1954 Vintage Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Guitar Start Price USD 50,000.00 Current Price USD 50,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, May 16, 2008 End Time Friday, May 23, 2008 Location Bellmore, NY See more about '1954 Vintage Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Guitar' Description You are bidding on a Vintage 1954 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top. This is not a reissue! The guitar will ship in its original Gibson four latch; brown with pink lining case.   This guitar was purchased from the widow of the original owner, Teddy King. Teddy was the guitar player and singer in the C&W band “The Melody Kings” (original photos of what looks like a mid 50’s  recording session will be included with the sale).   The guitar plays and sounds great, just like it did back then. The frets are original and are in nice shape. They have plenty of life left. The neck is straight and the truss rod works as was intended. It weighs in at 8 lbs 13.2 oz. The two P-90 pickups both work perfectly. The bridge pickup measures 7.44 ohms at the output jack and the neck pickup measures 7.32 ohms also at the output jack.   The Kluson tuners are all original and work great. The electronics are original with no solder breaks and also work as intended. All plastic parts are original as well.   The guitar has some typical goldtop finish checking and also a few chips. Please examine the photos carefully.     Please click on the photos to Enlarge   This is a NO RESERVE AUCTION!     The guitar pictured above is the guitar that you are bidding on.   There is no expressed or implied warranty since this is a “pre-owned” guitar. However, since you are bidding on a guitar from We Buy Guitars “the Nation’s First Vintage Guitar Store” you will have our stated 24 hour approval. Please contact us for details.   Serious bidders only… We do our best to describe our auctions as completely and accurately as humanly possible. If something is unclear, please ask all the questions you may have before bidding. Please remember that when you place a bid, it is in fact a contract. Do not bid if you do not intend to make the purchase. Please no bidders with 0 feedback and or with feedback below 92%.   We reserve the right to end this auction early as this instrument is on display in our store. All New York State customers must pay applicable N.Y.S. sales tax.   WE WELCOME INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS Due to very favorable exchange rates, most of you are actually paying “1/2” price for these vintage guitars We ship worldwide but do want to remind you that you must pay all shipping and handling costs, insurance, as well as all import taxes and duties. Please do not ask We Buy Guitars to break the law and devalue your shipment (to save you money in duties)…we simply won’t do it.   WE WON’T SHIP TO or ACCEPT BIDS FROM  INDONESIA!   We accept Wire Transfers and Bank Checks as payment   We may accept Paypal from US buyers only… Please call for details: 516-221-0563   After winning this auction, we ask that you contact us within 48 hours and make full payment within 5 days   All Shipping & Handling and Insurance costs are the responsibility of the Buyer   All shipments are made directly after funds have cleared.   UPS Ground Shipping and Handling with Insurance (through our own independent broker) will cost the winning bidder $125.00 within the Contiguous (lower 48) United States. We strongly recommend "next day air" service for this instrument. Please contact us (516-221-0563) for shipping options and pricing.  All instruments are professionally packed with care.   Place a Bid!