SOLD 1952-58 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Conversion

This killer 1952 Les Paul Goldtop, masterfully converted to ’58 specs by James Weyandt of Jam City Guitars. It’s pleasantly lightweight at 8lbs 9oz and plays beautifully thanks to a neck shim for the proper angle, with a new nut and frets for a seamless feel up and down. The heart and soul of this guitar lies in a set of ’57 no-sticker PAFs which deliver an incredible, transparent vintage sound with tons of mid-range character and harmonics. The conversion work is top-notch, with a new old-growth Mahogany neck with a Brazilian board, vintage-correct carve, and a light relic refinish by Historic Makeovers. It comes complete with the original Cali Girl case and COA from Jam City.

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