SOLD! - 2009 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop 1952 Tribute PROTOTYPE limited edition

This is not the cheaper 1952 Tribute model; this is the 564 pieces Limited Run in honor of Les Paul's life after his death in 2009 so don’t miss out on this opportunity: these are pretty collectable and this one is in very good near mint condition.

Gibson produced only 564 guitars (six for each year of Les Paul's life from 1915 to 2009) based on the original design specifications of the prototype Les Paul from 1952. These guitars feature a silver hand inked serial number with a year that Les Paul was alive, and a letter A through F indicating which of the six guitars for each year it is: 1915 A, 1915 B, 1915 C 1915 D 1915 E 1915 F; 1916 A, 1916 B, etc. All actual 1952 LP’s were listed as prototypes so these are stamped prototype. This one is number 1922D.

This instrument features a warm glowing gold nitrocellulose finish on a center seam top, with a natural finished mahogany back and neck. Just look at the beautiful rift-sawn mahogany body! The Trapeze tailpiece matches Les Paul’s original Patent Applied For tailpiece with the mayor difference of this one being top-wrapped instead of bottom wrapped so it is actually a playable guitar with low action that can be palm muted when picking. The P90 pickups sound really good and resemble the famous originals, as do the electronics, plastics, barrel knobs etc.

It weighs 4.2Kg which is very good for these Tribute Les Paul Goldtops. A Bees In A Jar COA Certificate of Authenticity is included in the sale, as is an original 90's Gibson USA Les Paul brown case with red plush lining.