Gibson · 1968 Les Paul Standard · 1968–1969
By the late 1960s Clapton, Bloomfield and Jerry Garcia had made old Les Pauls the guitars to have, and in July 1968 Gibson brought the single-cut back. The Les Paul Standard returned as a goldtop with two P-90s, a Tune-o-matic bridge and a stop tailpiece, much like a mid-1950s goldtop, alongside a two-humbucker Les Paul Custom. It didn't have humbuckers, and the sunburst humbucker Standard didn't properly return until the mid-1970s. The very first 1968 batch wore a crown inlay on the headstock face, a detail collectors chase. The model didn't last. The mini-humbucker Les Paul Deluxe took its place, and by late 1969 the Norlin changes had begun, with a neck volute and multi-piece bodies. Steve Kimock still plays the 1968 goldtop he first saw as a boy, though its original P-90s are long gone. Gibson's Custom Shop now builds a 1968 Goldtop reissue modeled on a first-batch guitar, which is the easy way to get one. If you want an original, hunt a 1968 or early-1969 guitar with its P-90s, no volute and a solid body edge.
Serials are six-digit numbers impressed into the back of the headstock, and Gibson reused numbers in these years, so the features matter more. Many 1968–69 logos have no dot over the i, and the first 1968 batch has a crown inlay on the headstock face. A neck volute or a body that shows layers at the edge points to late 1969 or later.
Pickup swaps are common, since many owners fitted humbuckers or other P-90s over the years, so check the routs and solder. Headstock breaks happen here like on any Les Paul. Late-1969 guitars with a volute, a multi-piece body or a shorter neck tenon rank lower with collectors.
Buying guide
Buy a 1969 goldtop from a US dealer, where raretoyzz's, titled super early 1969 production, asks $12,790 delivered and andybabiuksfabgear's $17,989, well under the Japanese dealers' 1969s at $20,747–36,261. About 13 are listed and the $20,700–33,000 band is mostly those Japanese dealers, with 1968s asking $20,715–45,197, and no title here claims all original, so price each one on what the photos and the seller confirm. Serials were reused, so date it by the features, where a crown inlay on the headstock face marks a first-batch 1968, many 1968–69 logos have no dot over the i, a neck volute or a body edge showing layers means late 1969 or later, and original P-90s sit in untouched routs with old, dull solder. Skip the $8,187 "1969 Gibson Les Paul" that doesn't name the model, treat the 4.60 kg clear-bobbin 1968 from dimeback-516 and crazy_mirage1980 as one guitar, and pay only through eBay checkout, since fake Les Pauls are common.
$12,790.00est. delivered
The cheapest listing titled as a Standard goldtop, a 1969 the seller calls super early production, at $12,790 delivered from a US dealer. Early 1969 is the stretch before the volute and multi-piece body, so check for both in side photos and ask for the pickup cavities.
1969 Gibson Les Paul Std. Gold Top super early 69 production incredible example.
$17,989.00delivered
A 1969 Standard goldtop from a US seller at $17,989 delivered, under the band and about $2,700 under the cheapest one from Japan. Ask for side photos of the neck and body edge and a look at the pickup routs.
Gibson Les Paul Standard Gold Top Electric Guitar (Gold) - Vintage 1969
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Used$12,790.00est. delivered
$12,495.00 + $295.00 shipping
Buy It Now$12,495.00
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Titled super early 1969 production. In the US.
Seller: raretoyzz
100% positive
Used$17,989.00delivered
$17,989.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$17,989.00
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1969 Standard goldtop, no originality claim. In the US.
Seller: andybabiuksfabgear
100% positive
Used$20,715.46delivered
$20,715.46 · free shipping
Buy It Now$20,715.46
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Our take
1968 goldtop, the lowest 1968 here. Ships from Japan.
Seller: lamitie_store
99.8% positive
Used$20,747.00delivered
$20,747.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$20,747.00
Our take
1969 goldtop, no originality claim. Ships from Japan.
Seller: spp-international
99.3% positive
Used$25,068.33est. delivered
$24,850.97 + $217.36 shipping
Buy It Now$24,850.97
Our take
1969 goldtop, no originality claim. Ships from Japan.
Seller: japan_holic
100% positive
Used$45,197.18delivered
$45,197.18 · free shipping
Buy It Now$45,197.18
Our take
1968 goldtop, the top ask. Same 4.27 kg as a crazy_mirage1980 1968 at $32,996.
Seller: dimeback-516
99.5% positive
Used$8,187.00est. delivered
$7,998.00 + $189.00 shipping
Buy It Now$7,998.00
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Doesn't name the model. It could be a Personal, Professional or Deluxe.
Seller: nzh238
100% positive
Used$29,271.76est. delivered
$28,821.76 + $450.00 shipping
Buy It Now$28,821.76
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Same 4.60 kg clear-bobbin 1968 that dimeback-516 lists at $40,007. Ships from Japan.
Seller: crazy_mirage1980
99.6% positive
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