Gibson USA Les Paul Standard 50s - Gold Top

At Interstellar Guitars, some instruments don’t just make history — they bend spacetime.

Introducing the Gibson USA Les Paul Standard 50's Gold Top — a radiant relic from rock ’n’ roll’s golden age, reborn with all the fire and fury that changed the musical universe.

Finished in luminous Gold Top over a carved maple cap, this Les Paul shines like a rising sun over a 1950s horizon. Beneath that glow lies a solid, non-weight-relieved mahogany body — dense, resonant, and unapologetically powerful. This is the formula that helped define an era and continues to fuel stages across the world.

The 50s Vintage neck profile fills the hand with reassuring substance — perfect for commanding rhythm work and soaring lead lines. Its glued-in set neck construction ensures seamless sustain, while the bound rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and classic trapezoid inlays captures the unmistakable aesthetic that launched generations of electric design.

Loaded with Burstbucker 1 (neck) and Burstbucker 2 (bridge) pickups, each armed with Alnico 2 magnets, this Gold Top channels the vocal midrange, shimmering highs, and articulate lows that made early humbuckers legendary. Hand-wired controls with Orange Drop® capacitors provide remarkable responsiveness. Roll it back for smoky jazz tones. Open it up for raw, unfiltered rock crunch. The dynamic range feels limitless — from warm nebula-like cleans to solar-flare saturation.

Every detail is a love letter to Gibson’s most revered decade — the era that shaped modern music.

Weighing in at 9 lbs 15 oz, this Les Paul carries the mass and authority of a true classic. It arrives in a Gibson hardshell case, ready for transport across stages, studios, and galaxies.

The Les Paul didn’t just join the story of rock — it wrote it. The Gibson Les Paul Standard 50’s Gold Top remains a beacon of tone, craftsmanship, and attitude.

Plug in. Strike a chord. Ignite the atmosphere.

Model: Les Paul Standard 50's
Body Construction: Solid
Body: Mahogany
Body Top: Maple
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose 
Body Binding: Cream 
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlay: Acrylic Trapezoid
Nut: Graph Tech, 1.69"" 
Neck Profile: 50's Vintage
Neck Joint: Glued in, Set Neck
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable
Radius: 12"
Fingerboard Binding: Cream
Scale Length: 24.75"
Bridge Pickup: Burstbucker 2, 
Neck Pickup: Burstbucker 1, 
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, Hand Wired with Orange Drop Capacitors
Pickup Selector: 3-Way Toggle
Outpuck Jack: 1/4" 
Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic 
Tailpiece: Aluminum Stop Bar
Hardware Color: Nickel
Pickup Covers:  Nickel
Switchwasher: Cream
Pickguard: Cream
Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply 
Switch Tip: Amber Catalin 
Tuning Machines: Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Buttons
Mounting Rings:  Cream 
Control Covers: Black
Weight: 9lbs 15oz.
Case: Gibson Hardshell  
String Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Accessories: Gibson Accessory Kit