Gibson Vintage Les Paul Special

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Aftermarket Price

$1,000

AxeDB's estimate

Price by model year

24MAll Time

This page isolates the vintage Les Paul Special market through pre-2000 production, separating it from both the stripped-down Junior lane and the far more expensive carved-top Les Paul world. Specials live on their own logic: two-P-90 utility, slab-body honesty, and whether the guitar still feels structurally right and electrically intact after decades of use. Buyers here care about original finish, neck health, pickup and wraptail correctness, and whether the guitar still reads as a coherent Special rather than a parts story.

For Sale (21 listings)

Unknown seller • 1997

1997 Gibson Les Paul Special Vintage Sunburst w/ OHSC, made famous by Billy Corgan

$2,200

Good

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Brennan's Gear Locker • 1978

Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cutaway 1978 - Tobacco Sunburst

$3,000

Very Good

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Unknown seller • 1961

1961 Gibson Les Paul Special MOJO Machine! Ready To Rock! (13)

$7,500

Good

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Dave's Guitar Shop • 1998

Gibson USA Les Paul Special, '98

$995

Very Good

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Unknown seller • 1993

Les Paul Junior Special 1993 Heritage Cherry "Junior II" P-100 PUs Tune-O-Matic Bridge w/ OHSC

$2,295

Excellent

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TC GAKKI • 1998

Gibson 1998 Les Paul Special DC

$1,284

Very Good

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Unknown seller • 1995

Les Paul Special "Junior II" 1995 TV Yellow HH DiMarzio Humbuckers Mod w/ OHSC

$1,795

Excellent

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Sonny's Boutique • 1959

Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cutaway 1959 TV Yellow

$10,500

Very Good

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Unknown seller • 1991

Les Paul Special 1991 Heritage Cherry "Junior II" P-100 Pickups w/ Gibson Soft Case

$1,679

Good

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Musiciansbuy • 1955

Gibson Les Paul Special Electric Guitar - TV Yellow (B-Stock)

$1,688

Very Good

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Unknown seller • 1997

Les Paul Special 1997 TV Yellow Yamano Music w/ OHSC

$2,279

Good

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Madtown Musicman • 1992

Gibson Les Paul Special 1992 w/ Lollar P90s - Vintage Sunburst

$1,820

Very Good

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Unknown seller • 1995

Les Paul Special 1995 Vintage Sunburst "Junior II" P100 Pickups w/ Bag

$2,395

Excellent

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A Flash Flood of Gear • 1996

Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Special Double Cutaway 1996 Cherry 1960 Reissue w/ OHSC, Tags

$3,495

Very Good

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Unknown seller • 1993

Les Paul Special 1993 TV Yellow "Junior II" P100 PUs Tune-O-Matic Bridge w/ Bag

$2,495

Excellent

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A Flash Flood of Gear • 1993

Gibson Les Paul Special 1993 TV Yellow "Junior II" P100 PUs Tune-O-Matic Bridge w/ Bag

$2,495

Very Good

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A Flash Flood of Gear • 1995

Gibson Les Paul Special "Junior II" 1995 TV Yellow HH DiMarzio Humbuckers Mod w/ OHSC

$1,795

Very Good

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A Flash Flood of Gear • 1995

Gibson Les Paul Special 1995 Vintage Sunburst "Junior II" P100 Pickups w/ Bag

$2,395

Very Good

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Eastern Music • 1998

Gibson Les Paul Special SL with upgraded EMG pickups 1998 - 2006 - Ebony

$1,099

Good

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Rudy's Music • 1959

Gibson 1959 Les Paul Special DC, Cherry

$9,995

Very Good

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Coast Sonic • 1997

1997 Gibson Les Paul Special, Heritage Cherry, w/ case

$1,599

Very Good

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