The Gibson LP295 Goldtop Electric Guitar sets the classic appointments of Gibson's renowned ES295 onto the body and neck of the celebrated Les Paul.
The standard Les Paul cutaway gives way to the wider Florentine cutaway normally found on such legendary Gibson models as the Byrdland, the ES175, and, of course, the ES295. The hand-painted, cream-colored pickguard with gold flowers is also styled after the ES295s, as are the split parallelograms inlays, and the chrome Bigsby tailpiece. Graphite nut and bridge saddles offer better string control when using the Bigsby.
The Body is solid mahogany with a maple top and single-ply cream binding, smoothed with Gibson's classic Goldtop finish. The headstock is also bound in single-ply cream binding, and sports Gibson's traditional holly symbol. The neck is the standard Les Paul mahogany neck with a '50s rounded profile and rosewood fingerboard.
In the neck position, Gibson's '57 Classic pickup delivers warm, full tone with a balanced response, packing that classic Gibson PAF humbucker crunch. The '57 Classic Plus is the perfect bridge-position companion to the '57 Classic, inspired by the design of the original PAFs of the late 1950s and the early 1960s.
The new LP295, housed in a custom Guitar of the Month case from Gibson USA, is versatile enough for all styles of music and playing, and an admirable addition to Gibson's current lineup of special edition guitars. Like all of Gibson USA's Guitars of the Month, production is limited to just 1,000 guitars.
Update 04/09/2008: The Gibson LP295 Goldtop has now begun shipping! The first few we've seen look incredible, sound amazing and feel fantastic. While we never guarantee that any specific guitar will turn into a collectible investment, we gotta tell ya' - this one is definitely something special.
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