The Gibson Lp 2 is a Gibson cabinet. It pairs well with the Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W and the Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp.

Gibson Lp 2

Gibson · cabinet

The Gibson LP-2 was the matching speaker cabinet for the Les Paul LP-1 preamp, together forming the complete LP-12 amplifier system Gibson released in the early 1970s as Les Paul own integrated amplification design. The LP-2 housed four heavy-duty 12-inch speakers plus two treble horns and, unusually for a cabinet, contained its own built-in 190-watt power amplifier, meaning it was not a passive speaker box but an active, self-powered unit that could be daisy-chained with additional matching cabinets off a single LP-1 preamp head. At roughly 28 by 16 and a quarter by 45 and a quarter inches, it was a substantial piece of gear, a genuinely unusual approach to cabinet design that put amplification inside the box being driven rather than in a separate head.

What stands out

  • “The LP-2 housed four heavy-duty 12-inch speakers plus two treble horns and, unusually for a cabinet, contained its own built-in 190-watt power amplifier, meaning it was but an active, self-powered unit that could b…”

    — from the listing

  • “The four 12-inch speakers plus two treble horns gave the system a broad frequency range for the era, helped by the built-in reverb and vibrato effects from the LP-1 preamp reaching the listener through a genuinely capable speaker array”

    — from the reviews

  • “The standout caveat is the system's substantial size and weight, a real practical consideration for anyone wanting to actually use a surviving unit today”

    — from the community notes

  • “delivering the vibrato”

    — from the community notes

  • “The Gibson LP-2 was the matching speaker cabinet for the Les Paul LP-1 preamp, together forming the complete LP-12 amplifier system Gibson released in the early 1970s as Les Paul own integrated amplification design”

    — from the listing

  • reverb
  • treble
  • vibrato
  • stage
  • frequency
  • tremolo
  • driven
  • two treble horns

Genres the Gibson Lp 2 is commonly used in

  • Surf Rock
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  • Indie
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  • Electronic
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  • Country
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Amps that pair well with the Gibson Lp 2

Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W

Hiwatt

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$4300via Reverb

What Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W brings here leans toward warm — that's worth building a pairing around

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp

Orange

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What Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp brings here leans toward warm — that's worth building a pairing around

Orange Terror Bass

Orange

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$754.03via Reverb

Orange Terror Bass leans toward warm, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Orange Little Bass Thing

Orange

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$682.73via Reverb

What Orange Little Bass Thing brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Gibson GA-50

Gibson

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Gibson GA-50's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying

Victory Amplifiers V50 The Earl

amplifier

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What Victory Amplifiers V50 The Earl brings here leans toward spring — that's worth building a pairing around

Park P45H

Park

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What Park P45H brings here leans toward edge of breakup — that's worth building a pairing around

Synergy OS module

Synergy

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Synergy OS module leans toward smooth, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Pedals that stack with the Gibson Lp 2

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive

Solidgoldfx

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$152.15via Reverb

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive leans toward smooth, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo

Dunlop

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Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo leans toward smooth, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Black Rabbit Little Earthquakes

Black Rabbit

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$60via Reverb

Black Rabbit Little Earthquakes's own warm character is the real reason this is worth trying

NuX 6ixty5ive Overdrive Effektpedal

Nux

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NuX 6ixty5ive Overdrive Effektpedal leans toward warm, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

T Rex T-Rex Mudhoney II

T Rex

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$112.27via Reverb

What T Rex T-Rex Mudhoney II brings here leans toward warm — that's worth building a pairing around

TC Electronic Vintage Dual Distortion

TC Electronic

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What TC Electronic Vintage Dual Distortion brings here leans toward warm — that's worth building a pairing around

ThorpyFX Fat General V2 Parallel Compressor

ThorpyFX

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ThorpyFX Fat General V2 Parallel Compressor's own warm character is the real reason this is worth trying

ThorpyFX The Old Timer

ThorpyFX

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ThorpyFX The Old Timer leans toward warm, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Questions people ask

What pairs well with the Gibson Lp 2?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W, Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp, Orange Terror Bass — What Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W brings here leans toward warm — that's worth building a pairing around.

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