A Near Fine 1954 Les Paul Standard Gold Top and Gibson BR-6 Amplifier.

This totally original Les Paul Standard Gold Top weighs 9.20 lbs. and has nice, fat nut width of 1 11/16 inches and a standard Gibson scale length of 24 3/4 inches. Solid mahogany body with a solid carved maple top, one-piece mahogany neck with a nice, thick profile, and rosewood fretboard with 22 original thin frets and inlaid pearl trapezoid (crown) position markers. The top of the guitar has single cream binding and the fretboard has single cream binding. Headstock with inlaid pearl "Gibson" logo and with "Les Paul Model" silk-screened in gold. Two-layer (black on white) plastic truss-rod cover. Individual single-line "no-name" Kluson Deluxe tuners with single-ring tulip-shaped Keystone plastic buttons (stamped on the inside "2356766 PAT APPLD."). Serial number “4 1932” inked-on in black on the back of the headstock. Two beautifully balanced P-90 pickups with outputs of 7.76k and 7.89k. Cream plastic pickup covers stamped underneath "UC-452-F / 1" and "UC-452-B / 2". Single-layer cream-colored plastic pickguard. Four controls (two volume, two tone) on lower treble bout plus three-way pickup selector switch (with original Catalin switch-tip) on upper bass bout. Gold plastic (half-inch tall) barrel-shaped "Speed" knobs. The potentiometers are stamped "134 319" and "134 327" (Centralab May and July 1953) and the two original capacitors are stamped "Grey Tiger Type GT 452 .02 MFD 400 VDC." Combination "wrap-over" bar bridge/stud tailpiece. There is just the very bare minimum of belt-buckle rash and some edge wear on the lower edge of the back. There is some minor finish checking on the top of the guitar and a small area of 'arm wear' by the bass waist . Overall this super 'blues machine' is in exceptionally fine (9.00) condition. Housed in the original Gibson four-latch brown hardshell case with pink plush lining (9.25). Together with two original hang-tags incuding: the tri-folding 'Les Paul' (somewhat washed-out), and the yellow folding "Gibson Les Paul Model"

Also included with this guitar is an original 1949 GIBSON BR-6 Guitar Amplifier. Ten watts with single ten inch 'Bola' speaker which is date stamped "285 942 4" (Bola, October 1949) and five-tube chassis comprising: Preamp 1 x 6SL7; 1 x 6SN7; Power 2 x 6V6, 5Y3 Rectifier. Single channel, rear control panel, two inputs, one volume control, golden brown covering two large-slot grille. The amplifier weighs just 20 lbs and the exterior dimensions are - width: 18.25 inches;  height: 15.00 inches; depth: 7.50 inches. Near fine (9.25) condition.