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1956 Gibson Les Paul Standard Goldtop History and Value
1956 Gibson Les Paul Standard: Almost the pinnacle of the Les Paul While only four years into the run of the Les Paul model, the tweaks Gibson made to the...
1950s Gibson Les Paul Buying Trip To Portugal
1950s Les Paul Buyer in Portugal I've just returned from a trip to Faro, Portugal to buy this mid 1950s Gibson Les Paul goldtop! Portugal is a wonderful country and...
1954 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop from Colorado
This very clean 1954 Gibson Les Paul Model has just come through the shop! It's a very fine example from the third year of production of what collectors call the...
1957 Gibson Les Paul Standard Goldtop
While most collectors prefer the Sunburst finish on their Les Pauls, I've always had a personal preference for the rich gold top and natural Mahogany back of the mid 1950s...
Gibson Les Paul 1956 Goldtop in California
I'm writing this post from in the air during my return flight from buying this 1956 Gibson Les Paul goldtop from the son and daughter of its original owner...
Gibson Les Paul 1954 Goldtop in Georgia
The past year of buying guitars has been very good to this Gibson Les Paul collector. When I was contacted by the son of the original owner of this 1954...
Gibson Les Paul goldtop 1954 Dating & Values
I've always been attracted to the gold finish of 1950s Gibson Les Paul guitars, so when this one from 1954 became available for a local sale in San Diego,...
1954 Gibson Les Paul Model goldtop from an Appraisal
The Gibson Les Paul Model is one of my favorite guitar that has ever been made, so it's a joy to be trusted to appraise a family's prized vintage Les...