Maxi Jazz: A Gibson Les Paul Gold Top Electric Guitar, 1953,

Maxi Jazz: A Gibson Les Paul Gold Top Electric Guitar, 1953, gold top finish, white scratchplate, Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with two P90 pickups, transitional construction comprising 1952 specs with no serial number and Gibson logo placed lower down the headstock, control knobs from 1952, wraparound stop bar tailpiece, headstock with three-a-side tuners, non-original CTS Potentiometers dated May 1970, later version Mylar Capacitors known as Black Beauty Caps, with Gibson Gold Warranty slip, red leather strap, in brown Gibson hardshell case with pink lining, with CITES license 24GBA106H3UNP, guitar 39 1/2in (100.5cm) long Footnotes: Maxi Jazz named this guitar 'Juice'. Maxi can be seen playing it on June 23rd in 2022 at his home in South London. Courtesy of Maxi Jazz's Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/CfJq2qiIsBK/?hl=en This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing