A Near Fine and Totally Original 1955 Les Paul Standard Gold Top.

1955 Gibson Les Paul Standard Gold Top.

This exceptionally fine and totally original guitar weighs just 8.70 lbs. Solid mahogany body with a carved maple top. One-piece mahogany neck with a wonderfully fat profile, and  a Brazilian rosewood fretboard with pearl crown position markers. Two screaming P-90 pickups with outputs of 7.74k and 7.78k. Combination "wrap-over" bar bridge/stud tailpiece. A 'one-owner' guitar with hang-tags and original leather strap. Original four-latch brown hardshell case. This totally original '55 Les Paul Standard Gold Top -- with a neck and a sound to die for -- is the one of the best that we have ever seen. It has the early "IRC" pots (which were used only between 1949 and 1954) and the "Grey Tiger" capacitors, which preceeded the usual "Bumble-Bees." At just over eight and a half pounds, it is a real lightweight. Many guitarists consider this to be the ultimate "blues machine" -- the sustain on this guitar is quite unbelievable!