2022 Les Paul Standard Faded 50s - Vintage Honeyburst

[iluvchiclets]

I know I didn't need another guitar, but it's my dream to have three or four iconic Les Paul finishes (iconic colors, tops, etc).

The 2022 Standard Faded series haven't been on my radar because I enjoy a gloss finish, and also I really hadn't seen any pictures that captured me.

But this particular 50's Standard in Vintage Honeyburst was unlike any other I've seen.
And I can see so much potential for a knockout retro-vibe Les Paul with some modification. I'm thinking of adding aged hardware and pickup covers, a pickguard (of course), and possibly giving the top a slight polish to make it "pop" a bit. To my eyes, the flame and mineral streaks look a lot like some of the washed out actual 1959 Les Paul pictures I see and covet...

Here's a couple of pics - I taped a pickguard on to see how it looks, which is essential to my eyes. I wanted to let everyone on the forum know there are some beautiful tops out there on the 50s faded models...

 

[iluvchiclets]

Weighs 10 lbs.

Another thing to note, although the 2022 50's faded are not pictured with pickguards (and, on Gibson's site, the specs say: Pickguard - none) inside the Gibson case they do include a pickguard and mounting hardware...

 

[redcoats1976]

bought a trad in iced tea burst last month that kind of favors that top,mineral streaks,etc.it was a 2011 and had never had the pickguard installed until i bought it.play it in good health,looks great.

 

[Duane_the_tub]

Yep, that does indeed look like a vintage Burst. Congrats!

 

[joe_cpwe]

Looks really great. The 50s faded look much better than the 60s faded IMO.

 

[Knoby]

What duane said. Has a vintage look. Fn awesome. Congrats.

 

[RocketKing]

It really looks the part IMO. Very interesting top.

 

[Renegade]

Beautiful top, congrats.

 

[Pop1655]

I like that a lot! Congrats

 

[1allspub]

Wow! You really have a knack for finding spanktacular tops! That one has a great, vintage vibe to it for sure.

If I didn’t already have Honey Burst on my 2016 Trad, I’d be be totally on one of these 50s Fadeds.

Congrats and HNGD... again!

 

[1allspub]

Oh, and rather than drilling into that gorgeous top, get yourself one of those screwless pickguard setups.

 

[Gibsonrocknroll]

Very nice congrats.

 

[GibsonMarshallGuy]

That's a really cool top.

 

[rjwilson37]

Congrats, that's a beauty. I wish the Standard 60's faded was in Honey Burst as well, since I am not a fan of the Faded Cherry Burst.

 

[Azmedian]

Please ignore the spillage

Fantastik

PS no pickguard

 

[searswashere]

Hot damn.

 

[iluvchiclets]

Congrats, that's a beauty. I wish the Standard 60's faded was in Honey Burst as well, since I am not a fan of the Faded Cherry Burst.

I agree. The 60s model did nothing for me. That being said, I wasn't even interested in the 50s because any pics I saw looked "meh".
I hope I start seeing more examples of figured tops from this line...

 

[iluvchiclets]

PS no pickguard

Thanks! I'm sorry, I have to add the guard

(I had another Les Paul last year with no pickguard, but they look unfinished to me without them. Much like a Stratocaster, the pickguard simply completes the picture and adds such beautiful lines to it.)

Please forgive me! Lol

 

[DaveSG]

Really, really nice guitar. Lovely top, great look overall. I'd imagine that thing would look just absolutely killer with some heavily worn/faded nickel covers.

 

[integra evan]

Nice top on that one!