(Book). The creation that would become Gibson's Les Paul guitar hit
retail stores in 1952. This was Gibson's introduction to the solid body
world of electric guitrs. In the early 1950s, demand for electric
guitars was reaching a new customer base. Rock 'n' roll was just around
the corner and ready to explode. The timing was right and Gibson took
off with this idea and introduced other guitars to the Les Paul lineup.
However, the new single cutaway Goldtop Les Paul Model spawned many
changes in its six years of production. The wrap around and tune-o-matic
bridge along with the humbucking pickup were Gibson firsts in the 1950s
and still used to this day on their guitars. Early performers such as
Les Paul, Freddie King, Carl Perkins and BB King can be seen in this
book as early pioneers playing this model. Later years would bring a new
barrage of guitarists such as David Gilmour, Paul McCartney, Les Dudek,
Jeff Lynne, Danny Kirwan, Steve Hackett, Clem Clempson, Dickey Betts and
more to the Les Paul Goldtop. This beautiful hardcover book tells the
whole story complete with tons of full-color photos on every page.