Guitar Nine's Attic: G9 Gibson Les Paul Garrison

garrison /ˈɡerəs(ə)n/ the troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it: the entire garrison was mustered on the parade ground.

A look at the Guitar Nine organization's corps of Gibson-built Les Paul guitars, amassed from 1980 through 2024. There's arguably no model of electric guitar more iconic than the Gibson Les Paul. Since its introduction in 1952, Lesters have consistently been one of the most popular guitars on the market. From jazz, to blues, to rock and metal, Les Pauls are employed by just about every type of player in every type of musical application. It's been called the "Gibson Groovy 9", but that's a backwards-looking '60s way of saying Gibson guitars are played by superior musicians such as Jimmy Page, Al Di Meola, Slash, Duane Allman, Neal Schon, Peter Frampton, Ace Frehley and Randy Rhoads.