• Finishes: Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Tobacco Sunburst, Placid Purple, Ocean Blue, Honeyburst
• UK street price: £1,999
• US list price: $2,879

Gibson 2015 SG Standard

• Mahogany body
• Mahogany neck with SG slim profile and cream bound rosewood fingerboard
• '57 Classic pickups, with coil-splits
• Chrome Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece
• Available finishes: Heritage Cherry, Fireburst, Translucent Ebony
• UK street price: £1,369
• US list price: $1,879

Gibson 2015 SG Special

• Mahogany body, slim maple neck
• '61 Tribute Zebra humbuckers
• Finishes: Heritage Cherry
• UK street price: £799
• US list price: $1,079