1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

[JimmyQ]

I thought you might enjoy these pictures...

1956 Les Paul Gold Top Auction


..,and even more pictures here.

*Drool*

Jim

 

[Pete Galati]

Re: 1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

Nice. I like how they oriented the pots in that one, because it looks like it helped a lot with the tone cap placement.

George Gruhn usually has a few nice old Goldtops. I can't see buying a vintage guitar from an Ebayer because there's just too much fraud going on, and I can't always detect a fake if it's done really well.

http://www.gruhn.com/catalog/e.htm

 

[JWKnight]

Re: 1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

i like goldtops but that is way to much to pay for 1

 

[Pete Galati]

Re: 1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

i like goldtops but that is way to much to pay for 1

For 1?

I'd rather have a new guitar anyhow actually. I mean, what would I do with a guitar that has that much value? I like old guitars, but I'd rather have guitars I don't have to worry about.

Pete

 

[mrturtle_91]

Re: 1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

$89 000 is a bit much for a guitar IMO...I don't give a crap how old it is...I'd much rather get something new...I can get a '56 goldtop from Epiphone for like, $600, and get the same quality of tone after replacing the pickups and perhaps the pots.

 

[BigAlTheBird]

Re: 1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

turtle, you're kidding yourself if you think an Epi will sound quite as good as a great Gibson with a pup swap/electronics swap. Now, I LOVED my Epi (and I think Jimmy likes it now too ), but the wood quality really hold it back after a while. For most people, the difference in quality doesn't justify the difference in price. And I understand that. But the best Gibson will always sound better than the best Epi, just because of the wood quality.

That said, a good Epi is a world class guitar.

 

[mrturtle_91]

Re: 1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

turtle, you're kidding yourself if you think an Epi will sound quite as good as a great Gibson with a pup swap/electronics swap. Now, I LOVED my Epi (and I think Jimmy likes it now too ), but the wood quality really hold it back after a while. For most people, the difference in quality doesn't justify the difference in price. And I understand that. But the best Gibson will always sound better than the best Epi, just because of the wood quality.

That said, a good Epi is a world class guitar.

meh, I love the sound of my cheap Epi through a cheap amp, so I can imagine that I'd love a higher end Epi even more...I just can't justify spending that kind of money when I'll be happy with something cheaper.

 

[BigAlTheBird]

Re: 1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

Fair enough! I completely understand. I'm just trying to say that even though Epis are great, and a good Epi is better than a bad Gibson (or even a good gibson sometimes), the best Gibson will always be better. It's worth looking around!

 

[bloodswords]

Re: 1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

i got this instead:

 

[Pete Galati]

Re: 1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

i got this instead:

I like the idea of getting an Edwards better than getting an Epi. Not that I'd expect either one to have the same vibe as a '50s Goldtop.

Heck, I'd even buy one of those new Gibson VOS guitars before sinking money into something from the '50s. I played a Gibson '57 Goldtop reissue a few years ago (humbuckers) and it was one of the best Les Pauls I ever played. Had a neck the size of a telephone pole, but I could get used to that just to get the sound.

Pete

 

[The Golden Boy]

Re: 1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

$89 000 is a bit much for a guitar IMO...I don't give a crap how old it is...I'd much rather get something new...I can get a '56 goldtop from Epiphone for like, $600, and get the same quality of tone after replacing the pickups and perhaps the pots.

Just wait. Just wait...

 

[bloodswords]

Re: 1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

i own a Gibson LP Std, was itching to try a P-90 equipped LP but the Edwards (pic above) happened to cross my path. after trying it out, there's no turning back, the Duncans in there is part of the lure.

 

[cream123]

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who cares. get a guitar.....one that doesn't cost that much money. It can't be that good. Mojo isn't really a thing. It's all psychological. Play your guitar......one that doesn't cost 89k.

I like playing guitar and finding good tone, but a 89k Les Paul - that's ridiculous.

 

[The Golden Boy]

Re: 1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

who cares. get a guitar.....one that doesn't cost that much money. It can't be that good. Mojo isn't really a thing. It's all psychological. Play your guitar......one that doesn't cost 89k.

I like playing guitar and finding good tone, but a 89k Les Paul - that's ridiculous.

Just wait.

When/if you have the disposable income, what may seem ridiculous now changes.

Just wait.

 

[cream123]

Re: 1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

Just wait.

When/if you have the disposable income, what may seem ridiculous now changes.

Just wait.

wow, i hope I never have 89k lying around. especially to spend on a guitar. it's called "charity"

 

[Pete Galati]

Re: 1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

who cares. get a guitar.....one that doesn't cost that much money. It can't be that good. Mojo isn't really a thing. It's all psychological. Play your guitar......one that doesn't cost 89k.

I like playing guitar and finding good tone, but a 89k Les Paul - that's ridiculous.

I don't actually think you can duplicate what a '50s Les Paul offers with an inexpensive guitar, but at the same time not all of the old ones were actually good guitars.

I agree. $89,000 is way too much money for a guitar. I think a guitar needs some sort of celebrity status to have that much value. Which is something I don't see in that auction. You know, nobody like Dwayne Allman, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Dickie Betts, whoever.... some sort of documentation about a famous former owner that adds value.

Pete

 

[Surgeon]

Re: 1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

but at the same time not all of the old ones were actually good guitars.

Pete

That's a really important point there: old or vintage doesn't necessarily mean good sounding.

I'd never spend that much on a guitar...but that's just me.

 

[BigAlTheBird]

Re: 1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

It's an investment! If I had the money, and could buy a guitar for $89K, when I realized I could sell it for $250K in a few years, I'd do it. That said, there are better investment opportunities (read: real estate). But guitars aren't as stupid as some people think they are.

This one may not be a great investment though.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

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If I had the money...I would buy it...sell later for even more money.

.I can get a '56 goldtop from Epiphone for like, $600, and get the same quality of tone after replacing the pickups and perhaps the pots.

Well dream on...hehe

 

[BigAlTheBird]

Re: 1956 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top

^Yep.^