The Gold Top Arriveth
Last year Gibson did a limited run of reissue Les Paul Gold top guitars with P90 pickups. I attempted to order one but they sold out very quickly and then started showing up on eBay at a premium. I kept an eye out for one in smaller local stores, but never came up with one. About four months ago I noticed that Gibson was doing another limited run on these guitars, and I placed a pre-order hoping for the best. I was notified that the instruments were back-ordered, then on street date the status immediately changed to sold out.
We left for a few weeks of vacation in Italy, and upon our return I found that the guitar had been delivered to the office! Hooray! I only brought it home last night and haven’t had much time to put it through its paces, but so far I quite pleased with it. This guitar will get a lot of action in the Dudley Manlove Quartet and the 1 Uppers.