2013 Les Paul 56 reissue Blacktop with Bigsby
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 6:35 am
Saw this at a Guitar Center today.


Please tell me not the absolutely amazing aged goldtop you bought? If so: DEAD TO ME!finboy wrote:They're bringing them back again? What is the price on that? I am part way through converting a gold top to black top
Na got a 1960 trad zebra faded gold top for $950 out the door with original hsc, it was a rental that got rented once.Dave wrote:Please tell me not the absolutely amazing aged goldtop you bought? If so: DEAD TO ME!finboy wrote:They're bringing them back again? What is the price on that? I am part way through converting a gold top to black top
That one is a new Historic so it is priced around $4860. If you made the one you have into a black top that would be super cool! Gibson never actually sold any black top Les Pauls from 1952-1960 but they may have repainted some gold tops or even flame tops as black tops at the request of a customers. At least,that's what I was told when I asked at "The Les Paul Forum" if there were actually any vintage black tops .finboy wrote:They're bringing them back again? What is the price on that? I am part way through converting a gold top to black top
Cool!finboy wrote:It's an awesome combo, but the special runs they did at Sam ash go for crack money now, and that is if you can find them.
I will add more details to my ongoing project thread eventually
It might be my favourite finish for a les paul everwesttexasred wrote:Cool!finboy wrote:It's an awesome combo, but the special runs they did at Sam ash go for crack money now, and that is if you can find them.
I will add more details to my ongoing project thread eventually
I kept this picture of a Sam Ash Blacktop I saw on ebay a long time ago.
I think these ones below where made around 2011.
Totally, Tokai, Edwards, burny, navigator (I think), Kraken, even the Agile stuff gets good write ups over at mylespaul.comfinboy wrote:Get an Edwards, waaaay better value than this, and it comes with duncans
Top refin is still way cheaper than a $4k guitarwesttexasred wrote:But none of those other brands makes a blacktop.