3, 8 KG

Refinished and Wraparound conversion, new pickuard and wraparound bridge.

The 1952 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop was Gibson's first solid-body electric guitar, featuring a mahogany body, a carved maple top with a metallic gold finish, and two P-90 single-coil pickups. Co-designed with famed guitarist Les Paul, it launched the iconic Gibson Les Paul product line.Key Specifications & FeaturesBody & Neck: Solid mahogany back with a solid maple top; set mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard.Pickups: Dual P-90 single-coil pickups.Bridge / Tailpiece: Trapeze-style tailpiece where strings wrapped under the bar rather than over it, which limited palm-muting and top-loading ease.Finish: Distinctive gold top paired with a natural mahogany back and sides.Historical Design QuirksThe Trapeze Issue: Early 1952 models had a low neck angle because of the trapeze bridge design, forcing strings to run under the tailpiece. This made string changes tricky and prevented proper palm-muting.The Fix: Gibson updated the design by 1953/1954 to incorporate a standard wraparound stop-tailpiece/bridge setup to resolve playability issues.If you would like, I can provide details on:The differences between 1952 and 1954 Goldtop modelsCurrent market values for vintage 1952 specimensLes Paul's personal involvement in the design