Gibson Electric Les Paul Standard 50s P-90 Goldtop Original

The Essentials to Know About the Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s P-90 Guitar

• "Golden Era" Spirit: a Les Paul designed to recapture the feel and aesthetics of the 1950s.


• Classic Gibson Woods: mahogany body with a maple top for a balance of warmth, attack, and sustain.


• Two P-90 Pickups: grainy, biting, and highly expressive dynamics, from snappy cleans to thick crunch.


• Vintage Hardware: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge, aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, and Vintage Deluxe tuners for reliable tuning stability.

A "50s" Les Paul in the Lineage of Historic Gibson Models

With the Les Paul Standard 50s P-90, Gibson revives an iconic formula: traditional luthiery, a rounded 50s-style neck profile, and simple yet incredibly musical electronics. Positioned in the Standard range, it aims for authenticity and an "old school" feel, while maintaining the comfort and manufacturing consistency expected from a stage and studio instrument.

For Which Guitarists and Styles

This Les Paul is especially suited for intermediate to advanced guitarists who want a responsive electric guitar capable of moving from snappy cleans to rich overdrive without losing definition. The P-90s excel in blues, rock, classic rock, garage, punk, and indie, offering a rawer and more "alive" character than a traditional humbucker.

The Sound

The combination of mahogany (body and neck) and maple (top) is at the heart of the Les Paul identity: mahogany provides a warm, dense foundation with generous sustain, while maple enhances attack and clarity, especially in chords. The P-90s deliver prominent mids, a slight harmonic roughness, and great sensitivity to the picking hand: by adjusting the volume, you can easily shift from a textured clean tone to a characterful crunch. The 2 volume and 2 tone controls, combined with hand-wired circuitry and Orange Drop capacitors, allow for smooth and musical variations, ideal for sculpting the sound directly on the guitar.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

To fully exploit its scale length, a set of electric guitar strings compatible with the 24.72" / 628 mm scale is perfect. For stage or rehearsals, a standard strap (and optionally standard-format strap locks) as well as a 6.35 mm instrument jack cable are essentials. The instrument comes with a hardshell case, ensuring secure transport and storage.

Technical specifications

Body Shape	Les Paul	Bridge	ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Body Material	Mahogany	Tailpiece	Aluminum Stop Bar
Top	Maple	Tuners	Vintage Deluxe with Keystone buttons
Neck	Mahogany	Knobs	Top Hat
Profile	50s Vintage	Plating	Nickel
Scale Length	24.72" / 628 mm	Neck Pickup	P-90
Nut Width	43.05 mm / 1.69"	Bridge Pickup	P-90
Fingerboard Material	Rosewood	Controls	2 volumes, 2 tones, and toggle switch (hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors)
Number of Frets	22	Components	Audio taper potentiometers, Alnico 5 magnets
Nut	Graph Tech	Case	Hardshell
Inlays	Acrylic trapezoids