I remember reading a year or 2 back that Liam went to his dads guitar collection at roundhead hoping to snag himself a gibson or 2 to use on the road and instead had to "settle" for a fender strat and tele.

more then likely neil swapped out his fenders for gretsch's in the early 90's imho

Another reason for not getting rid of the P-90s in a Les Paul:

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Li...-p-90s-becoming-602/

Just wanted to let you guys know, that I bought a guitar almost identical to Neils Gold Top.
It is a 1972, Les Paul Deluxe, with the minihumbuckers with the "goof" rings.
Amazing guitar, sounds and play great.
Also bought a Vox amp last week and have a Hot Cake on the way

Congratulations! Have a blast!