Gibson Guitar Price: Every Current Model Compared
This page tracks the real Gibson guitar price for all 449 models in the current catalog — 303 electrics, 139 acoustics, 7 basses — from $450.00 to $29,999.00, with the official store price and the best independent-dealer price side by side. That covers Gibson USA (Nashville) and the Bozeman-built acoustics, plus Gibson Custom reissues and limited editions. Part of the full guitar price index.
Gibson guitar price comparison: the 150 most-affordable of 449 current models — official store vs dealer prices, synced weekly.
| Guitar model | Type | Best for | Official price | Best dealer price | Amazon price | |
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 | Les Paul Junior Tribute DCGibson | Electric | Beginner | $899.00 | $450.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Junior Tribute DC BassGibson | Bass | Beginner | $999.00 | $459.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Special Tribute DCGibson | Electric | Intermediate | $999.00 | $599.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Special Tribute - P-90Gibson | Electric | Intermediate | $999.00 | $849.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Special Tribute - HumbuckerGibson | Electric | Intermediate | $999.00 | $855.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Special Tribute DC Worn BrownGibson | Electric | Intermediate | $999.00 | — | Check → |
 | G-00Gibson | Acoustic | Intermediate | $999.00 | $999.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | G-45 Studio WalnutGibson | Acoustic | Intermediate | $999.00 | — | Check → |
 | G-45 StudioGibson | Acoustic | Intermediate | $999.00 | $999.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | SG TributeGibson | Electric | Intermediate | $1,299.00 | $1,095.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul TributeGibson | Electric | Intermediate | $1,199.00 | $1,112.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | G-45Gibson | Acoustic | Intermediate | $1,199.00 | $1,186.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Flying VGibson | Electric | Intermediate | $1,999.00 | $1,189.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | G-45 Standard WalnutGibson | Acoustic | Intermediate | $1,299.00 | $1,235.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | J-15Gibson | Acoustic | Intermediate | $1,799.00 | $1,261.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | SG Special Faded Pelham BlueGibson | Electric | Intermediate | $1,599.00 | $1,274.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Music City Special - 50th AnniversaryGibson | Electric | Intermediate | $1,799.00 | $1,283.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | G-200 ECGibson | Acoustic | Intermediate | $1,999.00 | $1,297.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Modern LiteGibson | Electric | Intermediate | $1,399.00 | $1,399.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | Michael Clifford Signature Melody MakerGibson | Electric | Intermediate | $1,399.00 | $1,399.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Junior FadedGibson | Electric | Intermediate | $1,399.00 | — | Check → |
 | Les Paul StudioGibson | Electric | Intermediate | $1,599.00 | $1,399.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | G-Writer ECGibson | Acoustic | Intermediate | $1,599.00 | $1,475.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | SG JuniorGibson | Electric | Intermediate | $1,499.00 | $1,189.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul JuniorGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,599.00 | $1,599.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | SG SpecialGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,599.00 | $1,599.00Elderly Instruments | Check → |
 | Les Paul Special FadedGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,599.00 | — | Check → |
 | Les Paul Studio Double TroubleGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,599.00 | $1,599.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Junior Double CutGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,699.00 | $1,699.00Elderly Instruments | Check → |
 | Les Paul ClassicGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,199.00 | $1,699.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | SG StandardGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,799.00 | $1,799.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul SpecialGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,799.00 | $1,799.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Studio ModernGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,799.00 | $1,799.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | SG Standard Custom ColorGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,799.00 | — | Check → |
 | Les Paul Studio MetallicGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,799.00 | — | Check → |
 | Les Paul Studio Figured TopGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,799.00 | — | Check → |
 | SG Standard '61 Faded with '57 Classic UnderwoundGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,799.00 | — | Check → |
 | Les Paul Special with Mini Humbucker and P-90Gibson | Electric | Pro | $1,799.00 | — | Check → |
 | Les Paul Special with Mini HumbuckersGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,799.00 | — | Check → |
 | SG Standard '61 FadedGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,799.00 | $1,799.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul 70s DeluxeGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,599.00 | $1,896.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | SG Standard '61 Stop BarGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,999.00 | $1,999.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Rick Beato Les Paul Special Double CutGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,999.00 | — | Check → |
 | SG Standard '61Gibson | Electric | Pro | $1,999.00 | $1,999.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | ExplorerGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,999.00 | — | Check → |
 | Charlie Starr Les Paul JuniorGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,999.00 | $1,999.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | SG Standard ‘61 Custom ColorGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,999.00 | — | Check → |
 | Les Paul Studio SessionGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,999.00 | $1,999.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Theodore StandardGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,999.00 | $1,999.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | VictoryGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,999.00 | — | Check → |
 | FirebirdGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,999.00 | — | Check → |
 | Sadler Vaden SG StandardGibson | Electric | Pro | $1,999.00 | — | Check → |
 | J-45 SpecialGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $1,999.00 | $1,999.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | L-00 SpecialGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $1,999.00 | $1,999.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | SG Standard BassGibson | Bass | Pro | $1,999.00 | $1,999.00Willcutt Guitars | Check → |
 | SG Standard '61 Faded Maestro VibrolaGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,199.00 | $2,199.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Hummingbird SpecialGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,199.00 | $2,199.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | J-35 30s FadedGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,199.00 | $2,199.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | J-45 Studio WalnutGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,399.00 | $2,199.00Willcutt Guitars | Check → |
 | Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul JuniorGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,499.00 | $2,199.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Standard 50s FadedGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,299.00 | $2,299.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Standard 60s FadedGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,299.00 | $2,299.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Standard 50s Faded with '57 Classic UnderwoundGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,299.00 | — | Check → |
 | Les Paul Standard 60s Faded with '57 Classic UnderwoundGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,299.00 | — | Check → |
 | L-00 Century 12-FretGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,299.00 | $2,299.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | J-45 SustainableGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,299.00 | $2,299.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | L-00 Studio RosewoodGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,299.00 | $2,299.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | SG Standard '61 Maestro VibrolaGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,499.00 | $2,299.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | Tony Iommi "Monkey" SG SpecialGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,399.00 | $2,399.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | SG Standard '61 Sideways VibrolaGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,399.00 | — | Check → |
 | J-45 Century 12-FretGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,399.00 | $2,399.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | LG-2 All Mahogany FadedGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,399.00 | $2,399.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | Non-Reverse ThunderbirdGibson | Bass | Pro | $2,399.00 | $2,399.00Willcutt Guitars | Check → |
 | SG ModernGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,499.00 | $2,399.00Willcutt Guitars | Check → |
 | Explorer 80sGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,499.00 | $2,499.00Music Villa | Check → |
 | Flying V 70sGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,499.00 | — | Check → |
 | Explorer 70sGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,499.00 | $2,499.00Willcutt Guitars | Check → |
 | Flying V 80sGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,499.00 | — | Check → |
 | Victory Figured TopGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,499.00 | $2,499.00Music Villa | Check → |
 | Firebird PlatypusGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,499.00 | $2,499.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Victory Figured Top with Dirty FingersGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,499.00 | — | Check → |
 | Kirk Douglas Signature SGGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,499.00 | $2,499.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Jake Kiszka SG StandardGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,499.00 | $2,499.00Music Villa | Check → |
 | J-185 Century 12-FretGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,499.00 | $2,499.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | J-45 50s FadedGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,499.00 | $2,499.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | J-45 Studio RosewoodGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,499.00 | $2,499.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | Thunderbird BassGibson | Bass | Pro | $2,499.00 | $2,499.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | J-185 EC Modern WalnutGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,549.00 | — | Check → |
 | ES-335 DOTGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,549.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Standard 60sGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,599.00 | $2,799.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Standard 50sGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,599.00 | $2,799.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Standard 50s P-90Gibson | Electric | Pro | $2,599.00 | $2,599.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Standard 60s Custom ColorGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,599.00 | — | Check → |
 | Les Paul Standard 50s Custom ColorGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,599.00 | — | Check → |
 | Les Paul Standard 60s Plain TopGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,599.00 | $2,599.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Standard 60s Mahogany TopGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,599.00 | $2,599.00Willcutt Guitars | Check → |
 | Les Paul Standard 50s Plain TopGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,599.00 | $2,599.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Standard 50s Mahogany TopGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,599.00 | $2,599.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | ES-335 DOT P-90Gibson | Electric | Pro | $2,599.00 | — | Check → |
 | Explorer 70s with Gold HardwareGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,599.00 | — | Check → |
 | Flying V 70s with Gold HardwareGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,599.00 | — | Check → |
 | 50s LG-2Gibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,599.00 | — | Check → |
 | Hummingbird Studio WalnutGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,699.00 | $2,699.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | Dave Mustaine Flying V EXPGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,799.00 | $2,739.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Lzzy Hale Signature ExplorerbirdGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,799.00 | $2,799.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | Warren Haynes Les Paul StandardGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,799.00 | $2,799.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Standard 60s Double TroubleGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,799.00 | $2,799.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul Standard 50s Double TroubleGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,799.00 | $2,799.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | Victory Floyd RoseGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,799.00 | $2,799.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Rex Brown Signature ThunderbirdGibson | Bass | Pro | $2,799.00 | $2,799.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Gene Simmons G2 ThunderbirdGibson | Bass | Pro | $2,799.00 | $2,799.00Willcutt Guitars | Check → |
 | J-35Gibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,849.00 | — | Check → |
 | 50's LG-2Gibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,599.00 | $2,999.00Music Villa | Check → |
 | Kirk Hammett "Greeny” Les Paul StandardGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Adam Jones Les Paul StandardGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | Slash Les Paul StandardGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | ES-335Gibson | Electric | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | Les Paul Modern FiguredGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | ES-339Gibson | Electric | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Les Paul ModernGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | Slash Les PaulGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00The Music Zoo | Check → |
 | Mary Ford Les Paul StandardGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | Noel Gallagher Les Paul StandardGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Mark Morton Les Paul Modern QuiltGibson | Electric | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | J-45 StandardGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | L-00 StandardGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | LG-2 50s OriginalGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Parlor Rosewood ECGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | L-00 OriginalGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | J-45 60s OriginalGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | Hummingbird Studio ECGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | Hummingbird Studio RosewoodGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $2,999.00 | $2,999.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | Slash "Victoria" Les Paul StandardGibson | Electric | Pro | $3,199.00 | $3,199.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | Slash "Jessica" Les Paul StandardGibson | Electric | Pro | $3,199.00 | $3,199.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | J-45 50s OriginalGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $3,199.00 | $3,199.00Elderly Instruments | Check → |
 | Eric Church Hummingbird DarkGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $3,299.00 | — | Check → |
 | Nathaniel Rateliff LG-2 WesternGibson Custom | Acoustic | Pro | $3,399.00 | $3,399.00Music Villa | Check → |
 | Songwriter Standard RosewoodGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $3,399.00 | $3,399.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | ES-339 FiguredGibson | Electric | Pro | $3,499.00 | $3,499.00Guitar Center | Check → |
 | ES-330Gibson | Electric | Pro | $3,499.00 | $3,499.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | ES 335 P-90Gibson | Electric | Pro | $3,499.00 | — | Check → |
 | SG SupremeGibson | Electric | Pro | $3,499.00 | $3,499.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | ES-335 Custom ColorGibson | Electric | Pro | $3,499.00 | $3,499.00Willcutt Guitars | Check → |
 | ES-335 Jim JamesGibson | Electric | Pro | $3,499.00 | $3,499.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | ES 335 ExclusiveGibson | Electric | Pro | $3,499.00 | — | Check → |
 | ES-335 50sGibson | Electric | Pro | $3,499.00 | $3,499.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | ES-335 60sGibson | Electric | Pro | $3,499.00 | $3,499.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | J-45 Deluxe RosewoodGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $3,499.00 | $3,499.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | L-00 Deluxe RosewoodGibson Custom | Acoustic | Pro | $3,499.00 | $3,499.00Chicago Music Exchange | Check → |
 | Hummingbird Standard FadedGibson | Acoustic | Pro | $3,499.00 | — | Check → |
Gibson guitar price explained
The Gibson guitar price ladder is the steepest of any brand in this index: it starts at $450.00 and climbs past $29,999.00 for Custom Shop limited editions, with the catalog average sitting at $5,506.00. The rungs are consistent — Tribute and Special models are the entry point around $899–$1,299, Studios follow, Standards anchor the $2,500–$3,000 band, and everything above that belongs to Gibson Custom's historic reissues and artist models.
Because Gibson enforces MAP pricing, the official Gibson guitar price is nearly identical at every authorized shop — the real differences hide in dealer stock. 236 of the 449 models here currently show an independent-dealer price next to the official one, and a dealer figure sitting a few hundred dollars under it is usually a discontinued finish or a slow-moving color, which is exactly what this table is built to surface.
On the acoustic side, the Bozeman, Montana factory builds the J-45s, Hummingbirds, and SJ-200s — all-solid-wood instruments that start near $1,000 and track tonewoods more than electronics. There is no budget Gibson: that role belongs to Epiphone, whose licensed versions of the same body shapes start under $300 (see the Epiphone guitar price page).
Gibson guitar price FAQ
What is the cheapest Gibson guitar?
The cheapest model in the current Gibson catalog is the Les Paul Junior Tribute DC at $450.00. When the full line is available, the Tribute, Junior, and Special lines are the traditional entry points around $899–$1,299.
Why are Gibson guitars so expensive?
Every Gibson is built in the US (Nashville for electrics, Bozeman for acoustics) with set-neck construction, nitrocellulose finishes, and US labor costs — all things the bolt-on, poly-finished imports skip. Whether that premium is worth it is a personal call; what this table shows is exactly how much of a premium it is, model by model.
How much is a Gibson Les Paul?
It depends entirely on which Les Paul: Tributes start around $1,299, Studios around $1,699, Standards sit near $2,799, and Custom Shop reissues run $5,000 and far beyond. Filter the table above for "Les Paul" to see every current variant with its live official and dealer price.
What is the difference between a Gibson and an Epiphone price?
Epiphone is Gibson's licensed budget brand: the same body shapes built overseas with bolt-on or set necks and poly finishes, at roughly one-fifth to one-tenth the price. An Epiphone Les Paul Standard runs about $599 while the Gibson version is $2,799 — the full Epiphone catalog has its own page in this index.
How often is the Gibson guitar price updated?
The full Gibson catalog is synced from the brand's own storefront data, most recently on July 26, 2026, and dealer prices are synced weekly on the same ritual, most recently on July 28, 2026. Prices at checkout can differ briefly if a store changes price between our syncs.
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