Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Electric Guitar

This guitar was used to make Uprising solo as you can see in this video at 3:21. This is not a standard Gibson Les Paul, but is the mini humbucker model

In this photo John Frusciante can be seen using His Gibson Les Paul Deluxe with a Goldtop. This also may be his Gibson Les Paul Classic.

Used a 91 Gold Top model and a 70's Les Paul Double Cut Junior. The Gold Top was given to Troy Van Leeuwen and the Double Cut Les Paul Junior was borrowed from Dave Catching. Homme nowadays claims he's never played a Les Paul.

From Gibson's own website. They are talking about B.B.'s 335 and mentioned that he used to play a Gold Top.

Armstrong shared this image himself, so that could indicate he maybe played this guitar on side projects, like Foxboro Hot Tubs...

Wayne uses this guitar live on the song I'm so sorry.

For White Room sessions, done on December 31, 1995, Noel used the Gibson Les Paul Goldtop. This one was played on songs like "Acquiesce".

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Richards can be seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop in this photo.

In this show in 1992, Page uses a Gibson Les Paul Custom for the song "Sinatra" tuned to Drop C. (They usually tuned to Drop D) Skip to 52:47

Zakk played this guitar in Zyris circa 1985, as seen in this video.

“I was about nine and my aunt sent me a little lap steel with an amp – I guess it appealed to her. So I learned to play it, then my folks gave me an old Kay they found somewhere – I had that until I was 14 or 15. Then I bought a Les Paul Goldtop in 1954," says Duane, in Music Radar's [article](http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/52-famous-players-on-their-first-guitars-428577/4).

Can be seen playing it in the image

David Hidalgo recalls in this interview: "These days I take my goldtop Les Paul and the Nocaster on the road. I feel that Gibson and Fender got solidbody electric guitars right the first time around, and guitars haven’t gotten any better."

heres a photo of him with one.

This was Buddy’s first electric guitar. He bought it in Louisianne, and used on his very first single “Sit and Cry (the Blues)” released in 1957. Shortly after this session, his Les Paul was stolen, and unfortunately never recovered.

"The lead guitarist for Howlin Wolf was Hubert Sumlin. Hubert played a Les Paul a lot during this time, but it may also be a Strat or something else. I have seen him pictured with lots of different guitars. He plays without a pick and that is part of his tone. He also would have used Tweed Fender amps, early Gibson amps, or Valco amps. The reverb you hear is probably from the room it was recorded in. Most guys today use an outboard Fender Reverb unit to try to capture it. Louis Electric is making a Hubert Sumlin amp to capture this tone. If you want to capture it, most small tube amps from the 50's will get that tone. I like the Valco amps from that period. You need to turn up the amp all the way, the turn down the guitars volume to clean it up. The amps treble will be set high and the tone knob on the guitar will also be rolled back a little. This will get you started. It will take a long time to master." http://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/howlin-wolf-tone.688173/

In this photo, Zindani is visible playing the Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.

In this "Rig Rundown", Chris (no last name given), Jason's guitar tech pulls out this guitar at 13:39. Chris mentions that he uses the humbuckers on this for more "sololy" type stuff.

This diagram from [*Guitar Geek*](http://www.guitargeek.com/doug-aldrich-whitesnake-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2009/) shows Doug's Les Paul standard, which is in D G C F A D tuning.

Stone Gossard can be seen using a Les Paul Goldtop at 2:28 in this video of Pearl Jam performing 'Satan's Bed'.

At 0:33 in this video, Paul McCartney can be seen playing a Les Paul Goldtop. In [this article](http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/les-paul-goldtop-0210-2012.aspx), by Gibson, it says, "Paul McCartney owns a rare, left-handed 1957 Les Paul Goldtop."

In the early days of Ocean Colour Scene used a couple of Gibson Les Paul Goldtops, used on The Riverboat song

Along with his Gibson Les Paul Standard, he also brought this guitar on the tour, mostly for the 1st album of NGHFB, but it was also seen in "Chasing Yesterday" tour. [At 5:23 minute mark into this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnnfXPJxnCo), he can be seen with the exact guitar, playing "Everybody's On The Run".

In this photo, Ed O'Brien can be seen with a Les Paul Goldtomp.

In this picture, one can see Taylor York using a Les Paul Goldtop guitar.

In this picture, Josh Farro is playing a Les Paul Goldtop.

The first documented electric guitar Buddy Holly owned was a Gibson Les Paul with a gold top. Though Buddy might have had a more inexpensive model electric guitar prior to the Les Paul, Buddy probably used this guitar when he and Bob Montgomery were performing on the radio and around Lubbock in order to give them a more electric country sound, not to mention to compliment the R&B numbers they were throwing into their set by 1955.

In this photo, Hooker is holding 1952 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop, which had P90 pickups, not humbuckers.

In this photo, one can see Jones holding a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.

As in the video https://youtu.be/2l3JPjkbjZ0?t=78

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iynt0jBD2U 2:13

Lynne states in this article: "I used a Les Paul Goldtop. I bought it brand-new from the Guitar Center on Sunset in 1974."

Joe is seen using this guitar in a 1995 performance of "Life's Been Good". The guitar is equipped with a bigsby and can be seen at 1:06.

[This painted '53 Goldtop has been Neil's main ax for decades now.](http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/ProductSpotlight/GearAndInstruments/guitars-with-names-514/)

In this live video we can see Ray playing the Gibson Les Paul Goldtop

In [this interview](http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/steve-hackett-talks-genesis-guitars-0619-2012.aspx), Steve Hackett discusses his guitars, including his 1957 Les Paul Goldtop. He says, "For me, the Les Paul’s tortured cry, but it’s strength as well, spoke to my heart and gave me the strength to carry on. "

He has lot of les pauls for his rock music, not korn

This is the gold guitar that Luke uses on the SLFL tour, although his is all gold, and does not have the white.

Lenny praises his 1959 model of this guitar in his [*Guitar world* interview](http://www.guitarworld.com/dear-guitar-hero-lenny-kravitz-talks-vintage-gear-let-love-rule-and-new-album-strut): "What gear did you use on Strut? — Josh Lind 'It was very simple. I only used two guitars. One was a ’59 Les Paul 'Goldtop' that’s really muted and faded and has the most brilliant-sounding PAFs I’ve ever heard.'"

Jimmy Stafford of Train can be seen in this image using a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.

Ben Howard is seen here playing a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Electric Guitar.

Tegan Quin can be seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop guitar in the studio in this photo.

In this photo, Sara Quin can be seen using a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop in the studio.

"Tone first of all. I don't use them the same way most people use them: as a solo instrument. I tend to be more chord oriented. But those pickups have a nice, warm, chordal feeling. You can get all the harmonics and stuff out without being too overdriven. And I just like thinking about whoever owned this thing in 1954 or 1955."

As told by his guitar tech Kurt Kasinoff on his interview to Music Radar. "(John) has a Gibson Les Paul 1993 Goldtop, which is in standard tuning. It's similar to the '77, as they both have thin necks and they feel like a 1960 kind of Les Paul Standard."

Bugg has a 1955 Goldtop Les Paul

"A special edition Gibson Les Paul Custom Goldtop from 1991 with rosewood body and neck and mahogany fingerboard, built by Roger Giffin. According to Porl Thompson's technical engineer, Thompson purchased the guitar backstage during a performance in Los Angeles, where Gibson had set up a booth. Thompson played this guitar during the Wish Tour in 1992 and on The Jonathan Ross Show on January 23, 1991. Serial number 8 0537. Accompanied by a brown case with "Gibson USA" on the top, a black flight case, and a certificate of authenticity signed by Porl Thompson." - Julien's Auctions description.

According to John Fogerty's guitar tech, this is one of Fogerty's favorites - a 1968 Goldtop Les Paul with P90 pickups.

In this photo of the White performing on the Daytripper frestival in 2014, White can be seen playing the Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.

In this picture, and almost every live performance, Lincoln Parish is seen playing a Gibson Les Paul "GoldTop"

At 1.30 you can see Carl talk about his Goldtop. Fitted with original P90s. He bought this guitar when he was a roadie for another band. This guitar is from early 2000's.

In this photo, Collins is seen playing Gibson Les Paul Goldtop with soapbar P90 pickups.

At 1:53 you can most clearly see Colin Meloy using a Gibson Gold-Top Les Paul

Vivian uses a '58 Reissue Les Paul Goldtop, according to Guitar Geek's [rig diagram](http://www.guitargeek.com/vivian-campbell-def-leppard-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2011/).

Seen here playing on "Betcha Can't play this"

At 1:56 in this video, Brent Hinds says, "I've got a couple Les Pauls, Goldtop, and Black, Custom."

In this photo, one can see Freed playing a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.

Aqui vemos a Carlos Raya con una Les Paul Goldtop.

"A Gibson Les Paul goldtop reissue, a ’56 Fender Stratocaster, a Fender “No-Caster” #0590, a ’58 Gibson ES-150, a National Resophonic steel, and a late-’30s Gibson L-00."

Luther Allison mostly played on Gibson guitars (Les Paul and Flying-V)

Tharpe can be seen in this photo playing a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.

In this photo. Joan Jett playing Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Blond.

"I love my Les Paul Gold Top. I was thinking while looking at a guitar that almost looked like a Les Paul, but wasn't. 'If you want a Les Paul, get one!' I have one and here it is." - Jorma Kaukonen

> He’s played hundreds of makes and models, but Davies was first best known for playing a Gibson Flying V. In early ‘60s “pop” circles, the V was a rare spot and his embracing of Gibson’s radical design was hugely influential, even if he only bought the V because another guitar (originally destined for The Beatles’ George Harrison) he’d just acquired got stolen in transit to the U.S.A. Davies has also played many Les Pauls (Standards, Deluxes, P-90 Goldtops, Artisans) and L-5 and L-6 models too.

In the image you can see Geoff Whitehorn with a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.

Jason is playing a goldtop Les Paul in this Instagram post. The Goldtop guitar is actually a Gibson Collector's Choice Les Paul Goldtop (#12), according to [Premier Guitar.](http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/23434-rig-rundown-jason-isbell-the-400-unit)

Malkmus can be seen playing the guitar in several photos.

You can see Verlaine with a gibson les paul goldtop in this picture

In this article about The Breeders' gear, Gibson Les Paul Goldtop used by Kelley Deal (and given to her by Joey Santiago of Pixies) can be seen at 3:11 in the video.

During the KEXP performance of Super Furry Animals, Bunford can be seen with Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.

Adam plays this guitar almost exclusively live with The Music

he used a 53 les paul goldtop

"Getting up is something the band does exceptionally—Adkins, weaned on punk’s attack and alt-rock’s melodic exploration, elevates the straight and driving Les Paul barre-chord brawn with a vocal approach that’s slick and controlled, but infused with expressive emotionalism."

"This is goldy and she's my number one...for whatever reason I can not find another guitar that sounds as good as this one, or plays as well," says Matt Skiba, at 2:47 in this video.

as seen in photo from Baltimore Sun

This is from a concert in 2006

Here we can see Daevid with a goldtop les paul guitar.

In this photo, Ayers can be seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.

Now if you want to talk guitar, ask Dave Gregory. He was crushed that he couldn't take his entire guitar harem (over 20) with him for Oranges and Lemons, but he made do with his faves: a 1953 Gibson Les Paul gold-top; a Schecter Telecaster-style ("quite versatile"); a 1963 Stratocaster; a semi-hollow 1964 Epiphone Riviera with miniature humbuckers, heard on the "Pink Thing" solo ("It has a nice Beatley sound"); and one of the first 25 Rickenbacker 12-strings shipped to England in the wake of A Hard Day's Night. Gregory uses Ernie Ball strings "out of force of habit," but creates his own gauge set: .011-.013-.016-.024-.038-.050. He has a Roland JC-120 amp "for those rare occasions that I go out of the house," and a Japanese Fender Sidekick 30 amp for home practice. Effects include a MIDIverb and D1500. For keyboard dabbling he keeps a Roland JX3P with MSQ-100 sequencer, and "an old acoustic piano."

At the Roadhouse Blues concert Tolo perfromed with a goldtop Gibson Les Paul

"Guitar/vocalist Joe King plays a Gibson Les Paul Gold Top, a Gibson ES-335, J45, L4A and a Fender Stratocaster. According to guitar tech Jonathan 'JP' Parker, his amp is a Divided By 13 FTR 37 and Fender Twin Reverb. He sings through a Shure Beta 58."

In [this interview](http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/aaron-lewis-0820.aspx) with Gibson, Aaron Lewis says, "And then, the next one I would run in after would be my 1957 Gold Top, that was Jimmy Ripp’s guitar before I bought it, and he used it live on pretty much all of the Mick Jagger solo touring. The guitar has been on, like, 45 different records over the years, recording-wise. I think the last record it was on before I acquired it was the last Jerry Lee Lewis record. I have had a lot of people play that guitar through clean amps, through dirty amps, and everything in between, and the response from just about everyone is that is the best-sounding Les Paul they have ever heard. It’s just a beast when you put it through distortion and, man, if you plug it into an old Vox AC30 or an old Fender, the clean tone that you get out of it is ridiculous."

According to Guitar Geek's rig diagram, Valenzuela uses Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.

In this photo of his guitar arsenal - this P90 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop is also visible.

At :30s of this music video, you can see Tim playing a Goldtop Les Paul. [This gallery](http://www.newwavephotos.com/gallery.php?name=Liquido&num=D) of photos from one of Liquido's live sets confirms Tim's use of this guitar.

In this picture, taken in the studio while Harmonia was recording, Rother is playing a Les Paul Goldtop of unspecified vintage. Both the LP and his Fender Mustang can be seen in an image from the same 1973 session at his [official website](http://www.michaelrother.de/img/harmonia/600/Arbeitsplatz-Rother.html).

"A friend loaned me one just for the project – a Gibson Custom Shop ’57 Goldtop with PAFs. It has the original-spec big, fat neck and sounds wonderful. I used it pretty much exclusively and we did very few overdubs. And I used the 100-watt Blackstar."

"Then I started getting some really nice pieces to round out my collection. A ’52 goldtop, a mint ’68 Fender Telecaster in Pink Paisley. And then I did another CD with Robby, and he gave me a ’69 Blue Floral Tele for my collection."

"I pulled out the Gibson ES 330 from 61 in cherry red that is so Beatles like in tone. And a RI 56 LP Goldtop that is just killer in cause of its soap bar pick ups, came into play as well."

In this picture you can see Dickey playing a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop on stage

Deryck used this guitar during "All Killer No Filler" era, mostly live performances, as seen in this video. This guitar can also be seen in [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2CldxO8wHk).

"I have a real nice ’52 Goldtop Les Paul that I played when I did the Trans Tour with Neil Young years ago. It was a nice combination with his “Old Black” Les Paul. I also have an Epiphone Les Paul I used when I did the tours with Ringo Starr & The All-Starr Band. Now, I just use those guitars in the studio."

In [this rig rundown](http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/21759-rig-rundown-daniel-lanois), Daniel's Goldtop is mentioned: "The ’53 Les Paul features a few modifications: a mini-humbucker from an old Gibson Firebird in the bridge, a Bigsby tailpiece, Tune-o-matic bridge, and some Gretsch knobs. Lanois doesn’t prefer a particular brand of string, just as long as they’re heavy. Currently, his gauges go from .011–.056 with a wound 3rd string."

Here he is seen posing/playing which it seems to be a Gibson LP Goldtop.

"I bought this guitar when I was 17 years old" He says that in a video when he is recording B-Sides.

Fred played a Vintage 1976 Les Paul Gold Top Deluxe in Noah and the Whale (chosen to not add an additional item but list specifics here).. The guitar was stolen and shortly after returned. Fred was the only left handed player in the band.

Alex Chilton played a Gibson Les Paul goldtop, likely a late-1960s reissue, early on in Big Star's career. He was pictured using it on the first Big Star tour. >"When we hooked up with Alex he had a gold Les Paul and a Super Reverb. The Super Reverb was the most deafening thing I ever heard. I think the Les Paul had humbuckers but they may have been P-style pickups. It’s hard to remember and doesn’t matter anyway because he didn’t use it much." - Andy Hummel, 2007

In this book Steve Diggle's notable instrument is a 1953 Goldtop Gibson Les Paul.

"This is actually a real '52 Goldtop. It was a Goldtop, now it's pea soup green...it's fantastic, it's light," says Sid McGinnis, at 3:40 in this video.

In this video recorded at Guitar Center, we can see Tom playing his Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.

in this photo he is seen playing a Goldtop Gibson Les Paul

At 7.10 Jonny says "I have a '69 Goldtop with a Bigsby".

as seen on Oh No live video

In this video of Cheap Girls, Aymor can be seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Standard. At 0:43 there is a clear shot of the guitar.

On this picture, Chad Huff using Gibson Les Paul.

McLeod: I play a goldtop Gibson Les Paul. It’s the most comfortable neck I’ve ever played. I’ve laid my Explorer to rest because the Les Paul is so beautiful. Onstage, I only use three effects—a Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, a Boss BD-2 Blues Driver for a solo boost, and a Vox wah.

This is a picture from a concert for Go Radio

This article has a photo of Akira Yamaoka using this guitar.

For this performance posted on the band page, Marc Byrd can be seen using a goldtop Les Paul.

According to Premier Guitar, Mason uses the 1973 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.

Ian can sometimes be seen playing a Les Paul Goldtop rather than his Les Paul Studio.

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Joe Falconer can be seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop whilst rehearsing as part of the supergroup Bands 4 Refugees, in pictures 2/16 and 4/16 of the NME article. The group were rehearsing for the VO5 NME Awards 2017.

"Thanks Gibson for creating the perfect guitar!" The Brazilian singer-songwriter is one of the most influential and powerful voices in the Portuguese language. She also recorded duets with international super stars Taylor Swift and Juanes. Her live album, Paula Fernandes - Ao Vivo, released in 2011, was the top seller of that year, with over 2,000,000 copies sold.

“When I was living in Woodland Hills, California, I was shopping at Norman’s Rare Guitars in Tarzana and saw a 1968 Goldtop I really liked,” Bryant recounts. “They cut me a good deal on it so I took it home. I was living in a house where the studio [Guns ‘N Roses’] Chinese Democracy was recorded, so when I got the guitar home I plugged it in and put it on a stand and decided to go to the coffee shop across the street for bite. When I got back, the cable was trailing out the open door and the guitar was gone.”

In this live performance of 'Travellers Tune' on Jools Holland, we can see Simon Fowler using this Gibson Les Paul Goldtop, in probably belongs to Steve Cradock.

I also have a ’54 Goldtop.

"For our upcoming European tour, I will be playing my Les Paul Gold Top through an Orange Thunderverb and Rockerverb head."

This is a picture from a concert

In the photo Connor Kennedy was playing a golden les paul at the Speed of Sound Festival in September 26, 2015.

This is a photo gallery of Carl Perkins' guitar we can see Carl playing on a Goldtop Les Paul

This photo shows ben holding a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.

This guitar was featured on the "guitars" section on his official website.

"Studio day 3! Pre-production #lespaul #goldtop"

In the attached photo, Matt Taylor is seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop while on stage with The Growlers.

GTR EXP Entrevista Marcos Ottaviano

In this 2014 Mexico concert of the Placebo, Olsdal is seen with the Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.

As used in Heels Over Head

In an interview with americansongwriter.com Jarosz stated that she had used a borrowed 1959 Les Paul Goldtop on her 2011 album "Follow me down".

"I also had my old goldtop Les Paul, which we used for a couple of things."

On his studio wall

Mitch Rowland has been touring with Harry Styles as his main guitarist. In this photo, you are able to see Rowland using the named guitar.

In this video Mark goes over his guitar and amp collection. in his collection he has a les paul gold top

Andrew Evans uses a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Reissue for all songs tuned to D Stan.

DYSN used a Goldtop Les Paul for the entire Spin The Globe Tour part 1.

"Cambiai la mia Gretsch con una rossa Gibson 335. Anche questa chitarra era fantastica, il manico liscio e Humbucking pick-ups. Ho avuto diverse incarnazioni di questo modello, fino ad arrivare al model-lo Gibson che ho tenuto più a lungo, una bellissima Les Paul. Questa chitarra ha subito molte modifiche, ho aggiunto dei pick-up della Fender nel centro per ot-tenere il loro tipico suono molto cristallino, ho cambiato il colore originale in un nero fantastico, installai la leva per modulare le corde e feci fare un 'cut away' nella parte superiore del corpo. Questo era un fantastico strumento. Ho usato la chitarra durante le mie esperienze da solista in Inghilterra dal 1970 al 1971, poi con gli AREA in Italia, e ho continuato ad usarla dopo aver lasciato il gruppo nel 1977. Ho usato questa Les Paul anche all'inizio delle mie produzioni di musica devozionale."