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acquire a genuine 1950s Gibson Les Paul for one-fiftieth to onehundredth the price of the iconic vintage guitar? By buying the amp, of course! Like most comparable manufacturers of the day, Gibson often partnered electric guitars and amplifiers as “sets.” The 1x12 GA-40 Les Paul amp debuted in 1952 alongside the signature goldtop guitar, and remained in the catalog until late 1962 or early ’63, when Les Paul terminated his deal with Gibson and the radically altered, double-cutaway guitar of the early ’60s became simply the SG. While few vintage amps have attained the values of the better-known guitars