Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s P90 Gold Top

The Gold Top with P90s that proves Gibson's Golden Era never really ended

Few guitar combinations are as iconic as a Gold Top with P90 pickups. The Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s P90 returns to precisely that design which revolutionized the electric guitar world in the mid-1950s. Not as a nostalgic piece, but as a full-fledged instrument that sounds and plays as it should.

Two P90 Dogear pickups give this guitar a character that sits between single-coil and humbucker: transparent and detailed, but with enough body to cut through. Overdriven, they sound raw and direct; clean, they have a translucent clarity that Burstbuckers simply cannot match. This is the tone of early rock-and-roll, Chicago blues, and garage rock all in one instrument.

The mahogany body with a maple top contributes to the warmth and sustain for which the Les Paul is famous. The thick Vintage '50s mahogany neck shape fits like a glove for those who prefer a substantial neck profile, and the rosewood fretboard with Acrylic Trapezoid inlays and 22 frets offers all the room you need to express yourself. The ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and aluminum stopbar tailpiece are period-correct and deliver direct, precise tone transmission. Includes Gibson hardshell case.

For those who desire the tone of the original 1950s Les Paul without the museum price, the Standard '50s P90 Gold Top is the most honest choice in the current Gibson lineup.