2025 Gibson Mary Ford Les Paul Standard Goldtop
2025 Gibson Mary Ford Les Paul Standard Goldtop
Born Iris Colleen Summers on July 7, 1924, Mary Ford was an accomplished guitarist, vocalist, and actress
who was among the biggest recording artists of the early 1950s. Through her career in country music and
her connections with Gene Autry and Eddie Dean, she developed a musical partnership with Gibson icon
Les Paul that led to their marriage in 1949.
In 1951 alone, the duo sold over six million records, and between 1950 and 1954, they recorded a string of 16 top-ten hits that showcased Mary’s rich, smooth voice, complex, perfectly executed harmonies that she sang along with herself through multi-track recording and overdubbing (a groundbreaking recording technique for the time), and versatile guitar playing that seamlessly blended country, jazz, and pop. In 1951, Mary and Les inbuenced the design of the ES-295 hollowbody with a custom order, which Mary often used. In 1958, it is believed that one Les Paul Goldtop model with an ES-295-style boral pickguard and matching armrest was made at the request of Mary Ford.
The Mary Ford Les Paul Standard, based on that one-of-a-kind original. The Goldtop finish is accented by a Vintage Cherry back—a rarity for a Goldtop model. In addition to the cream and gold boral pickguard and armrest, it also features a mahogany body with a maple cap, a mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard and SlimTaper profile, and is powered by a pair of Burstbucker pickups, with a Burstbucker 2 in the neck position and a Burstbucker 3 in the bridge position. A hardshell case completes this offering that honors one of the most beloved and innovative artists of the 20th century.
Features:
Shape: Les Paul
Material: Mahogany
Top: Maple
Binding: Single Ply; Top and Fretboard
Neck: Mahogany
Profile: SlimTaper
Nut Width: 1.695" / 43.053mm
Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood
Scale Length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
Number of Frets: 22
Nut: Graph Tech
Inlay: Acrylic Trapezoid
Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: Aluminum Stop Bar
Knobs: Gold Top Hat with Dial Pointers
Tuners: Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Button
Plating: Nickel
Neck Pickup: Burstbucker 2
Bridge Pickup: Burstbucker 3
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors
2025 Gibson Mary Ford Les Paul Standard Goldtop
Born Iris Colleen Summers on July 7, 1924, Mary Ford was an accomplished guitarist, vocalist, and actress
who was among the biggest recording artists of the early 1950s. Through her career in country music and
her connections with Gene Autry and Eddie Dean, she developed a musical partnership with Gibson icon
Les Paul that led to their marriage in 1949.
In 1951 alone, the duo sold over six million records, and between 1950 and 1954, they recorded a string of 16 top-ten hits that showcased Mary’s rich, smooth voice, complex, perfectly executed harmonies that she sang along with herself through multi-track recording and overdubbing (a groundbreaking recording technique for the time), and versatile guitar playing that seamlessly blended country, jazz, and pop. In 1951, Mary and Les inbuenced the design of the ES-295 hollowbody with a custom order, which Mary often used. In 1958, it is believed that one Les Paul Goldtop model with an ES-295-style boral pickguard and matching armrest was made at the request of Mary Ford.
The Mary Ford Les Paul Standard, based on that one-of-a-kind original. The Goldtop finish is accented by a Vintage Cherry back—a rarity for a Goldtop model. In addition to the cream and gold boral pickguard and armrest, it also features a mahogany body with a maple cap, a mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard and SlimTaper profile, and is powered by a pair of Burstbucker pickups, with a Burstbucker 2 in the neck position and a Burstbucker 3 in the bridge position. A hardshell case completes this offering that honors one of the most beloved and innovative artists of the 20th century.
Features:
Shape: Les Paul
Material: Mahogany
Top: Maple
Binding: Single Ply; Top and Fretboard
Neck: Mahogany
Profile: SlimTaper
Nut Width: 1.695" / 43.053mm
Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood
Scale Length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
Number of Frets: 22
Nut: Graph Tech
Inlay: Acrylic Trapezoid
Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: Aluminum Stop Bar
Knobs: Gold Top Hat with Dial Pointers
Tuners: Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Button
Plating: Nickel
Neck Pickup: Burstbucker 2
Bridge Pickup: Burstbucker 3
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors
2025 Gibson Mary Ford Les Paul Standard Goldtop
Born Iris Colleen Summers on July 7, 1924, Mary Ford was an accomplished guitarist, vocalist, and actress
who was among the biggest recording artists of the early 1950s. Through her career in country music and
her connections with Gene Autry and Eddie Dean, she developed a musical partnership with Gibson icon
Les Paul that led to their marriage in 1949.
In 1951 alone, the duo sold over six million records, and between 1950 and 1954, they recorded a string of 16 top-ten hits that showcased Mary’s rich, smooth voice, complex, perfectly executed harmonies that she sang along with herself through multi-track recording and overdubbing (a groundbreaking recording technique for the time), and versatile guitar playing that seamlessly blended country, jazz, and pop. In 1951, Mary and Les inbuenced the design of the ES-295 hollowbody with a custom order, which Mary often used. In 1958, it is believed that one Les Paul Goldtop model with an ES-295-style boral pickguard and matching armrest was made at the request of Mary Ford.
The Mary Ford Les Paul Standard, based on that one-of-a-kind original. The Goldtop finish is accented by a Vintage Cherry back—a rarity for a Goldtop model. In addition to the cream and gold boral pickguard and armrest, it also features a mahogany body with a maple cap, a mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard and SlimTaper profile, and is powered by a pair of Burstbucker pickups, with a Burstbucker 2 in the neck position and a Burstbucker 3 in the bridge position. A hardshell case completes this offering that honors one of the most beloved and innovative artists of the 20th century.
Features:
Shape: Les Paul
Material: Mahogany
Top: Maple
Binding: Single Ply; Top and Fretboard
Neck: Mahogany
Profile: SlimTaper
Nut Width: 1.695" / 43.053mm
Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood
Scale Length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
Number of Frets: 22
Nut: Graph Tech
Inlay: Acrylic Trapezoid
Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: Aluminum Stop Bar
Knobs: Gold Top Hat with Dial Pointers
Tuners: Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Button
Plating: Nickel
Neck Pickup: Burstbucker 2
Bridge Pickup: Burstbucker 3
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors