Gibson Les Paul Conversions

[Subliminal lanimilbuS]

Anyone have some good 50's Les Paul conversion pics that they would like to share?

 

[jimmi]

Anyone have some good 50's Les Paul conversion pics that they would like to share?

Maybe. What do you want them for?

 

[Subliminal lanimilbuS]

If someone posted a nice one I was going to ask who did the conversion. Have seen a lot of post pics threads so I thought is was fair game.

 

[bursty]

not saying these are legit but I did a search and came up with these ....... cheers .......

Gibson ’54 Les Paul Conversion - Refinished Sunburst - Hyper Guitars | VINTAGE GUITAR and AMP | We "HYPER GUITARS" is SPECIAL SHOP which I select it, and treat Rino VINTAGE GUITAR and AMP immediately mainly on 50S-70S. Assessment buys your vintage gu

Gibson ’54 Les Paul Conversion. Refinished Sunburst. We "HYPER GUITARS" is SPECIAL SHOP which I select it, and treat Rino VINTAGE GUITAR and AMP immediately mainly on 50S-70S.

hyperguitars.com

Gibson Les Paul Conversion 1954-1959 Sunburst | Reverb

This guitar represents an incredible opportunity for anyone that has wanted to get a legitimate Les Paul Standard from the Golden Age of Gibson at a price that is far more reasonable. I have gone back and forth on whether I wanted to make this available, but after acquiring a few other vintage pi...

reverb.com

1953 Les Paul Conversion project! Tiger flame monster..

Hi all, I recently came across a project early ‘53 Goldtop that had a very thick ‘champagne’ gold refinish, MOP replaced inlays, all vintage parts MIA etc, but good chunky neck and excellent weight. I have a full compliment of ‘50s parts and electrics in my stash, so I figured I could strip and...

www.lespaulforum.com

1952 - 1959 Gibson Les Paul Conversion > Guitars Electric Semi-Hollow Body | JamCity Guitars

If you are looking for old wood tone check this '59 Burst conversion out. Original vintage1952 Les Paul Goldtop converted to 1959 Burst with all original wood (all work done by me) All original 195...

www.gbase.com

Gibson／1952 Les Paul Standard "Burst Style Conversion"／ビンテージ／¥ASK／状態：B+

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Gibson／1953 Les Paul Standard Conversion／ビンテージ／¥ASK／状態：B+

サンバースト系／GUITAR TRADERS TOKYO／／53年・ラップラウンド・ブリッジ仕様からのバースト・コンバージョン・レス・ポール！/ ☆We Buy Guitars !! ヴィンテージ・ギター & アンプ！高価買取 & 下取りさせて頂きます！

www.digimart.net

 

[ADP]

Lay's Guitar Shop in Ohio is the best.

 

[S. Weiger]

not saying these are legit but I did a search and came up with these ....... cheers .......

Gibson ’54 Les Paul Conversion - Refinished Sunburst - Hyper Guitars | VINTAGE GUITAR and AMP | We "HYPER GUITARS" is SPECIAL SHOP which I select it, and treat Rino VINTAGE GUITAR and AMP immediately mainly on 50S-70S. Assessment buys your vintage gu

Gibson ’54 Les Paul Conversion. Refinished Sunburst. We "HYPER GUITARS" is SPECIAL SHOP which I select it, and treat Rino VINTAGE GUITAR and AMP immediately mainly on 50S-70S.

hyperguitars.com

Gibson Les Paul Conversion 1954-1959 Sunburst | Reverb

This guitar represents an incredible opportunity for anyone that has wanted to get a legitimate Les Paul Standard from the Golden Age of Gibson at a price that is far more reasonable. I have gone back and forth on whether I wanted to make this available, but after acquiring a few other vintage pi...

reverb.com

1953 Les Paul Conversion project! Tiger flame monster..

Hi all, I recently came across a project early ‘53 Goldtop that had a very thick ‘champagne’ gold refinish, MOP replaced inlays, all vintage parts MIA etc, but good chunky neck and excellent weight. I have a full compliment of ‘50s parts and electrics in my stash, so I figured I could strip and...

www.lespaulforum.com

1952 - 1959 Gibson Les Paul Conversion > Guitars Electric Semi-Hollow Body | JamCity Guitars

If you are looking for old wood tone check this '59 Burst conversion out. Original vintage1952 Les Paul Goldtop converted to 1959 Burst with all original wood (all work done by me) All original 195...

www.gbase.com

Gibson／1952 Les Paul Standard "Burst Style Conversion"／ビンテージ／¥ASK／状態：B+

サンバースト系／GUITAR TRADERS TOKYO／／バースト・スタイルにコンバージョンされた52年製・レス・ポール・スタンダード！/ ☆We Buy Guitars !! ヴィンテージ・ギター & アンプ！高価買取 & 下取りさせて頂きます！

www.digimart.net

Gibson／1953 Les Paul Standard Conversion／ビンテージ／¥ASK／状態：B+

サンバースト系／GUITAR TRADERS TOKYO／／53年・ラップラウンド・ブリッジ仕様からのバースト・コンバージョン・レス・ポール！/ ☆We Buy Guitars !! ヴィンテージ・ギター & アンプ！高価買取 & 下取りさせて頂きます！

www.digimart.net

Amazing what one can achive with what seems only a small effort..

 

[brandtkronholm]

Amazing what one can achive with what seems only a small effort..

I believe the acronym is LMGTFY.

That being said, I recently had some time with a ‘56 -> ‘59 conversion and it was … very disappointing. It was heavy, clunky and awkward. Alas.

 

[S. Weiger]

I believe the acronym is LMGTFY. <--- THIS!!?

That being said, I recently had some time with a ‘56 -> ‘59 conversion and it was … very disappointing. It was heavy, clunky and awkward. Alas.

Yeah where is Jumping@Shadows when you need him.

 

[Subliminal lanimilbuS]

That is kind of the premise for my post. I want to see the good ones that people are playing and are liking. Just to see if there is any relation at all to year and such. I have played a couple that were very light. Neither had the tops replaced and the early one no neck reset. Both had full everything to burst apart from the plastic. There is something just so warm and smooth with those original pafs. Not really worth having one without them.

 

[S. Weiger]

That is kind of the premise for my post. I want to see the good ones that people are playing and are liking. Just to see if there is any relation at all to year and such. I have played a couple that were very light. Neither had the tops replaced and the early one no neck reset. Both had full everything to burst apart from the plastic. There is something just so warm and smooth with those original pafs. Not really worth having one without them.

IMO, a conversion with a replaced top is nogo. For me at least, if I was in the market for one.
Just sayin..

 

[S. Weiger]

BTW if you do a member search for Jumping@Shadows & scroll his postings, you will find he has done A-mazing conversions.
Dunno if you can search within his posting only, but it's really worth the effort to find his very well documented work.
Or do a "search this forum" for threads posted by him

 

[Subliminal lanimilbuS]

IMO, a conversion with a replaced top is nogo. For me at least, if I was in the market for one.
Just sayin..

Yes, kind of a detractor for me too.

 

[AA00475Bassman]

Heres a 57/59 I bought 1974 really shows how they used floor droppings for the top , back at this time these conversions were pretty much considered fake basterds in this time period the only thing that let the cat out of the bag is the three piece top & and no serial number .

 

[AA00475Bassman]

If your going to replace the top - just buy a Historic , really at this point other than a husk already refinished its a shame to screw with a vintage gold top .

 

[bursty]

Heres a 57/59 I bought 1974 really shows how they used floor droppings for the top , back at this time these conversions were pretty much considered fake basterds in this time period the only thing that let the cat out of the bag is the three piece top & and no serial number .

you may refer to that top as, "floor droppings" but I see that top as having tons of character

 

[Wilko]

Here are two threads about a conversion I did:

Wilko's 1956 top stripped!

Well guys, Here's what was under that refin on that 56 I just got from ebay:

www.lespaulforum.com

I reprayed my '56 conversion.

Here's a '59 (9 0404) with serious "double flame": Wow... :wow

www.lespaulforum.com

 

[jimmi]

If someone posted a nice one I was going to ask who did the conversion. Have seen a lot of post pics threads so I thought is was fair game.

My two. ‘55 and ‘54. Both original center or near center seam 2 pc tops. The ‘54 was converted by the original owner in ‘65. Very old finish with almost none left on the neck.

 

[jimmi]

Here are two threads about a conversion I did:

Wilko's 1956 top stripped!

Well guys, Here's what was under that refin on that 56 I just got from ebay:

www.lespaulforum.com

I reprayed my '56 conversion.

Here's a '59 (9 0404) with serious "double flame": Wow... :wow

www.lespaulforum.com

I always like yours. Still surprised you sold it.

 

[deytookerjaabs]

My two. ‘55 and ‘54. Both original center or near center seam 2 pc tops. The ‘54 was converted by the original owner in ‘65. Very old finish with almost none left on the neck.View attachment 24290

That conversion with the Bigsby is something else, one of those guitars that you assume sounds incredible just by looking at it.

 

[Subliminal lanimilbuS]

My two. ‘55 and ‘54. Both original center or near center seam 2 pc tops. The ‘54 was converted by the original owner in ‘65. Very old finish with almost none left on the neck.View attachment 24289View attachment 24290

I like the color and top on your bigsby guitar. I won't get into my horror story from 2017, but since we are talking about tops. There were two 1953 Les Pauls for sale in a city about 4 hours from me. Both had the body tops sanded off of them. One was a plain top. The other, however, was something I had never seen before. It had the most beautifully flamed top that I thought was one piece at first. There was a 1/2 inch strip on the edge of each of the lower bouts. A well done burst would have made them almost impossible to see. My horror story being the reason I missed out on them and the price, which I won't mention.