Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s Goldtop
Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s Goldtop
Serial Number: 213960132
Weight: 8.82 lbs.
The Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s in Goldtop reflects the specs of Gibson's most celebrated production era, pairing a non-weight-relieved mahogany body with a carved maple top for full, traditional Les Paul heft and resonance. Finished in gloss nitrocellulose lacquer in the classic Goldtop color, it weighs in at 8.82 lbs., true to the solid-body vintage-spec construction underneath.
The mahogany neck carries Gibson's 50s Vintage profile (.880" at the 1st fret, .990" at the 12th) — a full, substantial carve that fills the hand for both chunky rhythm work and expressive lead lines — set into the body and topped with a bound rosewood fretboard, acrylic trapezoid inlays, and a 12" radius across 22 medium jumbo frets and the classic 24.75" Gibson scale length. A 1.695" GraphTech nut leads to Gibson Vintage Deluxe tuners with keystone buttons, and the headstock carries a mother-of-pearl-inlaid Gibson logo with gold "Les Paul Model" script. An ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge with an aluminum stopbar tailpiece rounds out hardware built for tuning stability and full adjustability over action and intonation.
Electronics come from a pair of Burstbucker humbuckers — Burstbucker 1 at the neck, Burstbucker 2 at the bridge — both loaded with Alnico 2 magnets and calibrated to recreate the warm midrange, lively top end, and clear low end of the original late-'50s Patent Applied For humbuckers. The circuit is hand-wired with audio taper potentiometers and Orange Drop capacitors, wired to independent volume and tone controls per pickup and a 3-way toggle selector, delivering everything from mellow jazz voicings to full rock crunch. Whether you're a player who wants full-weight, vintage-spec Les Paul construction, a tone-chaser drawn to the Burstbucker/Alnico 2 pairing's PAF-style character, or a collector building out a proper Goldtop, this Standard 50s delivers the classic early-Les-Paul formula. This Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s Goldtop includes a hardshell case. Order today from Brian's Guitars, your authorized Gibson dealer.
Body
Type: Solidbody
Shape: Les Paul
Top Material: Maple
Body Material: Mahogany
Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Color: Goldtop
Neck
Material: Mahogany
Shape: 50s Vintage
Dimensions: .880" at the 1st fret, .990" at the 12th fret
Joint: Set-Neck
Fretboard Material: Rosewood
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Headstock: Gloss Black Veneer, Mother-of-Pearl lnlaid Logo, Gold "Les Paul Model" Script
Inlay: Acrylic Trapezoids
Radius: 12"
Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
Scale Length: 24.75"
Nut Width: 1.695"
Nut Material: Graph Tech
Fretboard Binding: Cream
Hardware
Bridge/Tailpiece: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic with Stopbar Tailpiece
Tuners: Gibson Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Buttons
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Pickguard: Cream
Electronics
Neck Pickup: Burstbucker 1 Humbucker
Bridge Pickup: Burstbucker 2 Humbucker
Controls: 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 3-way Toggle, Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors
Case/Gigbag: Hardshell