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Published on 07/10/11 at 19:10The goldtop is what is probably most synonymous with Gibson. This is basically Gibson's equivalent to the two tone sunburst that the Fender Stratocaster has been known for. It's iconic in every single way, even to this day. The guitar features a mahogany body with a maple top, mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard, 22 frets, trapezoid inlays, pickguard, binding, hard tail bridge, two P90s, two volumes, two tones and a three way switch.
UTILIZATION
The gold top models are probably my favorite looking ones. They just have this awesome sparkle that's signifies you're playing a Gibson guitar. The inlay work on this was done nicely. There were no fillers or anything like that in there like I've found in some lower end Gibsons. The nut itself was cut properly, although the string gauge that was put on this guitar was wrong. Someone put 11s on it, and they were a touch too big for the nut on the bass side. The fretwork itself seemed to be great with no annoying edges slicing your hand or uncrowned frets.
SOUNDS
The guitar just oozed with tone. The P90s are sort of like a single coil that's thickened up a bit and doesn't have that stringy treble tone going on. The bridge pickup had this real cool aggression going on, but it wasn't that over the top aggression that higher output pickups have. It was a controlled aggression that works just enough to sound pissed off without being overly hot like a JB or something. The neck pickup had a great woody tone that was to die for. I love that P90 neck pickup tone and really wish more guitars had a P90 in the neck for those great blues lines.
OVERALL OPINION
The goldtop finish on this is easily my favorite finish. It just sparkles and really stands out on a dark stage. While I'm mostly a metal player, I like to get my blues playing on from time to time. If I had to take a single P90 guitar, it would be this one, without a doubt. It was just simply killer.
UTILIZATION
The gold top models are probably my favorite looking ones. They just have this awesome sparkle that's signifies you're playing a Gibson guitar. The inlay work on this was done nicely. There were no fillers or anything like that in there like I've found in some lower end Gibsons. The nut itself was cut properly, although the string gauge that was put on this guitar was wrong. Someone put 11s on it, and they were a touch too big for the nut on the bass side. The fretwork itself seemed to be great with no annoying edges slicing your hand or uncrowned frets.
SOUNDS
The guitar just oozed with tone. The P90s are sort of like a single coil that's thickened up a bit and doesn't have that stringy treble tone going on. The bridge pickup had this real cool aggression going on, but it wasn't that over the top aggression that higher output pickups have. It was a controlled aggression that works just enough to sound pissed off without being overly hot like a JB or something. The neck pickup had a great woody tone that was to die for. I love that P90 neck pickup tone and really wish more guitars had a P90 in the neck for those great blues lines.
OVERALL OPINION
The goldtop finish on this is easily my favorite finish. It just sparkles and really stands out on a dark stage. While I'm mostly a metal player, I like to get my blues playing on from time to time. If I had to take a single P90 guitar, it would be this one, without a doubt. It was just simply killer.