Taken by a goldtop finish? Here are some options…
EPIPHONE LES PAUL STANDARD 50S METALLIC GOLD £599
Now with a more Gibson-style headstock, Epiphone’s Les Pauls look better than ever. The Standard 50s comes in three finishes, including Metallic Gold, and features typical mahogany and maple construction, the neck with a rounded medium C neck profile. Add in Epiphone’s LockTone bridge and tailpiece and well-received ProBucker 1 and 2 humbuckers, and this is good to go. www.epiphone.com
EASTMAN SB56/N £1,999
Eastman guitars, built in China but using high-spec pickups and hardware, offer fabulous value, great build and sounds to rival the very best. The SB56/n Goldtop is built using the original’s timbers and construction methods – not least one-piece mahogany body with a carved maple top, and a one-piece mahogany neck with single-action truss-rod – and comes with Lollar customwound soapbar single coils, Gotoh hardware and Truetone Vintage Gloss finish. www.eastmanguitars.com
YAMAHA SG1802 ELECTRIC GUITAR £2,834
Yamaha’s reinvention of the Les Paul goes back to the 70s, and while its double cutaway outline might suggest an SG, it’s very much the full LP-style voice. In modern form, the construction is regular with unchambered mahogany back, maple top and chunky mahogany neck. This 1802 in Gold Top finish is powered by dual Seymour Duncan SP90 single coils and features TonePros hardware. These beautifully crafted Japanese-made models remain quite rare birds. https://uk.yamaha.com
CREAM T AURORA BFGT1PS £3,999
Co-designed by Billy Gibbons, the Aurora BFGT1PS – a25-only limited run – tops Cream T’s recently introduced range of guitars, which start at £1,999. Not only does the outline s
