Let's See Your Vintage Goldtops

[David Mccarroll]

Ha ha - thanks Actinic - never ceases to amaze me how many people have never worked out that an ordinary guitar through a great amp is fully capable of producing great tone, but the best guitar ever made through a Squier 15 watt practice amp sounds like ...... a Squier 15 watt practice amp!

I'm not huge on vintage amps, but I can 100% certify that any guitar, vintage, modern, exceptional, ordinary sounds pretty stellar through a Mesa Lonestar Special! A 53 Goldtop through that beast is just heaven!

 

[sonsofthedesert]

Just uploaded some pics of my early 54 all original Goldtop.
Thin eared wraptail.
Quite simply the BEST playing, sounding and feeling guitar i have ever played -
period.
Aural ambrosia.
I give you "Old Goldy"
Just smokes all my other 12 electrics which include Gibson and fender reissues.
No confirmation bias or B.S heard when this plays.

Note Vintage top carve on these.

 

[sonsofthedesert]

One more for luck, case looks purple, but it a original Lifton pink lined case.

 

[stephenwz968]

From Thursday night's gig:

 

[bossaddict]

I can finally add to this thread!

 

[Thermionik]

This is an amazing thread.

I've often thought about selling everything I have and getting a '53-55 GT.

Do it. You will NOT regret it, and that's a promise

 

[jerry47]

This combo has to be one of the most Beautiful I've ever seen, I just love that gold SG les Paul
.

 

[zorglub!]

Great looking goldtops in this thread!

Here is my '53, the one I got from my buddy EdA, my one and only Les Paul...

And the HUGE resolution version here.

Click here to see a HUGE and detailed version of this photo.


Then for a different approach, these are some old photos EdA took when he owned it...

 

[Greg's Guitars]

1972 gold top



My 1954 all gold model


1981 goldtop



1952 all gold model


Have several more stashed back but I have been fortunate enough to have bought and sold quite a few nice old golden gals....

 

[skydog]

Let's label this thead Fort Knox. Look at all that bullion!

 

[dwagar]

my '53

 

[ajory72]

From Thursday night's gig:

really nice to see a 50's GT w/unbound neck onstage - looks pristine, bet it sounds great too.

 

[d1m1]

i hate you all

 

[69 Goldtop]

1969

 

[d1m1]

is a 1993 historic vintage?

 

[Cookie-boy]

I'm afraid not!

 

[d1m1]

she´s 23 yo (like my girlfriends) so just a youngtimer. but in 7 years she´ll be finally an oldtimer and therefore VINTAGEEEE YEEEAAHHH and then i´ll sell her for like 30K

 

[Rodmac]

Lefty's Rule......OK !

 

[Lefty Elmo]

Hi Rodmac, I recognize the 54 goldop, (it's an all-gold if it's the one I think it is) but the PAF equipped goldtop, is that a conversion?

 

[Revv23]

Lefty's Rule......OK !

Wow! you ever sell call me first!