Here a 1968 Gibson Les Paul Standard model In Gold. This is an unusual Les Paul guitar; a custom Gibson Les Paul Standard model from a transitional period when P90s were more commonplace and Gibson started using Mini Hum-buckers. It appears that in the period 1968-1970, most Standards had p-90s and with the arrival of the Deluxe, the use of Mini Humbuckers became common place. Looks like the guitar was factory built this way, judging from the machine routing marks in the inside cavity. It has seen good use and has some buckle marks on the back and some of the finish is worn. Tuner heads were replaced with Grover.  The playability, however, is superb and the guitar has a real bite tone wise.  Much heavier than my ‘53 Les Paul and harder to handle but set up with low action it plays quite well. Lives in its worn case.

Top-quality guitar from the Gibson stable, a great looking Tobacco Sunburst Gibson Les Paul Standard model. Great guitar with a fine top on it. 1995 falls in the so called good wood era and guitars were made to a high standard. This guitar has seen only minor use and has only minor marks to body and is in great condition. The overall playability is superb and the guitar has a nice look about it. Set up nice and low it plays like butter. Lives in its tan coloured case.

The Gibson Les Paul Standard stands as one of the most widely played and recognisable guitars ever. First marketed as the Les Paul model in 1952, the Les Paul evolved in the ’50s until the design was replaced by the SG in late 1960/1. Up until 1958, the Les Paul models sported a gold metallic finish, and guitars from this era are collectively referred to as Goldtops. Goldtop Les Pauls are becoming sought after and prized by collectors, and each production year showcases the innovations made by Gibson throughout the decade. This model is quite basic, and has the wraparound stud tail piece that proved more sturdy than the trapeze tailpiece that came with the early 1952 models. This wrap job is called a combination stud bridge/tailpiece, and was commonly used by end of 1953. Not long after this, the separate bridge/tailpiece was introduced that overtook the use of the wraparound. The LPs with a trapeze tailpiece are considered less desirable to collectors. The guitar sports a Single cutaway solid-body, Mahogany, Maple top, Mahogany neck, Rosewood fingerboard. Two single-coil P90 pickups, trapezoid inlays, Kluson tuners, four control knobs, three-way pickup selector, white pickguard, bound fingerboard, stud bridge/tailpiece.