A lot of these early Les Pauls sound particularly good, and I wish Gibson had continued with the unbound fretboards. It does have some playwear, but this is a completely original guitar with the long barrel ‘tall boy’ knobs and nothing has ever been altered or manipulated. I remember these guitars trading on 48th Street for $600 and hanging around and fading in shop windows for months on end. 1952 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop ALL GOLD!!! To make a really nice V neck requires time, and the more finely crafted soft V profile does occasionally show up on later guitars including ’Bursts and Goldtops.