|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Les Paul vintage Gibson guitars were first produced in 1952. These guitars were the first solid body electric that Gibson had made. The 1952 version of the Les Paul vintage guitar has a gold top nitro-cellulose lacquer finish, and no serial number. This Gibson was designed by Les and included Kluson tuners, a pair of P90 pickups, and retailed for $210.
These Gibson vintage guitars were simply called 'Les Paul' models, and later became known as Gold Tops because of the finish. Most Les Paul Gibson vintage Gold Tops have a gold colored maple top with natural back, a few guitars were made that had the gold finished all over.
In 1954 Gibson launched the Les Paul Custom vintage guitar. The Les Paul Custom has an ebony fretboard, with elaborate bindings on the guitar body and headstock. Among some guitarists this Gibson vintage acquired the name 'black beauty' because of its gold plated hardware and black finish. The Custom was the first fitted with a tune-o-matic bridge and tailpiece.
The Les Paul Junior has a flat, uncarved mahogany body with no binding. The Junior guitar is equipped with a single P90 pickup, along with an old wraparound combined bridge/tailpiece. Some Les Paul Juniors were referred to as Les Paul TV models because of their blond/yellow finish instead of a sunburst. On stage live these TV models always attraction attention.
Copyright © JJ PERSISTENT PUBLISHING, INC.
PERMISSIONS TO REPUBLISH: This article may be republished in its entirety free of charge, electronically or in print, provided it appears with the included copyright and author's resource box with live website links.
Jeremy Hier is the Business Manager and Webmaster of Best Guitar Deals Jeremy Hier is a freelance writer and regular contributer He likes to offer his advice and tips to consumers looking to purchase acoustic guitars and electric guitars


Wind Chimes and more... Most of the guitar lovers playing guitar for few years... Read More In the last article, the creation of a theme, its... Read More Controlling the images of the mind through image projection has... Read More You've got your recording (or songwriting) contract in hand and... Read More As you probably know, there are thousands and thousands of... Read More John Lennon wasn't always my favorite Beatle; at first it... Read More When you first learn how to use a mixing console,... Read More So it has come to this... what we see overrides... Read More We call it music, ever noticed how vividly music triggers... Read More "Turn it down!"How often have you heard that command in... Read More Learning to fiddle the Orange Blossom Special is not easy,... Read More It all started with Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" in... Read More The Search for the Right MusicEver since Georgi Lozonav, the... Read More When you think of music in Atlanta you generally think... Read More Playing the ModesWhen I used to use this pack with... Read More The idea of actually creating a complete piece of music... Read More Your best music will always come when you are in... Read More Those of you who have been reading my articles for... Read More OK, so I lied about the fun part.Maybe piano playing... Read More Before the internet, unsigned music artists couldnt make a living,... Read More Already making plenty of noise in the marketplace is a... Read More Admit it... you were expecting a magic answer to this... Read More Legend Vega is scheduled to release her newest CD this... Read More Sometime during the 1930's electric guitars were introduced onto the... Read More Eminem's roots can be found in Scandinavia through his mother... Read More
Windchimes
for great gifts!
The First Step and Most Important Thing in Learning Guitar
How to Create a Multi-artistic Piece - Part II
Visualization Techniques for the Pianist
?Who Else Wants to Get Screwed When Signing a Recording or Songwriting Deal?!?!?
Musicians: What Chords Do You Absolutely, Positively Have To Know?
JOHN LENNON - The Man and His Times
If Setting The Gain Correctly is So Important, Why Dont Mic Preamplifiers Have Meters?
The Music Industry and Its Lack of Talent
The Time Machine Exist!
Play Too Loud And Well Cut The Power!
Learn to Fiddle the Orange Blossom Special, the Most Popular Fiddle Tune in the World
Dance Musics Most Popular and Enduring Theme: The Declaration of Independence
Music for Cross Cultural Accelerated Learning
Rabbitt Productions - Up & Coming Atlanta Producer
Modal Theory for Guitar Players - Part 2
Creating Your Own Compositions
How to Be in the Moment when Playing Piano
Learning How To Improvise
Piano Playing For Adults: More Fun Than Sex And Not Nearly As Dangerous!
Music Industry Secrets Revealed - How To Become Succesful The Music Industry Without A Record Deal
Taking iPod Culture into Clubs as Well as Cyberspace: Jonny Rocket Interviewed by The G-Man
How Can You Make A Rock Vocal Sound Better?
Legend Vega Releasing New Pop CD
The Revolution of Electric Guitars
Origins of the Mathers Family
If you are just starting out learning guitar one of... Read More
New York born singer songwriter Michael Alan, who records with... Read More
In the last article, the creation of a theme, its... Read More
Recently, I had a student ask me to offer some... Read More
As an amateur songwriter, who struggles with a computer far... Read More
Despite the title of this article, the purpose of it... Read More
When memorizing music there are several things you can do... Read More
Everybody's doing it: downloading music and sharing files. People who... Read More
To most people, owning the "genuine article" is the only... Read More
There are basically two ways you can compose a piece... Read More
Do you ever feel there is an inner voice speaking... Read More
Out of the 250 million people in the United States,... Read More
I am not sure if anyone has been watching out... Read More
Was the request six months ago, a sixtieth birthday party,... Read More
If you've been playing piano for some time, you may... Read More
What is "Episcopal" music?We often hear people express concern about... Read More
Facts about MC Big Proof"If I was you, suicide would... Read More
There are roughly umpteen zillion reasons why you should learn... Read More
Lately, I haven't been using my guitar pick all that... Read More
This article takes a look at musicians' injuries. For an... Read More
Changing your guitar strings might make you feel a litte... Read More
How do you begin a piece of music? That's a... Read More
Whether played by a marching band, an orchestra, or a... Read More
This article gives the essential basics for how to play... Read More
For the self-promoting independent artist, the idea of taking on... Read More
Music & MP3 |