It was even used in a slightly different design on Gibson basses from the late 50's and 60's. The wraparound was used on all the cheaper Gibson (and some Epiphone) models like Les Paul Juniors, Specials, Melody Makers etc and SG equivalents through the 1960's.

Some players, like Billy Gibbons (and myself) will tell you that all Les Pauls sound better with the strings being fed in from the front and wrapped over the tailpiece as it was intended. It was originally intended to string the strings the same way, over the tailpiece and on to the bridge but most players feed the strings in from the back. THIS is the version I love even though it only ran for less than 2 years when the Custom was introduced in '55 with the now famous 'tune-o-matic' bridge and the stoptail was moved backwards to anchor the strings. In '54 the trapeze was replaced by Ted's 'Wraparound Bridge/Tailpiece' which improved tone and sustain greatly and made string damping possible. The Gibson Les Paul was introduced in 1952 and featured two P-90 single coil pickups, and a one-piece, 'trapeze'-style bridge and tailpiece, with strings that were fitted under (instead of over) a steel stop-bar. It provides a firm seating for the strings, allowing the player to adjust intonation and string height as needed, and yielding an incredible union between the strings and body, resulting in excellent tone and sustain. The wraparound bridge/tailpiece from the '54/55 Gibson Les Paul offers a simplicity and functionality that is hard to match. This classic piece of hardware designed by Ted McCarty is still my all time favorite bridge if it's done right.

Wraparound bridge guitar