Gibson Electric Les Paul Standard Signature Mary Ford Gold Top / Cherry Back
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A Signature Model Rooted in Gibson History and Mary Ford's Legacy
Mary Ford marked the early 1950s with striking musical modernity: intricate harmonies, multitrack recordings, and versatility naturally navigating between country, jazz, and pop. Associated with Les Paul, she also influenced Gibson guitar designs, notably through instruments with floral styling. This Les Paul Standard Signature captures that spirit by basing itself on a Goldtop model supposedly made for her, recognizable by its matching pickguard and armrest, while staying true to the fundamentals of a Les Paul Standard.
Who Is It For, and What Styles?
This Gibson is aimed at intermediate to advanced guitarists seeking an inspiring Les Paul, credible both in the studio and live. Its balance of warmth, definition, and sustain makes it very comfortable in blues, classic rock, country, pop, and even jazz when using the neck pickup and tone controls. The SlimTaper neck profile promotes smooth playing, ideal for fast runs, clean bends, and comfortable accompaniment.
Sound
The combination of a mahogany body and maple cap is at the heart of the Les Paul character: mahogany provides a rich foundation, dense mids, and generous sustain, while maple adds attack and precision, useful for clarity in chords. The Burstbuckers enhance this "vintage" tone: the Burstbucker 2 (neck) delivers round, singing, and creamy sounds, perfect for thick leads and soft rhythms, while the Burstbucker 3 (bridge) pushes harder, with more bite and presence for riffs and solos that need to cut through the mix. Hand-wired circuitry and Orange Drop capacitors contribute to a gradual tone response, practical for shaping sounds from warm clean to articulated crunch.
Technical specifications
| Shape | Les Paul | Nut | Graph Tech |
| Material | mahogany | Inlays | acrylic trapezoid |
| Top | maple | Bridge | ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic |
| Binding | single-ply; top and fretboard | Tailpiece | aluminum Stop Bar |
| Neck | mahogany | Knobs | gold Top Hat with dial pointer |
| Profile | SlimTaper | Tuners | Vintage Deluxe with Keystone buttons |
| Nut width | 1.695" / 43.053 mm | Hardware finish | nickel |
| Fretboard | Indian rosewood | Neck pickup | Burstbucker 2 |
| Scale length | 24.75" / 628.65 mm | Bridge pickup | Burstbucker 3 |
| Number of frets | 22 | Controls | 2 volumes, 2 tones; hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors |
