Gibson Les Paul Std 60s Electric Guitar Gold Top

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What can we write about the Gibson Les Paul that hasn't already been written? It all comes down to this: Ever since its introduction in 1952, the Les Paul has had an impact on both guitar players and on music itself. What started out as Gibson's answer to the introduction of solid body guitars in 1950 turned out to be perhaps the most influential of them all. What started out as a simple gold-top guitar has turned into a veritable rainbow of colors, in configurations to meet everyone's needs, wants and yes, even budget. Picking up the Les Paul Standard is like stepping into a time machine, particularly this one, because it's in that original Gold Top finish which, not surprisingly, has again achieved a great deal of interest. It's a rock and roll icon. Unlike the 1952 version, this one has the 1960s slim-taper neck which many of today's players prefer. Still, it's a Les Paul. The real deal. Think '60s Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Mike Bloomfield all the way up to Slash with Guns N Roses or Velvet Revolver. Yeah, it's that cool.

• Carved maple top in original Gold Top finish over a mahogany body with single-ply cream binding
  
• 1960s slim taper mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard
  
• Two BurstBucker Pro pickups with Alnico V magnets

It's a thing of beauty
In 1958, the Les Paul went from a simple gold-finished, painted top to a cherry sunburst finish over a carved maple two-piece top. Some of the tops were plain, while others had mild to wild figuring -- also known in guitar-speak as flamed maple. In any case, the carved top was what set the Les Paul apart from the "competition." That continued through the instrument's long and storied history. Today's Les Paul Standard is going to turn heads, no matter what color you choose. This one has a carved maple top with the original 1952 "Gold Top" finish. It's like a slice of music history you can actually own!

Slim-taper 1960s profile neck
The first Les Pauls had huge necks, but by 1960 the neck underwent several modifications until it became what's known as the slim-taper design, which is actually what most of today's players prefer. Never mind that we made fun of '60s necks in the section covering '50s Les Paul Standards. We were just having fun. Honestly, if you like a neck that feels like it was made in this century, then you'll appreciate this one. Of course, the neck is mahogany, so it's absolutely rock solid and the rosewood fingerboard with those pearloid trapezoid markers has that warm, classic Les Paul feel while still allowing easy access to the upper frets so you can really dig into your solos!

Two fat, smoky BurstBucker Pro pickups
Look, when you're talking about a Les Paul, you're talking about that big, fat, smoky humbucker sound. Forget all those thin "out-of-phase" guitar sounds that the session players overused in the 1980s and (sad to say) right through much of the '90s. That's not for you, is it? Of course not. You've got that nice slim-taper neck in your left hand and you're grabbing big chunky chords and soloing all up and down the fingerboard. You want that authentic Les Paul sound, not some wishy-washy compromise (though it's okay for some people, just not you). So Gibson put two huge-sounding BurstBucker Pro pickups on this baby with hot Alnico V magnets. Tone is what it's all about!