Ryan Mendez

Ryan Mendez uses a Gibson Les Paul Classic, as stated in this article, which says, "Yellowcard lead guitarist Ryan Mendez is headed out on the road this fall, and he’s taking along a new friend that feels pretty familiar. 'I just got a black Les Paul Classic Custom with beige binding, and it’s actually being set up right now,' he explains. 'I retired my ’72 Custom last year. It’s such a beautiful guitar, and I don’t want to get it banged up.'”

Ryan Mendez has owned several Gibson Les Paul Custom's. It was his first guitar too, as revealed in this interview. He says, "'When I was 16, I got my first real guitar, which was a black Gibson Les Paul Custom, and it was like a dream come true,' Mendez remembers. 'I come from a background of liking a lot of the harder rock stuff. Growing up, a lot of the artists I listened to used Gibson: Slash, Zakk Wylde, Led Zeppelin. To me, it’s like the classic hard-rock guitar.'”

At 1:10 in this 2014 Warped Tour live performance of Only One you can clearly see Ryan playing a black ESP Eclipse with gold hardware and binding.

According to Gibson's article, Ryan uses a Silverburst Les Paul Custom.