An Original 1953 Les Paul Standard Gold Top.

This totally original Les Paul Standard Gold Top weighs just 8.70 lbs. and has nice, fat nut width of 1 11/16 inches and a standard Gibson scale length of 24 3/4 inches. Solid mahogany body with a solid carved maple top, one-piece mahogany neck with a nice, thick profile, and Brazilian rosewood fretboard with 22 original thin frets and inlaid pearl trapezoid (crown) position markers. Two beautifully balanced and very hot P-90 pickups with outputs of 7.90k and 7.89k. Four controls (two volume, two tone) on lower treble bout plus three-way pickup selector switch. Combination "wrap-over" bar bridge/stud tailpiece. The back of the guitar is exceptionally clean with no no belt-buckle rash. The gold top is has a couple of very small surface marks. There is virtually no fret wear and the back of the neck has just a few very small surface marks. There is some wear on the side of the body which only affects the treble waist edge. There is some very minor finish checking on the edges of the top of the guitar. Overall this super 'blues machine' is in excellent plus (8.75) condition. Original Gibson "Bulb Headstock" five-latch Lifton brown hardshell case with pink plush lining (8.75).This totally original Les Paul Standard Gold Top weighs just 8.70 lbs. and has nice, fat nut width of 1 11/16 inches and a standard Gibson scale length of 24 3/4 inches. Solid mahogany body with a solid carved maple top, one-piece mahogany neck with a nice, thick profile, and Brazilian rosewood fretboard with 22 original thin frets and inlaid pearl trapezoid (crown) position markers. Two beautifully balanced and very hot P-90 pickups with outputs of 7.90k and 7.89k. Cream plastic pickup covers. Four controls (two volume, two tone) on lower treble bout plus three-way pickup selector switch. Combination "wrap-over" bar bridge/stud tailpiece. This guitar is 100% original with just one exception - the original 1953 half-inch stud anchors have been professionally replaced with 1954 one-inch stud anchors (the originals are included in the case). This is a very positive improvement - as the early Les Paul Gold Tops and Juniors were very prone to the stud anchor actually coming loose and weakening the holes in the top. Fortunately the changing of the stud anchors was carried out before any signs of weakness in the top became apparent. The back of the guitar is exceptionally clean with no no belt-buckle rash. The gold top is has a couple of very small surface marks. There is virtually no fret wear and the back of the neck has just a few very small surface marks - but no real playing wear. There is some wear on the side of the body which only affects the treble waist edge, and the cream-plastic jack input cover has one corner broken away. There is some very minor finish checking on the edges of the top of the guitar. Overall this super 'blues machine' is in excellent plus (8.75) condition. Housed in the original Gibson "Bulb Headstock" five-latch Lifton brown hardshell case with pink plush lining (8.75).