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The stated reason was Les didn't like the design, but that all went down at the same time as his divorce from Mary Ford, a time when many try reducing revenue in order to gain a less burdensome settlement.The thick bodied SG, which was used on What was the slab-bodied Les Paul Junior and Les Paul Special, was much different from the thinner, beveled edged ‘SG’ bodied guitar that was introduced in 1961 and has been in constant production since then. The beveled-edged Les Paul that was introduced in 1961 was renamed circa 1963 because Les Paul did not care for his name to be used on the guitar because he did not care for the guitar...he therefor chose not to gather the payment for that use of his name.
Here is a good basic history for your consideration....
Gibson Les Paul - Wikipedia
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