1952-53 models have a 3-piece carved top, trapeze tailpiece bridge, two P-90 pickups, 5/8" knobs, bound-top and fingerboard, "Les Paul Model" silkscreened on the peghead in gold, and a mahogany back and neck. In mid-1953, the trapeze tailpiece was replace by a stop tailpiece and the knobs changed to 1/2".