Here a rare guitar, a Gibson Les Paul Signature in Goldtop issue. This model was designed by Les Paul himself and only put forward for production in the early 1970s. Prototypes started in 1972 and full production not until 1973 and finished in the late 1970s. Researching the various sources and literature shows these were made in 3 finishes, Most common the Goldtop, like this one then the Cherry Sunburst, and rarest the Tobacco Sunburst version. The guitar sports a set of original low impedance enabled Pickups, which can be bypassed and in order to get the more rocky and responsive ES-335 like sound. This guitar has been well used by guitarist Greg Bone, and can be seen in videos of Kylie Minogue and Ronan Keating.

Here a rare bass, a Gibson Les Paul Signature Bass in Tobacco Sunburst, made 1973. The Signature model was designed by Les Paul himself and only put forward for production in the early 1970s. Prototypes of guitar and bass started in 1972 and full production not until 1973 and finished in the late 1970s. Researching the various sources and literature shows the guitars were made in 3 finishes, Most common were the Goldtop, then the Cherry Sunburst, and rarest the Tobacco Sunburst version. Apparently the bass was only issued in Goldtop or Tobacco Sunburst. This bass model only had one pick up. These were low impedance Pickups, and were often removed as they were considered ineffective and only suitable for clear sound with no distortion. This bass still has the original Low Impedance pick up, and it also still has a 50KOhm, 250 and 500 kOhm selector rendering the sound from clear to a bit growly. Like the guitar equivalent, the Tobacco Sunburst bass version is quite rare too.

Here a rare guitar, a Gibson Les Paul Signature in Tobacco Sunburst prototype? This model was designed by Les Paul himself and only put forward for production in the early 1970s. Prototypes started in 1972 and full production not until 1973 and finished in the late 1970s. Researching the various sources and literature shows these were made in 3 finishes, Most common the Goldtop, then the Cherry Sunburst, and rarest the Tobacco Sunburst version. Apparently the 1972/3 issue was 3 in Tobacco Sunburst. The original low impedance Pickups were considered ineffective, and hence replaced with PAFs in order to get the more rocky and responsive ES-335 sound.