Silversun Pickups revisit two Tenterhooks songs on Les Paul’s 1945 disc lathe

Editorial illustration of Brian Aubert with a documented Epiphone semi-hollow guitar. This does not depict the Les Paul recording session or identify its session guitar.

Silversun Pickups have released Les Paul Recording Studio versions of “The Wreckage” and “Long Gone,” bringing two songs from Tenterhooks into contact with a very specific piece of recording history. The band says the recordings were made on Les Paul’s fully restored 1945 disc lathe at the studio that bears his name.

Released on October 2 and announced on the band’s website on October 5, 2026, the two-track single is available to stream now.

Two familiar songs, a different recording setting

Both titles already appear on Tenterhooks. “Long Gone” was introduced in January, when Brian Aubert explained that he wanted an acoustic song with momentum. His reference points included Johnny Marr and the Western atmosphere of Ennio Morricone. That comment describes the original song’s conception, giving listeners a useful starting point when returning to it in this later studio version.

Why the lathe is the story

The Les Paul Recording Studio opened in March 2025 inside Hollywood’s United Recording building. The Les Paul Foundation’s opening announcement described a working facility combining restored original equipment with modern recording technology, giving musicians access to tools with a direct connection to Paul’s recording work.

The studio’s equipment page identifies its restored disc-cutting machine as an Arcturus lathe and connects it to Paul’s early overdubbing experiments. Its account describes building layers by cutting performances to disc. That is the historical thread behind this release: current songs meeting an actual recording process associated with Paul’s experiments.

For guitar players, the point of interest extends beyond the instrument in the player’s hands to the machine capturing the performance. These two versions offer a focused listening comparison with the Tenterhooks recordings, with the band’s lathe credit providing the reason to investigate.

Listen and read more

The Wreckage / Long Gone (Les Paul Recording Studio Version) is available through the band’s official listening link.

Want to explore Les Paul’s guitars and recording ideas? Read our Les Paul guide.