Gibson Custom Shop 1958 Les Paul Junior Double Cut — Custom Shop TV White at a discount

A Custom Shop Historic-style Les Paul Junior double-cut listed as 1958 in TV White. Simple P-90 tradition meets Custom Shop detailing.

Why we selected it today

This is a Custom Shop Les Paul Junior stamped in the detected identity and listed with a stated year of 1958 — a compact, single‑pickup Les Paul flavour in a hotly traded niche. The asking price of $3,756.91 compares to a current like‑for‑like median asking price of $4,913.95 (observed), about 23.6% lower, which the site's data flags as Great Price. These figures are observed asking prices, not confirmed sale prices. The pricing evidence helped too: AG currently rates the asking price as Great Price against its like-for-like comparison set.

The model’s pedigree

Gibson Les Paul Junior family — historically a deliberately simple solid‑body design centred on a single P‑90 and straightforward controls. This example is identified in the detected identity as a Custom Shop model.

How we matched this guitar

Detected identity: 'Gibson Les Paul Junior · Custom Shop' with series_or_tier recorded as Custom Shop and the listing stating year 1958. The listing title reads 'Gibson Custom Shop Historic Collection 1958 Les Paul Junior Double Cut TV White.' These are taken from the listing rather than independently verified.

Key features

Double‑cut Les Paul Junior configuration as stated in the title; follows the Les Paul Junior model context of a simple, single‑pickup layout. Custom Shop tier is recorded in the detected identity.

How the asking price compares

At $3,756.91, this sits against a current median asking price of $4,913.95 across 4 other closely matched listings. For now, the current market median remains the main AG benchmark at $4,913.95. The featured guitar is about 23.6% below that level. That earns AG’s Great Price rating: on the evidence available, it is notably keener than the centre of the current asking-price market. These are observed eBay asking prices, not confirmed sold prices.

What a buyer should check

Check the headstock and neck joint, verify the pickup and bridge, and distinguish vintage, reissue and modern production versions as advised in the listing notes.