I've Struck Gold... 52' Goldtop With A Deep Carve!!

[boogieongtr]

For the past 2 years I've been looking for the perfect early 50's Goldtop with a deep carve, chunky neck profile, no repairs and a MoJo top. Last week I struck Gold, a 1952 Goldtop http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260658543216&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

From the pics in the auction I am hoping to be able to install a stop tailpiece and an ABR1 bridge (shaved if necessary). Stay tuned.....

MoJo Top...

 

[Red Baron]

Congrats, nice score! :salude

Do you know about the Keith Urban trapeze mod? ...could possibly make this into a great player without the need to install a bridge/tail setup.

 

[zorglub!]

Congrats, nice score! :salude

Do you know about the Keith Urban trapeze mod? ...could possibly make this into a great player without the need to install a bridge/tail setup.

Listen to this guy... :salude

 

[Steve Craw]

Awesome!!! Congrats!

 

[Texas Blues]

Listen to this guy... :salude

+1

 

[Tom Wittrock]

You plan to modify an unmolested, unbroken 52 GT? :wah

 

[PHILBERT]

Ya see...It didn't take long. Now you have done it. :wah

It is your guitar, but I would never mod a vintage piece like that. Heck...I can't even bring myself to mod a new piece. :wah

 

[Otto 57]

Isn't that a reversable mod? No posts right?

 

[58Lover]

Seriously. I hate seeing old guitars boogered for whatever reason...

 

[olgabowl]

That thick gooey greeny checking just rocks....

 

[boogieongtr]

Here is another 52 heading my way. This one will get some major rework. I have a 50's neck I'm planning on using. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250696136920&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

 

[refin]

I saw a RI '52 the other day in a store with a wrap over bridge.....is this possibly an easily reversable mod?

 

[Tom Wittrock]

From the pics in the auction I am hoping to be able to install a stop tailpiece and an ABR1 bridge (shaved if necessary). Stay tuned.....

This described mod is not reversable.
There are reversable mods, including the one below.

 

[blauserk]

Congrats, nice score! :salude

Do you know about the Keith Urban trapeze mod? ...could possibly make this into a great player without the need to install a bridge/tail setup.

I've been trying to get this accomplished with my '52 for a couple years now. I'll let you know if it ever works.

 

[stock_hippie]

seXy

 

[MIKE LEAF]

I saw a RI '52 the other day in a store with a wrap over bridge.....is this possibly an easily reversable mod?

The new ones that
were made after Les died has the modern neck angle.

On those You can se why Gibson did´nt like this setup back in the day, look at the height of the pickups over the top compared to an old trapez 52 with the shallow angle

 

[treeofpain]

Very cool guitar, but you get 2 demerits for using the word "mojo".

 

[MapleFlame]

The higher the Dome makes for less room to have for the Wraptail or ABR-1. That makes no sense. Later 53 the domes came down a bit. Finding a 52 that has the right dome is like bobbing for apples in the Ocean. Sorry Boog, been there done that. Out of 23 52's I have had through my hands in the last 10 years Only one had the right top.

 

[manifolddestiny]

You plan to modify an unmolested, unbroken 52 GT? :wah

wots wrong with that? everyone does it and almost everyone seems to agree with it.

http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=168345&highlight=conversion+pics

i played a 52 for a few years and it was great but if I could have sold it for more money by drilling a few holes and turning it into something most players want it would have been better for me.

 

[58Lover]

I guess it's okay if you don't mind making more money for the other guys that own an unboogered one, since you'll be taking one more out of the existing number, making theirs more valuable as a result...

Yes, we all agree that it's not "our guitar" but in reality they all are since we only "own" them for a few years. So howlong before there are only a few left in original shape? Seems a shame, I'm jus' sayin'....