Here a teaser from my photo shoot on the weekend. But believe it or not, the item in the picture that really excites me is NOT the 1956 #LesPaul TV Junior (although that in itself is pretty damned exciting!). . No friends and fellow amp-o-philes, the really exiting item in this shot for me is the matching #LesPaulTVmodel #amplifier! How many of these have you seen? Exactly! Very rare. Same circuit as the #GA5 #LesPaulJunior #amp but from what I have read online the #TVmodel had a bigger speaker (always a good thing in a small amp!). Cosmetically, this one is labeled as "LesPaul TV Model" (the GA5 would have read "LesPaul Junior") and actually has a graphic of an old-timey television set around the #Gibson brand name (I'll post a photo of that as well someday soon). I guess the idea was back in 1956 that you would have bought these as a set (upgraded from the Junior set but still not as expensive as going for the "Special" or "Standard" outfits) for your kid who wanted to learn #guitar. The TV connection made it cooler for the kid than just the plain old Junior model! 😀 . This was my first (and probably last!) time seeing a set of 50s TV models together in one place at one time! What a fun day! . . #gibsonlespaul #lespaultv #tvjunior #lespaulamp #gibsonga5 #gibsonguitars #vintagegibsons #vintageguitars #vintagegibson #guitarphotography #gibsonamp #gibsonamps #vintageamps #amps #tubeamp #ampphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CTmZ6p_rpEi/?utm_medium=tumblr
