1958 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Darkback, Serial Number 8 3313
This 1958 Gibson Les Paul™ Goldtop Darkback has lived a life few guitars can match. Shipped to Jenkins Music Company in Kansas City on June 30, 1958, it remained in Kansas for nearly seven decades before making its way to Gibson in 2025. It’s been played hard—an instrument that wears its history openly, with the kind of wear patterns that can only be earned by decades of honest use.
The guitar underwent a professional headstock repair in April 2025 by Jim Baggett at Mass Street Music, addressing a “smile” break at the headstock transition and through the high and low-E tuner holes. There is light finish work in the repaired area, and the rest of the headstock has not been oversprayed. Playability was further improved with a refret by Glaser Instruments using Jescar 51100 fretwire, and the installation of a shimmed vintage Gibson nylon nut. Longer bridge post bushings were fitted to ensure rock-solid stability.
Under the wear and tear, the important original components remain intact. Both original Patent Applied For pickups are present (covers off and back on), along with the M69 pickup surrounds, pots and knobs, switch and poker chip, Stop Bar tailpiece and studs, pickguard assembly (bracket, hardware, screws), original backplates, and original truss rod cover (broken at top screw hole). Non-original parts include aged reproduction Kluson® Deluxe tuners, a vintage cream plastic switch tip, Gibson Custom strap buttons and screws, an aged Gibson Custom ABR-1 bridge with posts and thumbwheels, three of the seven backplate screws, and a mix of original and vintage pickup mounting screws from different eras. The input jack is non-original, mounted on a black metal plate secured with two larger flathead screws and two larger Phillips head screws. Solder touch-up is visible on the bridge tone pot ground and on the original switch to address a loose wire.
The finish shows heavy, even checking with moderate greening and extensive areas worn to the wood, especially around the pickups, bridge, tailpiece posts, and arm wear area. The back is heavily worn, the back of the neck is nearly bare, and there’s even a light divot in the wood at the 9th fret—a testament to years of dedicated playing. As a final flourish, a Jimi Hendrix sticker graces the control cavity cover.
Comes with a Gibson Protector hardshell case and its original 5-latch Lifton® case (included in heavily-worn condition), along with a Certificate of Authenticity, Letter of Appraisal, and new Limited Lifetime Warranty.
Caractéristiques
Corps
Corps
Filet Single Ply Cream, Top and Fretboard
Finition du corps Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Corps Mahogany
Forme du corps Les Paul
Styles de corps Les Paul
Table Maple
Manche
Manche
Matériau de la touche Brazilian Rosewood
Radius de la touche 304.8mm / 12.0in
Nombre de frettes 22
Frettes Jescar 51100 (Refret)
Incrustations Celluloid Trapezoid
Jonction corps/manche Glued In, Set Neck
Matériau du manche Mahogany
Matériau du sillet de tete Nylon (New)
Largeur du sillet de tete 43.0mm / 1.69in
Profil Chunky C Shape
Diapason 628.65mm / 24.75in
Électronique
Électronique
Micro chevalet Patent Applied For Humbucker (7.86k)
Les contrôles 2 Volume, 2 Tone
Micro manche Patent Applied For Humbucker (7.56k)
Prise de sortie Jack 1/4"
Sélecteur de micro 3-way Toggle
Hardware
Hardware
Chevalet Gibson Custom ABR - 1 (Aged to Match)
Finition des contrôles Black
Boutons de contrôle Gold Top hat
finish Nickel
Plaquage sur sortie Jack Black Metal (Non-original)
Entourage Micros Cream M69
Pickguard Cream
Capots Micros Nickel
Pièces en plastique Cream
Matériau du chevalet Brass
Boutons De Sangle 2 - Nickel (Custom Shop Aged)
Bouton du sélecteur micros Cream Plastic
Entourage du sélecteur de micro Cream
Cordier Stop Bar (Original)
Tige de réglage Truss Rod Adjustable
Cache Truss Rod 2-ply Black Bell
Placage des Mécaniques Nickel
Mécaniques Kluson Deluxe Single Line Single Ring (Aged Reproduction)
Divers
Divers
Accessoires Letter of Appraisal, Certificate of Authenticity, and New Limited Lifetime Warranty
Model: GCVP0146
Etuis Gibson Protector Hardshell, Original 5 Latch Lifton is Trashed, but Included for Posterity
Headstock Gibson Open Book
Headstock Inlay Gibson Logo in Mother of Pearl
Taille des cordes .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Gibson Certified Vintage 1958 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Darkback, Goldtop
Gibson Certified Vintage 1958 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Darkback, Goldtop
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1958 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Darkback, Serial Number 8 3313
This 1958 Gibson Les Paul™ Goldtop Darkback has lived a life few guitars can match. Shipped to Jenkins Music Company in Kansas City on June 30, 1958, it remained in Kansas for nearly seven decades before making its way to Gibson in 2025. It’s been played hard—an instrument that wears its history openly, with the kind of wear patterns that can only be earned by decades of honest use.
The guitar underwent a professional headstock repair in April 2025 by Jim Baggett at Mass Street Music, addressing a “smile” break at the headstock transition and through the high and low-E tuner holes. There is light finish work in the repaired area, and the rest of the headstock has not been oversprayed. Playability was further improved with a refret by Glaser Instruments using Jescar 51100 fretwire, and the installation of a shimmed vintage Gibson nylon nut. Longer bridge post bushings were fitted to ensure rock-solid stability.
Under the wear and tear, the important original components remain intact. Both original Patent Applied For pickups are present (covers off and back on), along with the M69 pickup surrounds, pots and knobs, switch and poker chip, Stop Bar tailpiece and studs, pickguard assembly (bracket, hardware, screws), original backplates, and original truss rod cover (broken at top screw hole). Non-original parts include aged reproduction Kluson® Deluxe tuners, a vintage cream plastic switch tip, Gibson Custom strap buttons and screws, an aged Gibson Custom ABR-1 bridge with posts and thumbwheels, three of the seven backplate screws, and a mix of original and vintage pickup mounting screws from different eras. The input jack is non-original, mounted on a black metal plate secured with two larger flathead screws and two larger Phillips head screws. Solder touch-up is visible on the bridge tone pot ground and on the original switch to address a loose wire.
The finish shows heavy, even checking with moderate greening and extensive areas worn to the wood, especially around the pickups, bridge, tailpiece posts, and arm wear area. The back is heavily worn, the back of the neck is nearly bare, and there’s even a light divot in the wood at the 9th fret—a testament to years of dedicated playing. As a final flourish, a Jimi Hendrix sticker graces the control cavity cover.
Comes with a Gibson Protector hardshell case and its original 5-latch Lifton® case (included in heavily-worn condition), along with a Certificate of Authenticity, Letter of Appraisal, and new Limited Lifetime Warranty.
Caractéristiques
Corps
Corps
Filet Single Ply Cream, Top and Fretboard
Finition du corps Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Corps Mahogany
Forme du corps Les Paul
Styles de corps Les Paul
Table Maple
Manche
Manche
Matériau de la touche Brazilian Rosewood
Radius de la touche 304.8mm / 12.0in
Nombre de frettes 22
Frettes Jescar 51100 (Refret)
Incrustations Celluloid Trapezoid
Jonction corps/manche Glued In, Set Neck
Matériau du manche Mahogany
Matériau du sillet de tete Nylon (New)
Largeur du sillet de tete 43.0mm / 1.69in
Profil Chunky C Shape
Diapason 628.65mm / 24.75in
Électronique
Électronique
Micro chevalet Patent Applied For Humbucker (7.86k)
Les contrôles 2 Volume, 2 Tone
Micro manche Patent Applied For Humbucker (7.56k)
Prise de sortie Jack 1/4"
Sélecteur de micro 3-way Toggle
Hardware
Hardware
Chevalet Gibson Custom ABR - 1 (Aged to Match)
Finition des contrôles Black
Boutons de contrôle Gold Top hat
finish Nickel
Plaquage sur sortie Jack Black Metal (Non-original)
Entourage Micros Cream M69
Pickguard Cream
Capots Micros Nickel
Pièces en plastique Cream
Matériau du chevalet Brass
Boutons De Sangle 2 - Nickel (Custom Shop Aged)
Bouton du sélecteur micros Cream Plastic
Entourage du sélecteur de micro Cream
Cordier Stop Bar (Original)
Tige de réglage Truss Rod Adjustable
Cache Truss Rod 2-ply Black Bell
Placage des Mécaniques Nickel
Mécaniques Kluson Deluxe Single Line Single Ring (Aged Reproduction)
Divers
Divers
Accessoires Letter of Appraisal, Certificate of Authenticity, and New Limited Lifetime Warranty
Model: GCVP0146
Etuis Gibson Protector Hardshell, Original 5 Latch Lifton is Trashed, but Included for Posterity
Headstock Gibson Open Book
Headstock Inlay Gibson Logo in Mother of Pearl
Taille des cordes .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
