Blues Vintage Guitars, Inc. of Nashville presents …

ULTRA RARE 2010 Model

Gibson Les Paul Tribute 1952 Goldtop

THIS IS ONE OF JUST SIX MADE WITH A
LES PAUL SIGNED HEADSTOCK VENEER!!!

Letter of Authenticity from Gibson Included

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Blues Vintage GuitarsInc. is proud to offer this exceptionally ULTRA RARE Gibson USA Les Paul Tribute 1952 Goldtop. Gibson produced this very limited edition model in 2010. They made just six guitars for each year of Les Paul\'s life, which means they produced just 564 of these wonderful guitars (6 x 94 = 564).

But this one is very different. Shortly before Les Paul died on Aug. 12, 2009, Gibson had sent him a handful of unfinished Gibson Les Paul headstock veneers to be signed by him and returned to Gibson. Unfortunately, Les Paul died unexpectedly and never finished signing all of them. Approximately one year later, when Les Paul\'s estate was finally settled, the Les Paul Foundation sent back to Gibson the headstock veneers that Les Paul had signed prior to his death. Gibson, in turn, used those headstock veneers on ONLY six (6) of the Gibson Les Paul Tribute 1952 Goldtop guitars, which were built to honor Les Paul\'s legacy. Additionally, all six of the guitars with the Les Paul signed headstock veneers were given to Gibson company executives as bonuses. They were not sold or distributed to the general public, and one of them still hangs in the office of Gibson president/owner Henry Juszkiewicz at the company\'s world headquarters in Nashville, TN. We purchased this exceptionally rare Gibson guitar from one of the former Gibson company executives who received it as a bonus.

For the record, the veneers were unfinished when they were originally sent to Les Paul to be signed. The ones returned signed were then used on these Les Paul guitars, and finished exactly as any other Gibson is finished. In other words, Les Paul\'s signature is forever protected by a light coat of clear lacquer on the headstock. It cannot be rubbed off, and will not fade over time. His signature will be preserved as long as the guitar is well cared for.

If you\'re not familiar with this model, here\'s what you need to know about it:

First, as mentioned above, there were only 564 guitars produced in this very limited run, all in 2010. They were designed by Gibson\'s engineers exactly as Les Paul himself had demanded from Gibson nearly 60 years earlier. This is the closest guitar Gibson has EVER designed and built to Les Paul\'s original specifications for the original 1952 guitar. The body is golden Mahogany, the top is Maple, and the fingerboard is Rosewood. It is also equipped with the ONLY bridge Gibson has ever built (since 1952) that is an exact replica of the original bridge Les Paul patented himself in 1952. Gibson\'s engineers even stayed true to Les Paul\'s demand that the strings be wrapped over the top of the bridge bar so he could mute the strings with the palm of his hand - something Gibson didn\'t do when the original guitar was introduced. This is why Les Paul decided to submit his own patent for the bridge in 1952.

Other notable details that are true to the original 1952 guitar is the word \"PROTOTYPE\", which is stamped on the back of the headstock, and - of course - a set of original Gibson P-90 singlecoil pickups, which were Les Paul\'s personal preference.

The guitar was briefly played by our technician ONLY to set it up, and to make sure everything on it works and functions as it should. Otherwise, this guitar is in unplayed condition. The former Gibson executive that received this guitar as a bonus does not play guitar. Therefore, the guitar has NEVER BEEN PLAYED with any regularity. Additionally, we never label any guitar as being in MINT condition, so we\'ll stick to our policy and call it NEAR MINT. However, this guitar is as close to MINT condition as any guitar we\'ve ever offered for sale. It is absolutely immaculate, and both sounds and plays fantastic.

It also happens to be one of the rarest Les Pauls we\'ve ever sold. This is a good one, folks. And we don\'t think it\'s going to last very long. Our contact information is above ... please don\'t hesitate to contact us directly with any additional questions. We\'re available at your convenience.

The original black Gibson USA hardshell case is also included.

Please take a good,close look at all 31 high resolution pictures below and don\'t hesitate tocontact us directly (phone call is preferred) with any questions, concerns orcorrections. Also, if you’d prefer to purchase it directly through our storeplease use one of the phone numbers located at the top of this description. Weaccept all forms of payment, including all major credit cards and bank wiretransfers.

Also,if you\'d like to learn more about us, please Google “Blues Vintage Guitars” andvisit our company’s web site and Facebook page. Please “LIKE” our Facebook pageto receive all of our acquisition updates, as well as relevant guitar news fromaround the world.

Thanks for looking, andgood luck!

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Payment & Shipping …

Blues Vintage Guitars,Inc. of Nashville, Tennessee, prides itself on offering the world’s mostdesired and sought after musical instruments and gear. Every instrument, amp orpiece of gear is sold on a “first come, first served” basis. Unfortunately, wecannot “hold” anything for anyone. However, we do offer short-term layawayplans, but only on a case-by-case basis. Please call us directly for moredetails.

Also note that this itemis offered for sale through our Nashville office/showroom. Therefore, wereserve the right to cancel the sale at any time without notice if the itemshould become unavailable for sale.

Shipping Charges

NOTE: The shipping charges listed below are approximate
and always subject to change depending on your exact location.

PLEASE CONTACT US DIRECTLY FOR AN ACCURATE SHIPPING QUOTE!

Also, the cost of insurance affects the overall cost of shipping.

USA - Lower 48: $95
Hawaii or Alaska: $125
Canada: $165
Worldwide: $245
(except South America,New Zealand, Australia, and some South Pacific destinations)
Australia, South America, New Zealand, and some South Pacific destinations:$375+

WE DO NOT SHIP TO:Africa, Afghanistan, Armenia,Azerbaijan Republic, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China,Georgia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Korea, South, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau,Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation,Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Anguilla,Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands,Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada,Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat,Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, SaintVincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands,Virgin Islands (U.S.), Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia andHerzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of, Cyprus, Estonia, Gibraltar,Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia,Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, San Marino, Serbia,Slovakia, Slovenia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Vatican City State, Middle East,Bermuda, Mexico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji,French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, NewCaledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu,Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, and Western Samoa.

Please note that ourshipping charges also include a small fee for shipping materials (boxes,peanuts, bubble wrap, etc.) as well as our time to carefully pack the items tominimize any chance of damage while enroute to their final destinations. Again,please read our response …WEDO NOT SKIMP ON THE SHIPPING!

Also, shipping chargesare not the same to every WORLDWIDE destination. For example, shipping to some parts of Europe,and many parts of Central and South America from the USA are very expensive.Same goes for Australia, New Zealand, Asia and other destinations in the SouthPacific. Therefore, if you live in Europe, Central or South America, Australia,New Zealand, Asia, or some other far reaching destination in the SouthPacificPLEASE CONTACT US PRIOR TO PLACING A offer TO CONFIRM SHIPPINGCOSTS.If you do not contact us before placing a offer we reserve theright to cancel your offer without any warning.

Details …

Please don’t hesitate tocall us at [phone removed by ]or [phone removed by ], or email us with anyquestions. We would be happy to answer any and all questions, and we can alsoprovide additional pictures … all you have to do is ask!

Also, PLEASE ask any andall questionsBEFOREplacing a offer, as your offer is considered abinding contract and will be treated as such should you change your mind for noapparent or worthwhile reason. That said, we’re pretty reasonable people sodon’t hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns, etc.

Please take the time andcheck out our response to see what other people who’ve purchased musicalinstruments from us think about their purchase and our service.YOUWON’T BE DISAPPOINTED IN THIS INSTRUMENT OR TRANSACTION!You are dealingwith a very honest company that likes to make friends, not enemies. What wedescribe is what you get!

And please check out ourother sales … We’ve always got some great, rare musical instruments up forsale, including RARE Gibson, Fender, PRS, Guild, Gretsch, Epiphone andMartin model guitars, along with tons of other very cool musical gear andmemorabilia.

Refund Policy …

Any item or merchandiseyou may wish to return must be returned to us in its original packaging withinseven (7) days of your receipt of it.

That said, please notethat we try to be very fair and accurate with all of our sales anddescriptions. Therefore we ask that you please take the time and read eachsale and offer with very careful consideration. If any of the information weprovide is incorrect,or the item or merchandise itself is grosslymisrepresented, you will receive a refund, but only for the actual cost of theitem or merchandise.Shipping and handling charges are non-refundable,and there are no exceptions, under any circumstances.

On any refund there isalso a 15% restocking fee on each item. The 15% fee is based on the actualselling price, not including shipping. Again, there are no exceptions, underany circumstances.

PLEASE NOTEthat no money will be refunded unless weare contacted by a credit card company (in cases involving lost or stolencredit cards) or the item or merchandise is returned to us intact and in thecondition it left us.

And please remember, weask that you kindly email us BEFORE leaving negative response. If there is aproblem, we promise to work with you to resolve the problem. We have – andalways will be – extremely fair, and will always try to work out any problemswith our reasonable customers. Negative response does not go away and shouldonly be left as a last resort! We ALWAYS work hard to strive for positiveresponse, and our aim as people and a business is to make friends, not enemies.We sincerely promise that we will make every attempt possible to resolve anyissue if we have made a mistake. (It happens). But please do not assume that amistake is intentional, because we can assure you that it is not.Andplease let us know how our service can be better!

offer WITH CONFIDENCE.

Thank you and good luck!

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