Billy F. Gibbons doesn’t pull any stylistic or tonal punches, so you’d expect his take on the seminal Les Paul Goldtop to be a knockout—and it is.
The first ground-up revision of Gibson’s stunning original solidbody electric in over 60 years is a masterpiece of style. In addition to its luscious goldtop finish, it features a unique pinstripe design created by Billy himself, which is hand-recreated one at a time by respected hotrod-pinstripe artist Rick Harris and a Gibson artist trained personally by Rick. Sonically and visually, the guitar blows the doors off the venue with a neck profile measured precisely from the Rev’s own Les Paul, ultra-light construction, custom electronics, and a pair of Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates pickups.
150 Billy F. Gibbons Goldtops will be carefully hand-aged, with 50 of them played and hand-signed by Billy himself; each of these will have the added kitsch of a Texas-shaped “buckle rash” wear pattern adorning its back. A further 150 VOS models round out the Limited Run of 300 guitars.
Body
Top | Hard Plain Maple |
Back | Genuine Mahogany |
Binding | Single-ply Cream |
Adhesive | Franklin Titebond |
Neck
Species | Genuine Mahogany Neck with a Maple Spline |
Profile | ’50s Gibbons |
Truss Rod | Reissue Truss Rod Assembly |
Joint Angle | 4° (+/- 15 seconds) |
Neck Fit
Joint | Mortise & Tenon |
Adhesive | Hot Hide Glue |
Joint Angle Tolerance | +/- .005″ |
Fingerboard
Species | Rosewood |
Radius | 12″ |
Binding | Single-ply Cream |
Inlays | Nitrocellulose Trapezoid |
Nut/E.O.B | 1.687/2.062 |
Adhesive | Hot Hide Glue |
Nut
Material | Nylon |
Width | 1.687 |
Slots | Gibson PLEK System |
Headstock
Inlay | Holly Headstock with ‘Gibson’ Pearl Logo |
Truss Rod Cover | Vintage |
Angle | 17 Degrees |
Tuners
Model | Kluson™ Deluxe |
Tuning Ratio | 12:01 |
Plating | Nickel |
Bridge
Type | ABR |
Plating | Nickel |
Tailpiece
Type | Aluminum Stopbar Tailpiece |
Plating | Nickel |
Hardware
Knobs | Gold Top Hats |
Pickup Mounting Rings | Cream |
Control Plate Cover | Black |
Strings | .008 – .040 |
Strap Buttons | Aluminum Gibson End Pins |
Pickups
Neck Position | Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates |
Bridge Position | Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates |
Electronics
Potentiometers | 2 Volume Controls 1 Tone Control |
Capacitors | BumbleBee |
Output Jack | 1/4″ Mono |
Sealer | Nitrocellulose |
Process | 1-1.5 mils |
Case
Type | Custom Shop Hardshell |
Accessories
Certificate of Authenticity | ‘Billy F. Gibbons Goldtop Certifcate of Authenticity in Leather Bound Folder |