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“I said, ‘Ted, you can see inside the horn, it's got a maple cap.’ He goes, ‘Shut up’”: Paul Reed Smith says early Les Pauls were all Goldtops to hide a tonal breakthrough from Leo Fender

Summary by Guitarworld
The PRS Guitars founder answers the million dollar question: why were all the early Gibson Les Pauls Goldtops?
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guitarworld broke the news in on Friday, July 4, 2025.
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