1952 Gibson Les Paul Standard – Goldtop ( All Gold ) – Unbound Neck

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1952 Gibson Les Paul Standard – Goldtop (All Gold) – Unbound Neck

We present an all original 1952 Gibson Les Paul Standard Goldtop in its original all gold finish with an unbound neck. Made in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

History

This is an exceptionally rare piece of Gibson history – One of the first 100 Les Paul Standard produced. It features an unbound (no binding) mahogany neck and an ‘all gold’ finish. The combination of these to features is incredibly rare to come across. It was only the first batch of 100 or so Les Paul Goldtops that came with an unbound neck and the diagonal adjustment screws on the bridge P-90 and the Gibson logo on the headstock, the dot over the i touches the G. Furthermore an ‘all gold’ finish was made in a very small quantity back then and especially with an unbound neck. There is no Gibson record of how many All Gold Les Paul’s were made within the first 100.

Condition

Overall, this guitar is in excellent condition with minor nicks, dings and other cosmetic wear. There is plenty of beautiful finish checking all over the body and neck which all adds up to the breathtaking atmosphere of this incredible vintage Goldtop. There is no breaks or any repairs on this guitar. The 1-piece mahogany neck has play-wear and a lot of finish checking and features a beautiful dark rosewood fingerboard. The original frets still has a lot of life left in them. The 6x no-line Kluson tuners are in perfect working order and turns smoothly. The headstock is in really clean condition. The Pearl ‘Gibson’ logo is clean as well as the ‘Les Paul Model’ stencil, where all the writing is fully visible.

Originality

This rare ’52 Goldtop is 100% all original. It’s completely untouched with no modification – nothing has ever been changed! It features the original tall 5/8″ gold barrel-shaped knobs that was on the early 1952 Gibson Les Paul, fully intact and functional. It features all the original nickel hardware including the original wrap-under trapeze tailpiece. The 2x original P-90 pickups sounds fantastic and are well-balanced. It is truly a wonderful and really unique vintage Gibson guitar.

Pickups and the electronics/wiring remain untouched and intact, with no broken solder joints, no re-wound pickups. All original and 100% correct.  

Comes with a 50’s Gibson 4 latch ‘Cali-girl’ Lifton hardshell case with pink interior. Latches and handle are in perfect working order.

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