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Now in Stock: 1952 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop:

For sale: excpetionally clean and low weight 1952-53 Gibson Les Paul Standard Goldtop with original hardshell case. Features carved maple top, honduran mahogany back and neck, rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays, single ply cream binding on the neck and top, two original soapbar P-90 pickups with original cream covers. Floating and adjustable Trapeze tailpiece/bridge combo with the string looping under the bar bridge, With two P-90 pickups with cream plastic covers and outputs of 8.38k and 7.58k. Single-layer original rolled cream plastic pickguard. Four controls (two volume, two tone) on lower treble bout plus three-way pickup selector switch on upper bass bout. Tall gold plastic barrel-shaped "Speed" knobs. The potentiometers are stamped "615 0689" (ROC early fifties) and the two original capacitors are stamped "Grey Tiger Type GT 452 .02 MFD 400 VDC." , original Cream color plastic parts, original dark brown back plastic covers, original gold barrel-shaped knobs, pearl "Gibson" logo positioned. "Les Paul Model" silk-screened on peghead in gold, the 1952 - 1953 models have no serial number. The "Gibson" logo in pearl is noticeably lower in position compared to 1958 and later Les Pauls, original no-logo kluson tuners with single ring tulip buttons, stamped: "2356766/PAT APPLD, original Goldtop finish, original brown back and neck finish, Tuner bushings are round indicating it's late 1952 early 1953, as the very early - no fingerboard binding models - have hexagon bushings, Some are heavy and some are light weight, and this is a very lightweight example weighing in at only 3.9kg. 

Condition & playability: This guitar is in exceptional unchanged condition. There is some very light belt buckle rash that is about the lightest we ever seen a 60+ year old Les Paul, some but truly minimal wear to the lower edges. The face of the guitar shows some finish checking and edge scuffing, but again to a minimum. The frets are original and show a little bit of wear, but certainly have plenty of life left in them. Overall, this 'first year' Les Paul guitar is in exceptionally fine (9.00) condition. Like all '52 Les Paul there is no serial number. Unusual about this particular example is the factory original neck-angle that is like a '53 "stop-tail" and therefore makes this a really well playable guitar. The guitar travels in its original Gibson brown four-latch hardshell case with maroon plush lining (8.00). All parts are original, and there are no breaks anywhere, very clean original no-line Kluson tuners.

Sound: Awesome, no other words come to mind for it. Truly a 1950's les Paul that in the middle position even reminds of the enchanting Peter Green tone. Not many sounding this good, weighing in this low, and in such a fine/exceptional condition will make it to the market. Please request for the Video of Phil X playing this guitar. 

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