1952-58 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Conversion
$38,950.00
A killer Les Paul Goldtop 52-58 conversion from James Weyandt of Jam city with great tone & sustain with a perfect weight of 8lbs 9oz. It was lovingly converted to play beautifully and it sounds incredible with a set of '57 no sticker PAFs! Includes original hardshell case and COA from JamCity.
Conversion work:
- Steam out neck / rework neck tenon to 4 degrees add 1/4" Mahogany shim in neck pocket using hide glue. Pull body binding back / Change neck angle to 4 degrees / reglue binding
- Plug and route pickup cavities for humbuckers
- Plug area under pickguard from extra switch
- Repair the missing wood in the control cavity at neck V & T area
- build new neck with old growth Mahogany
- install new Brazilian Fingerboard with nitrate inlays
- Install new headstock veneer and move Gibson MOP up to '58 spec
- Glue in neck with 4 degrees using hide glue
- plug end holes on body from trap bridge
- refinished with light checking and aging by Historic Makeovers
- Vintage parts: No stick '57 PAFs, 60s ABR1 bridge, 60s featherlight tailpiece
- Original Parts: Backplates, truss rod cover, switch, switch tip, pickguard bracket, strap buttons, Lifton Cali Girl Case
- Repro parts: ThroBak rings, Grover tuners, CTS 500K premium pots and Russian NOS .022 PI0 caps, RS aged knobs, JamCity pickguard and wiring harness, Jescar 57110 frets, 6/6 Nylon nut