Larry Carlton 1957 Goldtop

[fakejake]

Hey guys,
I just revisited this fantastic blues rhythm masterclass by Robben Ford, in which he plays Larry Carlton's 1957 Goldtop:

Robben also mentions it in this Vintage Guitar interview https://www.vintageguitar.com/3401/ and plays it together with Larry on a couple of shows: youtube]EIQ356f_EtI

Boy, what a great looking, well worn Les Paul! Does anyone have more information on it? It seems Robben used it for quite a while maybe 20 years ago, but I haven't seen or heard about it since. Is it still with Larry Carlton? Are there some more close-up pictures or known recordings available?

(Its the left guitar obviously...)

 

[fakejake]

 

[boogieongtr]

LC's goldtop was a 56 P90 converted to humbuckers.

 

[fakejake]

LC's goldtop was a 56 P90 converted to humbuckers.

Ahh, very interesting, thanks! The guitar above is referred to as a '57 in the Vintage Guitar interview, but it has a low logo so it might be the '56 conversion you mention?!
Do you know anything else about it?

 

[seafood]

And right in style today with the no truss rod cover too!!!!!!

 

[fakejake]

So through some more digging I just found out this is apparently a 57/57 conversion (from P90s to humbuckers). The humbuckers are supposeldly Jim Rolph's.
Larry bought the guitar in 94 from no other than Keith Richards, but sold it again in the late 2000s...
Here is another video of him playing it:

 

[slammintone]

Hey guys,
I just revisited this fantastic blues rhythm masterclass by Robben Ford, in which he plays Larry Carlton's 1957 Goldtop:

Robben also mentions it in this Vintage Guitar interview https://www.vintageguitar.com/3401/ and plays it together with Larry on a couple of shows: youtube]EIQ356f_EtI

Boy, what a great looking, well worn Les Paul! Does anyone have more information on it? It seems Robben used it for quite a while maybe 20 years ago, but I haven't seen or heard about it since. Is it still with Larry Carlton? Are there some more close-up pictures or known recordings available?

(Its the left guitar obviously...)

The horn on the right guitar looks bobbed
almost.

 

[Dishimyuh]

The humbuckers are supposeldly Jim Rolph's.

That was my understanding as well.