“It’s beaten and it’s a Frankenstein. It’s got a lot of modifications since the ’50s, since it was born”: Gibson’s Charlie Starr Les Paul Junior signature upgrades the stock LPJ in just about every way

Gibson Charlie Starr Les Paul Junior.

Gibson has announced the arrival of the Charlie Starr Les Paul Junior, honoring the Blackberry Smoke frontman with a signature guitar inspired by his beloved vintage Les Paul Junior.

“It’s based on my 1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior, which is a old black refinished guitar,” explains Starr in the Gibson clip. “It's beaten and it's a Frankenstein. It's got a lot of modifications and changed parts, since the ’50s, since it was born, but I think most of that stuff happened in the ’70s…”