NGD: The Gold Standard

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One of Jerry's Kids
I pulled the trigger on a new Gibson Gold Top Standard. The first Les Paul and first decent guitar I played was my friend's older brother's Gold Top, I have wanted one ever since. UPS says it will be delivered to my office on Monday, I am like a kid waiting for Christmas to come. I will post actual pictures when she lands. [UPDATED: WITH ACTUAL PICTURE]

  • Nitro-finished, bound, figured maple top on solid mahogany body
  • Dual Gibson BurstBucker Alnico II pickups, hand-wired controls
  • ABR-1 tune-o-matic bridge, Vintage Deluxe keystone tuners
  • Neck shape: '50s Vintage
  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
  • Nut width/material 1.69 in. (43 mm) GraphTech
  • Neck: BurstBucker 1
  • Bridge: BurstBucker 2

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Wow, congrats! That would be a major purchase for me, indeed!
 
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ehdwuld said:
Nice Would love to have one with the 60s neck
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Once I got used to the 50's neck on my Traditional I could really hear the difference in sustain. There is a trade-off but I think it is minimal the more you play the bigger neck. I don't even feel like it is a thick neck anymore.
 
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Congrats! I love gold tops myself.

Good pickups! BB #1 is Gibson's best humbucker IMO, and #2 is good.

They look super slick if you convert to the rare factory black plastics that some had back in the '50s. Black pickup rings, switch tip, and a LP Custom guard.

Something odd about them listing a figured top on a model with an opaque finish.
 
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ItsaBass said:
Congrats! I love gold tops myself.

Good pickups! BB #1 is Gibson's best humbucker IMO, and #2 is good.

They look super slick if you convert to the rare factory black plastics that some had back in the '50s. Black pickup rings, switch tip, and a LP Custom guard.

Something odd about them listing a figured top on a model with an opaque finish.
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I thought the figured top thing was weird as well. It is not like I am going to sand down the top to check. I was wondering about the pickups. Glad to get a good report on them. I have MHS in one Lester and WLHs in the other two. If I do not like the BBs I will probably go back to a 498T/490 set or maybe a Super Distortion/To be named later set.
 
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It's certainly a nice guitar. For myself, I prefer something with a natural grain.

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So in response to Mincer's " That would be a major purchase for me" comment I have to drop a bomb in here that will surely set this thread on fire. The price for the Gibson Gold Top was $399.00 + $24.00 in MA State Tax (I had it shipped to work in MA instead of home in taxfree NH). Not a typo, not $3999.00, three hundred and ninety-nine dollars plus tax for a Gibson Gold Top.

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Open lane said:
When, who, where and how???
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I was browsing Les Pauls on Saturday night, not looking to buy but just seeing what is out there and looking at the prices of the Gibsons. I found a Gold Top listed for $399 on Google Shopping. I looked twice no it wasn't an Epiphone; it was a Gibson. I followed the link, and it was a Musician's Friend's eBay listing. It would not let me check out the Gibson it would revert to an entry-level Schecter. I took screenshots of everything sent them to MF and asked for assistance in buying the Les Paul for $399.

They got back to me yesterday and blamed the mistake on a bug in Ebay's code and offered me a $200 gift card. I said, not my problem you take it up with eBay. I said if you can not sell me that guitar you have to sell me something comparable. They insisted they would not sell me a Gibson Gold Top for $399

Long story short after a few back and forth emails and me cutting and pasting the FTC laws in a few emails I got the Gold Top for $399. The kicker is the listed guitar on eBay was a 2016 50's Tribute Studio with a gig bag that is no longer available, so they had to sell me something brand new and more upscale. Hence I now have my 2019 Gold Top Standard for $399 with hardshell case.

Best Cyber Monday ever.

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ah that's awesome. I did that with an amp one time and MF. They listed it at a super low price, screenshot, a couple of "Hey it's me Karen, can I talk to your manager" and then blamm-o, done.

Mine was nowhere near yours though. That's nuts. Hard to feel bad getting the best of MF or GC.
 
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blakejcan said:
ah that's awesome. I did that with an amp one time and MF. They listed it at a super low price, screenshot, a couple of "Hey it's me Karen, can I talk to your manager" and then blamm-o, done. Mine was nowhere near yours though. That's nuts. Hard to feel bad getting the best of MF or GC.
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It is nice when us little guys win every once in a while. And yes I was full-on "Karen" yesterday. The listed price for the guitar is $2499 so I think I did pretty good.

And yes anyone reading this always get the screenshot. The second you contact the retailer they will take down the listing.

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Oh. My.

That's a great story. I honestly might cave if it was a private store. Big companies like MF should know better. I bet someone got fired for this.
 
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