Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Korina Goldtop
Well, I wasn’t really expecting to add a new guitar to my collection today. I posted the other day I was looking at Les Pauls and Telecasters but I didn’t really plan on getting a new guitar any time soon. But, today was the Four Amigos Guitar Show in San Rafael and I found a guitar and deal I just couldn’t pass up.
I guess it was love at first sight when I saw the 2009 Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul 1957 R7 Korina Goldtop Reissue. This is a limited edition run that is made from Korina wood rather than the normal mahogany. I honestly always expected to buy a sunburst Les Paul if I was ever going to get one.
And they had plenty of nice examples at the guitar show. But, when I saw the Goldtop it was all over.
Gibson ’57 Les Paul Korina Goldtop Reissue Electric Guitar Features:
- Accurate to ’57 specifications in every detail
- CTS pots and bumblebee capacitors
- BurstBucker humbuckers
- Carved maple top
- Korina back
- One-piece korina neck with the ’57 profile and the original extended tenon joint
- Binding on body and neck
- Nickel hardware
- Original ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
- Trademark antique gold finish
I bought the guitar from Jimmy Wallace Guitars. Check out their website for other great guitars.
**UPDATE**
Added some new pics here:
http://nevertoolateguitar.com/2009/08/19/gibson-les-paul-korina-goldtop-1957-reissue-pics/
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New post: Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Korina Goldtop (http://cli.gs/ssMzu)
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@borstalbreakout Nice guitar, great choice. I just bought a 1957 reissue: http://tinyurl.com/lo4evn
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Hello
That is a great lookin’ guitar!! My band mates places a Gibson Gold Top with P90s in there. Very very nice. I like your site.. and thanks for commenting on my blog.
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Doug says:
Hello,
Do you mind posting more or e-mailing pictures of your goldtop? I’ve been looking for the right goldtop for a very long time. I’ve never seen or heard of one with a Kornia back and neck. Jimmy’s website only shows the guitar from two angles.
Thanks in advance and neat idea for a site by the way. I liked the fuzz pedal comparison.
Best,
DougP.S. What camera & lens are you shooting with? Your images look great.
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nevertoolateguitar says:
Doug,
I was actually planning to go into my studio to take some more pics of it soon, so check back.
The guitar is absolutely gorgeous. And yes, they are hard to find information about.
Glad you like the site… tell your friends
I believe on that shot I used a Contax 645 with a PhaseOne back and the Zeiss 80mm f2.0 lens.
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Taking the Gibson Les Paul in for a setup at San Francisco Guitarworks. I’ll miss it for the next 24 hours. http://bit.ly/E1c9C
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By far my favorite guitar: http://bit.ly/E1c9C RIP Les Paul. Imagine most of your favorite guitarists without a #LesPaul
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The man was a guiness, and took guitars to a new level. His passing is a loss for the world
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@JoeWalkerGuitar Congrats on the new Les Paul. I just got my first LP recently: http://bit.ly/E1c9C RIP Les!
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