AA00475Bassman
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You should send the guitar back buy a Historic 57 if your friend want double coils , this guitar is very fiddled with IMO I would pass !
Please note that the OP has started another thread in the Sunburst Pub.
That's the best place to continue this discussion.
Just saw the update post with pics. Neck pickup position is too close to fretboard.
Headstock is the large version with pantograph ‘Gibson’ inlay. 3-piece neck with volute. Body is short-lived pancake construction with maple layer in the middle.
While these features are all period correct...they represent a time when Gibson moved far away from the class Les Paul build specifications.
It does look like a buggered 1971 ‘54 Reissue. With the image of ‘Les Paul Guitar’ in my dreams....this is not the guitar I would buy.
The prototypical Les Paul has 1-piece neck, small headstock with script logo, no volute, no Bigsby. Pickups for this model would be P-90 and bridge would be wrap tail. Body would be solid ...not multi-layered pancake.
Why are you going on and on about a flippin' 71 Reissue, something you know nothing about? If you don't have a clue, don't make mutiple posts as if you do and confuse someone seeking guidance!! Your idea of what constitutes YOUR Dream Goldtop has nothing to do with the op and only applies to you. WTF dude enough, you ain't helping.
The op wishes to gift a "Goldtop" for a freind. The op needs to find out if the freind has a specific type "Goldtop" in mind or just any genaric Goldtop. Either way, this guitar is overpriced and misrepresented. That is all that matters.
I am not going on about a '71 Reissue. That post was 4 days ago...and on the OP's original thread. I missed that the '71 did not have a pancake body. Tom pointed that out and I responded with thank you for the correction.
I am out of discussion here and can only hope that the individual receives a gift that he appreciates.