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	In 2015 during one of the Spooky Action recording sessions the new owner (Stuart) of Paul's Red/Black Les Paul Gibson brought it along and Paul Draper was reunited with his old guitar which was used to tour with the band solidly. According to Frank Hiis' blog [[Studiovisit @ Spooky Action Sessions by Frank Hiis (Blog)\| here]] (who was also invited to attend the final Spooky Action recording session) it is mentioned that Paul wanted to use his old guitar to record on one of his new songs from Spooky Action.		In 2015 during one of the Spooky Action recording sessions the new owner (Stuart) of Paul's Red/Black Les Paul Gibson brought it along and Paul Draper was reunited with his old guitar which was used to tour with the band solidly. According to Frank Hiis' blog [[Studiovisit @ Spooky Action Sessions by Frank Hiis (Blog)\| here]] (who was also invited to attend the final Spooky Action recording session) it is mentioned that Paul wanted to use his old guitar to record on one of his new songs from Spooky Action.
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		+	In late 2019 Paul's red and black Gibson was sold on to new owner and Mansun collector Steve .

	=== Black Standard ===		=== Black Standard ===

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 <References/>
 [[Category:Paul Draper]]
 [[Category:Instruments]]
 [[Category:Guitars]]

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 === Black Standard ===
 Paul tended to use the black Les Paul Gibson over his red and black counterpart in the later years of Mansun Tours
 == Guitar Gallery ==

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 {{Guitar
 | Name           = Les Paul Gibson
-| Img            = File:PaulDraperRedBlackLesPaulGibsonDesperateIconsTl27.jpg
+| Img            = PaulDraperRedBlackLesPaulGibsonDesperateIconsTl27.jpg
 | Img_capt       = [[Paul Draper|Paul]] performing with his iconic dual tone guitar
 | Manufacturer   = [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]]
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 === Red and Black/AOTGL Roses ===
-Paul's '''Les Paul Gibson''' started off with the Red/Black dual colour body that any mansun fan will recognise, before the album [[Attack of the Grey Lantern (Album)|Attack of the Grey Lantern]] was due to be released both him and fellow Guitarist Dominic Chad had both of their guitars covered in huge Purple rose styled stickers covering the guitar bodies entirely.
+Paul's '''Les Paul Gibson''' started off with the Red/Black dual colour body that any Mansun fan will recognise, before the album [[Attack of the Grey Lantern (Album)|Attack of the Grey Lantern]] was due to be released both him and fellow Guitarist Dominic Chad had both of their guitars covered in huge Purple rose styled stickers covering the guitar bodies entirely.
 Following on from when the guitar was sold the new owner, a fan of Mansun decided to revive the original guitar body and removed the sticker, which was signed by Paul Draper but looking tatty.

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 {{Guitar
-| Name           = Gibson Les Paul
+| Name           = Les Paul Gibson
-| Img            = ChadAOTGLGibson-ES-335.jpg
+| Img            = File:PaulDraperRedBlackLesPaulGibsonDesperateIconsTl27.jpg
-| Img_capt       = [[Dominic Chad|Chad's]] [[Attack of the Grey Lantern|AOTGL]] ES-335 Guitar photo<BR>taken at [[Mansun Convention 2014]]
+| Img_capt       = [[Paul Draper|Paul]] performing with his iconic dual tone guitar
 | Manufacturer   = [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]]
-| Period         = 1961–present
+| Period         = 1952–1960<BR>1961–1963 (in SG form)<BR>1968–present
-| Body Type      = Solid
+| Body Type      = Solid, hollow, semi-hollow
 | Neck Joint     = Set
 | Scale          = 24.75"
-| Woodbody       = Mahogany
+| Woodbody       = Mahogany with a maple top
 | Woodneck       = Mahogany
-| Fretboard      = Ebony or Rosewood
+| Fretboard      = Rosewood
-| Bridge         = Fixed or Gibson vibrato
+| Bridge         = Tune-O-Matic
-| Pickups        = 1, 2 or 3 [[Humbucker]]s; 1 or 2 P-90s; certain entry-level versions had single coil pickups.
+| Pickups        = Usually 2 humbuckers
-| Styling        = Mostly cherry but also natural, walnut, white, black and various specialty colors and bursts.  Custom stickers
+| Styling        = Red and Black, Black}}
 }}
 == Guitars ==

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 File:PaulDraperRedBlackLesPaul-97-2.jpg|Fan photo taken in 1997
 File:PaulDraperRedBlackLesPaul-97-3.jpg
 File:GuitarMagazineSept1998-Page5a.jpg|Paul's Les Paul in action
 File:PaulDraper2000BlackLesPaulGibson.jpg|Paul performing with his Black Les Paul

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	=== Black Standard ===		=== Black Standard ===
		+	Paul tended to use the black Les Paul Gibson over his red and black counterpart in the later years of Mansun Tours

	== Guitar Gallery ==		== Guitar Gallery ==

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 File:PaulDraper2000BlackLesPaulGibson.jpg|Paul performing with his Black Les Paul
 File:PaulDraperRedBlackLesPaul01.jpg
 File:PaulDraperGibsonLesPaulRoses.jpg|Paul using the guitar with the Roses sticker on the front.
 File:PaulDraper-FrankHiisStudioVisit09082015b.jpg|Paul reunited with his Red/Black Les Paul during the final full band Spooky Action recording session.