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Very Clean 1952 ALL GOLD Les Paul

"Introduced in 1952, the Les Paul Model (or Les Paul Regular) was Gibson's first solid body and also the founding member of a line of electrics associated with the famed guitarist and innovator....the first Les Pauls were characterized by a combined bar bridge/trapeze tailpiece outfit..Despite the common gold-top nickname, many instruments were actually released with an all-gold finish like the ES-295."-excerpts from "Gibson Electrics-The Classic Years"-A.R.Duchossoir


Body dimensions 12 3/4" wide x 17 1/4" long x 1 3/4" deep
single cutaway shape
one piece mahogany with carved maple top
single cream binding on top edge
24 3/4" scale length
two single coil pickups with cream-colored plastic covers
individual volume and tone controls for each pickup
Les Paul combination trapeze bridge/tailpiece
nickel plated metal parts
single ply cream plastic pickguard

"Gibson's factory records show that 9,557 LP Model/Standards were shipped between 1952 and 1960, but no precise account can be given for each of the successive variants. Considering the periods of changeover, a reasonable estimate would suggest about 3,950 gold-tops with P-90s and combination trapeze tailpiece."
We can only guess how few , of the 1716 estimated 1952 production of this model, were issued with the ALL-GOLD finish variation. Of that number, very few survive in THIS condition.

Carefully selected from the many 50s Les Pauls I've had the pleasure of handling over the years, this rare and clean Les Paul is one of a rare few ALL GOLD models made in 1952 , the first year of production, and it's the cleanest example I've ever encountered. It's all original and it's at least a 8.75 out of possible 10 in condition. (I'm being conservative) It was meticulously maintained by the original owner and remains in exceptional original condition with relatively minor traces of use...a small area of edge wear of the back, minor edged wear along the fingerboard on the back of the neck and some nicks but none on the typical top checking or greening that these gold models are prone to have.

Everything is right...tuners, tailpiece/bridge, p-90 pickups, pickguard, control knobs, nut, frets and original brown hard case too. It's a real honey and it plays well too.

Thanks for looking and I hope the sight of this fine vintage Gibson feeds your soul as it has mine for so many years.


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