My 79 Les Paul deluxe with it's mini humbuckers is absolutely ace ! Still gigging this guitar to this day and have never even had to take the truss rod cover off, but it's done my shoulder in over the years lol !
I have always had a soft spot for Deluxes due to the fact that Scott Gorham played so many fantastically tasty solos using a Deluxe during the 70s in Thin Lizzy. I would like Gibson to make a natural finish for Deluxes, Standards and Customs .
I think you hit it right on the head. The stigma of the 70’s & the guitar industry remain even though there was a tremendous amount of experimentation & progress made in the decade. I think the guitar looks & sounds amazing. Almost has a jazzy sound to it. Thanks Cooper.
I took mine into a couple guitar shops to have the body routed out and fitted with full size Humbuckers. Both shops refused and assured me I would regret it. So glad I took their advice and kept it stock. So, Instead, I bought Les Paul Traditional. So now, I have the best of both worlds! 😊
I purchased a cherry sunburst 1972 LP Deluxe I purchased brand new in 1973. I'm 72 years old. I still own it! Got me through many years of gigging. It's been refretted once and needs it again. Fantastic axe!
When I bought my 1979 deluxes back in 1980 I never looked back, while the masses largely ignored the deluxes I have many happy decades gigging mine and STILL gigging them.
I remember seeing guys back in the ‘70s playing the Deluxe and it seemed almost all were that color. I can name 5 people right now that have the Original ones in that color! Great guitar. I have a ‘60s reissue I bought in 2011 that I put the Mini-Humbuckers on and I just Love the sound!! Cheers Cooper from Salem, Ohio.
I have just found and enjoyed this video. Sadly I was recently broken into and my Les Paul Standard was stolen. After spending a day in in my local guitar shop working my way through their Les Pauls I came across a 1977 Les Paul Delux, played back to back within their collection it blew everything else away (including custom shop and Murphy Lab models) it now hangs on my wall when not being played. Listen to the man, check them out, you will be surprised.
I was the first owner of a gold top ‘70 Deluxe from 1971 to 2014. (I only sold it to make mortgage payments during an employment lapse. ) The minis had a slightly more trebly response than regular-sized humbuckers. It did cover Allman Bros or Marshall Tucker tones very well.
i have an 81 les paul deluxe that i got a deal on in 88, i was dead set on changing out the minis but after playing it a while gigging it getting other les paul sounds from it, never sounding muddy always sounding good clean or overdriven with the notes still having lots of sustain and attack, i thought to myself, this guitar is perfect as it is
I have a 1974 that I got in 1988. Some years back I took it into NYC's 30th Street Guitars, musing about what it would take/cost/etc to get it routed for PAF-style humbuckers. Matt took one look at it, shook his head, and said to leave well alone. Man, was that ever the right decision! We did, however, replace the harsh bridge pickup with a creamy Lollar plus installed a vintage wiring loom. Now it is absolute killer and is my #1.
I have one. A Goldtop. I like it. I've liked the mini-hum ever since I had a '68 Wilshire 12-string equipped with them. They sounded great on that guitar.
That color really pops in this video. Beautiful guitar. I still own the 79 wine red deluxe I bought new in Abilene,Tx. Not the most loved years for Gibson, but they are starting to come around. I was in Norman’s Rare Guitars not long ago and he had a couple. Approaching $6000. When I bought mine I thought , someday, when I’m old, it will be vintage. I am, and it is.🎸😊
Great color and sound. It’s something I would look seriously into. And your pieces were perfect to showcase it’s sound, Cooper. They accentuated the guitar’s voice clearly and pleasantly.
I wanted to add that this guitar sounds just like rock music from the 70's! I love Rock from the 70's and would love to play it! Thank you again Cooper for showing this Les Paul!
I have a 78 Deluxe. It's my magic guitar. The trick for me is to turn the tone knobs down to like 2 or 3. Turn the volume up to 9 or 10. Use both pickups and I get incredible warmth and unending sustain. Perfect for songs like Europa.
@@RichardPerrymanGuitarist A volute will be evident as it is an extra piece of wood at the join between the headstock and the neck. I wish that Gibson would include volutes on all of their guitars as volutes strengthen this vulnerable area.
So the reason the Les Paul Deluxe is so rad is that the routing for those mini humbuckers will fit a P90. That's what Neil young and Mike Ness always did with theirs. I'm not a big fan of les Pauls in general, but when you put a P90 in, it's amazing!
Thanks for another great review. I own a 92 Les Paul Studio in wine red and I love the colour. The sound and playability of it has taken the better part of thirty years, classic 57s Russian Paper in oil capacitors and rewiring to 50s style. Other problems were a concave (collapsed Tom bridge) mounted backwards such the that the stop tailpiece had to be ridiculously high. The bridge pickup was unusable and measures 16k ohms. Most of the problems were the dealer setup. Over the years it has taught me how to set up an instrument. The only thing missing was binding though I love the minimalist look. Another thing I really appreciate is your playing. The chords are simple, but the technique and articulation combine to make something beautiful. Come and play in UK soon.
I have this exact guitar in the cherry sunburst version. It even has some flame in the top. I love it and it sounds amazing. It has great clarity but is still a rock and roll machine when you play it through a tube amp with high gain. I would not trade it for the standard version based on the tones I get from this guitar. I have a Gibson ES-335 with full size humbuckers if I want that tone. I highly recommend you try it!
I took delivery of a cherry sunburst Deluxe this week, a "scratch and dent" model that was discounted by 33%. $2k instead of $3k, after tax - epic deal! It has a few tiny dings on the back but the face is pristine. I'm a Fender guy so I love the brighter response of the minis. I'm a big Thin Lizzy fan and that model was prominently featured during the "Robbo and Scott" years. (It is still Robbo's main axe after 50 years though it now sports full-size humbuckers.) A high school friend had a Deluxe, circa 1981, and mine is the same spine-busting battleship anchor that his was. I do believe Gibson has discontinued the cherry sunburst model because it is no longer advertised on Sweetwater, AMS or Zzounds' websites, and the Gibson website mentions that they have just a few left in stock. (I would recommend to anyone interested in one to play it first if they've never played one. The minis don't whack the front end of my DSL like full-size buckers on the Ultra Gain channel.)
I have a wine red 1977/78 LP Deluxe which I bought new in 78. Fantastic, immensly playable guitar, with a great sound IMO! I think they get a bit of a bad press.
I just purchased a cherry burst just last year and now I’m selling because they came out with the wine red!! I have to have one!! All that aside I love the sound of the pickups, sounds so good I can’t put it down!!!
I purchased an original brand new 1971 Deluxe, which I bought in 1972, and it sounds great. Then I purchased a new 2014 LP Traditional, and yes, It sound a bit muddy, and I was a bit disappointed, but I tweaked the guitar’s volume and tone controls, and the amp settings, and found tone that more suited to some songs: mostly 50 rock, Chuck Berry etc. stuff, and such, and when I want to channel Mike Bloomfield, the Traditional brings it home. Now if could PLAY like Mike, that would be the icing on the cake.
Cooper, I had a 1975 Cherry Sunburst LP Deluxe and regret letting it go. Really like this new wine red finish! Think its time to restock the guitar in my collection. Don't forget, Pete Townshend played his LP Deluxe' for many years and had the big numbers on the front to differentiate them.
Bought one last week, the last one I had was a late 70s which I sold 1990. Both were wine red. I did try the standard and a 339. So far an amazing unit highly recommended.
My 1977 PRO-DELUXE with P-90-s was WINE RED and I. Had 2 Ebonys and a lot heavier! No weight relief I still have them and 1 Tobacco with Firebird mini humbuckers..Lovee my Wine red!!
Alas! Poor Yorick, I knew him well...............not really, but in the UK in the 70s the cherry sunburst Les Paul deluxes were everywhere, loads of guys used them. I borrowed a Gold Top 60s one for a while and used it through an AC30 or a big Fender outfit that I had. A very handsome guitar and very versatile. Very good clean jazzy sounds (which I couldn't play at the time but.............), clear and smoky for bluesy stuff and a terrific country sound through the Fender.....which it suited very well. It also did the early Richard Thompson cranked-up "tweed" sound better than any other guitar through the Fender but with the AC30, I tended to use a choice es335 that I still have - the mini h/bucks don't have quite the overdrive poke of fat ones. Actually, the L/P deluxe is one of the best country guitars around. The two p/ups together have a beautiful, rich-and-clear ring to them. I don't know of any other Gibson that sounds quite like that. The last I saw, Gibson had re-issued it as having a different set of minis and a sort of battery-powered boost switch in place of one of the controls. Since I've never come across anyone using one of these..........why? I'd have an early one in good nick like a shot.
A really good, useful review. Nice, musical playing (he always does that) and some sensible chat about the now-fading trend for silly colours. We'll (ahem) "say no more" about robot tuners. Maybe the deluxe doesn't fly off the shelves? They are great guitars, very versatile, not a bad sound in them, easy to play and dial in - looks like folks are still missing a trick there.
I have a Les Paul Custom in wine red... Then I added a Les Paul Special. to the collection... I took the p90's out ( because I have two other Guitars with p90's) I installed, Gibson's mini humbuckers...in the les paul special... ABSOLUTLY LOVE THE SOUND , AND CLARITY OF THE NOTES AND CHORDS... So much so that i'm seriously thinking about switching out the 490's humbuckers in the Custom.. and installing Gibson's mini Humbucker.. PS. I know all about the difference route between humbucker , and mini humbucker...
Biggest complaint I've seen about the 70s Deluxes is their weight. From what I've seen, they seem to be heavier than most. Would love to try one. They sound fine to me. Love that wine red. Wish that was more of an option. Was never a fan of cherry or the goldtops.
Wine Red color on a guitar is so nice looking and I really dig how this LP in the video looks. I'm not a Les Paul person but love the Les Paul HB sound and I do have a 10lb 56 reissue Gold Top LP with P90's and Bigsby that IMO is about as sweet looking and sounding as I think a LP can get but its not a guitar I play often. I've heard mini HB's sound good and bad to me but in general if I had to choose between mini and full size HB I would go full size.
I LIKE 'EM!! DELUXES ALWAYS HAVE BEEN MY FAVES, & as a LEFTY I FINALLY HAVE ONE, and it Doesn't even weigh 10+ pounds!!! SO COOL!! (Plus, it's a Double-cut!!!)
Mini hums will compress really well when over driven. Great for soloing. Clean they are really sweet - jangly, nice trebles, sort of like if a humbucker and a Strat single coil had a baby.
I've read that the early mini humbuckers on Gibsons were from a big leftover batch from when they acquired Epi and they decided to use them. Required a special routing template. Nice guitars really.
I actually have a 1977 Les Paul Deluxe. I wonder what the difference with the new ones is. Great guitar. If the new one sounds like it, good for Gibson.
I like my 70s Deluxe Les Paul. Mine is Cherry Sunburst/clown burst and I even like the color. To me, the Deluxe almost has a single coil tone without the hum. I’ve also got p90 and full size humbucker Les Pauls but I find myself picking up the Deluxe because the tone is distinctive.
Hi! I have a p90 gibson les paul and was thinking about putting a mini humbucker in the neck, since the neck p90 is very bassy and not clear sounding. Do you think the mini humbucker would solve that issue? Thanks
A buddy mine is selling a tobacco sunburst 1978 Les Paul deluxe for one of his customers. It plays well. Great neck. Good condition, players grade. HOWEVER, the serial number has been chiseled away. He’s already spoken to the police and based on the and non-markable features it would not be easily identifiable as stolen. That all being said, he’s priced it $3000. Reverb is about $3K - 6K. What evaluation would place on this guitar?
I like the sound. I don’t know why it wouldn’t be loved. Also, why do we have to pick one over the other? What would really be cool is to have all three Les Pauls
I owned a 78 and eventually sold it. Wasn't much of a guitar. Encountered a few of them since, including two for sale in the same shop in Melbourne, both very average, both with ridiculously thin necks and both quite unstable and both wanting to fall off my knee backwards. Both over 7K aust dollars. Crazy. Then I played a mid 2000 reissue and it was better in every respect. That's said I'm sure there were a few good ones.
That color is beautiful! I wonder why they didn’t use the “Gibson” embossed pickups like I have on my ‘71 or ‘72 LP deluxe with minis. I think that would have added just a little touch of class to these great reissues. I like the slightly brighter minis and it’s goin' to the grave with me! OK, maybe not, I do have guys in my family who play guitar..
To anyone watching this in the UK at least, this will just be screaming at you... THIN LIZZY and the mighty Scott Gorham. Who...i am reliably informed is from Glendale, California. I've never been there..but they tell me it nice.
Th 10:44 e color is great. In 2973 D1974 I bought a used Deluxe just to have a LO. I wanted a black Custom but they were expensive even used. It was OK having a Deluxe but when I joined a band I knew the pickups were kind of weak with out much D.C Resistance so I had it touted for Humbuckers and it was great after that.
hi master❤️, I'm looking for LP exclusively for jazz, then very round clean notes.. not slim neck because it's for stages concerts... then strong neck model... I'd prefer unburst but anyone else good to. which one can you choose for me. thks
At first I thought it was my trad pro V. I didn't know wine red was such an old LP color option. And here I thought I had gone with something more "modern" to stand out. 🥴
Gibson didn't do the sunburst accurately to how it was done in the 70s. Back then, the sides, back, and neck were also bursted. Not so on the latest reissue.
I STILL HAVE my 1973 Les Paul Deluxe in Transparent Red. Killer instrument.
I have a 73 in gold top....do you think they could be used as a number one ??
My 79 Les Paul deluxe with it's mini humbuckers is absolutely ace ! Still gigging this guitar to this day and have never even had to take the truss rod cover off, but it's done my shoulder in over the years lol !
The Deluxe is so underrated, it kicks ass in my opinion
I own 3 Deluxe’s
There my tone.
‘70’s club rock wouldn’t have existed without The Deluxe. They play, sound & look fine. You don’t need a ‘59 burst to play Bad Co. just right.
I have always had a soft spot for Deluxes due to the fact that Scott Gorham played so many fantastically tasty solos using a Deluxe during the 70s in Thin Lizzy. I would like Gibson to make a natural finish for Deluxes, Standards and Customs .
Scott Gotham created so many Great guitar solo’s,harmony guitar parts with his deluxe you lose count.he’s a very underrated guitarist
@@josephfemoyer7218 Yes , Scott is definitely one of my favourite ever players.
I think you hit it right on the head. The stigma of the 70’s & the guitar industry remain even though there was a tremendous amount of experimentation & progress made in the decade. I think the guitar looks & sounds amazing. Almost has a jazzy sound to it. Thanks Cooper.
I took mine into a couple guitar shops to have the body routed out and fitted with full size Humbuckers. Both shops refused and assured me I would regret it. So glad I took their advice and kept it stock. So, Instead, I bought Les Paul Traditional. So now, I have the best of both worlds! 😊
I purchased a cherry sunburst 1972 LP Deluxe I purchased brand new in 1973. I'm 72 years old. I still own it! Got me through many years of gigging. It's been refretted once and needs it again. Fantastic axe!
When I bought my 1979 deluxes back in 1980 I never looked back, while the masses largely ignored the deluxes I have many happy decades gigging mine and STILL gigging them.
This is the perfect color for a Deluxe. Great work Cooper!
I remember seeing guys back in the ‘70s playing the Deluxe and it seemed almost all were that color. I can name 5 people right now that have the Original ones in that color! Great guitar. I have a ‘60s reissue I bought in 2011 that I put the Mini-Humbuckers on and I just Love the sound!! Cheers Cooper from Salem, Ohio.
Barry Bailey from the Atlanta Rythmn Section used one, Gary Rossington on the first Skynyrd album and so did Steve Lukather on the first Toto album.
Pete Townsend from the who used red wine mini humbucker les Paul’s in the 70’s .
@@craigpimlott204 Yep. I remember a goldtop as well. Early on and not modified until later on.
Listen to the sound of Barry Baily (rip) and be hooked for life on a deLuxe.
I have just found and enjoyed this video. Sadly I was recently broken into and my Les Paul Standard was stolen. After spending a day in in my local guitar shop working my way through their Les Pauls I came across a 1977 Les Paul Delux, played back to back within their collection it blew everything else away (including custom shop and Murphy Lab models) it now hangs on my wall when not being played. Listen to the man, check them out, you will be surprised.
Sorry for your loss. 😢
Glad to know you found a good replacement though. 👍🏼
I was the first owner of a gold top ‘70 Deluxe from 1971 to 2014. (I only sold it to make mortgage payments during an employment lapse. ) The minis had a slightly more trebly response than regular-sized humbuckers. It did cover Allman Bros or Marshall Tucker tones very well.
That's a Sharp guitar!! From the first note I loved the tone!!!
Built really well . I have Goldtop from 2013 (2009) I got 500 dollar discount due to it being old stock, great guitar.
i have an 81 les paul deluxe that i got a deal on in 88, i was dead set on changing out the minis but after playing it a while gigging it getting other les paul sounds from it, never sounding muddy always sounding good clean or overdriven with the notes still having lots of sustain and attack, i thought to myself, this guitar is perfect as it is
I have a 1974 that I got in 1988. Some years back I took it into NYC's 30th Street Guitars, musing about what it would take/cost/etc to get it routed for PAF-style humbuckers. Matt took one look at it, shook his head, and said to leave well alone. Man, was that ever the right decision! We did, however, replace the harsh bridge pickup with a creamy Lollar plus installed a vintage wiring loom. Now it is absolute killer and is my #1.
I have one. A Goldtop. I like it. I've liked the mini-hum ever since I had a '68 Wilshire 12-string equipped with them. They sounded great on that guitar.
That color really pops in this video. Beautiful guitar.
I still own the 79 wine red deluxe I bought new in Abilene,Tx.
Not the most loved years for Gibson, but they are starting to come around. I was in Norman’s Rare Guitars not long ago and he had a couple. Approaching $6000.
When I bought mine I thought , someday, when I’m old, it will be vintage. I am, and it is.🎸😊
Great color and sound. It’s something I would look seriously into. And your pieces were perfect to showcase it’s sound, Cooper. They accentuated the guitar’s voice clearly and pleasantly.
Excellent review Cooper!
I wanted to add that this guitar sounds just like rock music from the 70's! I love Rock from the 70's and would love to play it! Thank you again Cooper for showing this Les Paul!
I have a 78 Deluxe. It's my magic guitar. The trick for me is to turn the tone knobs down to like 2 or 3. Turn the volume up to 9 or 10. Use both pickups and I get incredible warmth and unending sustain. Perfect for songs like Europa.
Does your Deluxe have a maple neck and/or a volute ?
@@TheHumbuckerboy Sorry I don't know. I just play it. I guess what ever wood Gibson was using in 1978.
@@RichardPerrymanGuitarist A volute will be evident as it is an extra piece of wood at the join between the headstock and the neck. I wish that Gibson would include volutes on all of their guitars as volutes strengthen this vulnerable area.
I usually roll the bridge tone down to 5 or 6, and its just great.
I play Europa on my 79 Deluxe!👍🎸
I had a 1972 Yamaha les paul. Great guitar with a Fender amp, in 1972.😊
You definitely have a million and one licks Coop, all are awe inspiring, thank you!
Love that mini humbucker tone, almost reminds of tele sounds
Gotta love the T-shirt!! ❤
Sounds fantastic and superb playing as usual 👌
So the reason the Les Paul Deluxe is so rad is that the routing for those mini humbuckers will fit a P90. That's what Neil young and Mike Ness always did with theirs.
I'm not a big fan of les Pauls in general, but when you put a P90 in, it's amazing!
Thanks for another great review. I own a 92 Les Paul Studio in wine red and I love the colour. The sound and playability of it has taken the better part of thirty years, classic 57s Russian Paper in oil capacitors and rewiring to 50s style. Other problems were a concave (collapsed Tom bridge) mounted backwards such the that the stop tailpiece had to be ridiculously high. The bridge pickup was unusable and measures 16k ohms. Most of the problems were the dealer setup. Over the years it has taught me how to set up an instrument. The only thing missing was binding though I love the minimalist look.
Another thing I really appreciate is your playing. The chords are simple, but the technique and articulation combine to make something beautiful. Come and play in UK soon.
We all crap on the minis, but that sounds very nice!
I have the 1980 Tobacco Deluxe. Had it since 1980! Love it!
I Have A 72 Deluxe It Is My Favorite Out Of The 10 70`s Paul`s I Have- Scott Gorham Rules!
I have this exact guitar in the cherry sunburst version. It even has some flame in the top. I love it and it sounds amazing. It has great clarity but is still a rock and roll machine when you play it through a tube amp with high gain. I would not trade it for the standard version based on the tones I get from this guitar. I have a Gibson ES-335 with full size humbuckers if I want that tone. I highly recommend you try it!
My favorite guitarist Efrim Menuck uses one of these. Have wanted one for forever
I took delivery of a cherry sunburst Deluxe this week, a "scratch and dent" model that was discounted by 33%. $2k instead of $3k, after tax - epic deal! It has a few tiny dings on the back but the face is pristine.
I'm a Fender guy so I love the brighter response of the minis.
I'm a big Thin Lizzy fan and that model was prominently featured during the "Robbo and Scott" years. (It is still Robbo's main axe after 50 years though it now sports full-size humbuckers.)
A high school friend had a Deluxe, circa 1981, and mine is the same spine-busting battleship anchor that his was.
I do believe Gibson has discontinued the cherry sunburst model because it is no longer advertised on Sweetwater, AMS or Zzounds' websites, and the Gibson website mentions that they have just a few left in stock.
(I would recommend to anyone interested in one to play it first if they've never played one. The minis don't whack the front end of my DSL like full-size buckers on the Ultra Gain channel.)
I had a 2021 cherry sunburst and sold to buy my 2023 wine red deluxe!!!! Love the pickups!!
I have a wine red 1977/78 LP Deluxe which I bought new in 78. Fantastic, immensly playable guitar, with a great sound IMO! I think they get a bit of a bad press.
Is it heavy?
@@El-Scorcho About 9.75 lbs
My 79 is 10.5lbs😩
I've still got my original wine red 76 LP Deluxe which I bought brand new in 79 for $650! Great guitar!
Saw one of these today at GC with a Gold top, sweet guitar! Thank You Cooper that was awesome dude!
I read somewhere that if you play a single coil guitar you can swap to a mini humbucker without a lot of knob changing on the amp.
I just purchased a cherry burst just last year and now I’m selling because they came out with the wine red!! I have to have one!! All that aside I love the sound of the pickups, sounds so good I can’t put it down!!!
I purchased an original brand new 1971 Deluxe, which I bought in 1972, and it sounds great. Then I purchased a new 2014 LP Traditional, and yes, It sound a bit muddy, and I was a bit disappointed, but I tweaked the guitar’s volume and tone controls, and the amp settings, and found tone that more suited to some songs: mostly 50 rock, Chuck Berry etc. stuff, and such, and when I want to channel Mike Bloomfield, the Traditional brings it home. Now if could PLAY like Mike, that would be the icing on the cake.
I like the sound. Like the clarity and definition.
I love that color, very traditional for the era
I always loved the look of Wine Red 70s Deluxe Les Pauls. I’d be considering a P90 swap into that.
P 90s are great, but my mini humbuckers sounded fantastic.
@@MarkTurner-vs7uc I’m intrigued by them so there’s a good chance they could win me over!
I have a 1973 tobacco burst routed for humbuckers, I love it.
Cooper, I had a 1975 Cherry Sunburst LP Deluxe and regret letting it go. Really like this new wine red finish! Think its time to restock the guitar in my collection. Don't forget, Pete Townshend played his LP Deluxe' for many years and had the big numbers on the front to differentiate them.
Bought one last week, the last one I had was a late 70s which I sold 1990. Both were wine red. I did try the standard and a 339. So far an amazing unit highly recommended.
Beautiful guitar, awesome sound, and you performed a great demo. Thank you!
That will be my next guitar. Love it.
My 1977 PRO-DELUXE with P-90-s was WINE RED and I. Had 2 Ebonys and a lot heavier! No weight relief I still have them and 1 Tobacco with Firebird mini humbuckers..Lovee my Wine red!!
Have a 2005 Gibson reissue same colour as this, brilliant guitar
Alas! Poor Yorick, I knew him well...............not really, but in the UK in the 70s the cherry sunburst Les Paul deluxes were everywhere, loads of guys used them. I borrowed a Gold Top 60s one for a while and used it through an AC30 or a big Fender outfit that I had. A very handsome guitar and very versatile. Very good clean jazzy sounds (which I couldn't play at the time but.............), clear and smoky for bluesy stuff and a terrific country sound through the Fender.....which it suited very well. It also did the early Richard Thompson cranked-up "tweed" sound better than any other guitar through the Fender but with the AC30, I tended to use a choice es335 that I still have - the mini h/bucks don't have quite the overdrive poke of fat ones.
Actually, the L/P deluxe is one of the best country guitars around. The two p/ups together have a beautiful, rich-and-clear ring to them. I don't know of any other Gibson that sounds quite like that.
The last I saw, Gibson had re-issued it as having a different set of minis and a sort of battery-powered boost switch in place of one of the controls. Since I've never come across anyone using one of these..........why? I'd have an early one in good nick like a shot.
A really good, useful review. Nice, musical playing (he always does that) and some sensible chat about the now-fading trend for silly colours. We'll (ahem) "say no more" about robot tuners. Maybe the deluxe doesn't fly off the shelves? They are great guitars, very versatile, not a bad sound in them, easy to play and dial in - looks like folks are still missing a trick there.
I have a Les Paul Custom in wine red... Then I added a Les Paul Special. to the collection... I took the p90's out ( because I have two other Guitars with p90's) I installed, Gibson's mini humbuckers...in the les paul special... ABSOLUTLY LOVE THE SOUND , AND CLARITY OF THE NOTES AND CHORDS... So much so that i'm seriously thinking about switching out the 490's humbuckers in the Custom.. and installing Gibson's mini Humbucker.. PS. I know all about the difference route between humbucker , and mini humbucker...
My 1976 LP Deluxe is indeed wine red. Only fourteen of them were made in that year, apparently. Mine is a total blues machine.
Biggest complaint I've seen about the 70s Deluxes is their weight. From what I've seen, they seem to be heavier than most. Would love to try one. They sound fine to me. Love that wine red. Wish that was more of an option. Was never a fan of cherry or the goldtops.
Wine Red color on a guitar is so nice looking and I really dig how this LP in the video looks. I'm not a Les Paul person but love the Les Paul HB sound and I do have a 10lb 56 reissue Gold Top LP with P90's and Bigsby that IMO is about as sweet looking and sounding as I think a LP can get but its not a guitar I play often. I've heard mini HB's sound good and bad to me but in general if I had to choose between mini and full size HB I would go full size.
I LIKE 'EM!! DELUXES ALWAYS HAVE BEEN MY FAVES, & as a LEFTY I FINALLY HAVE ONE, and it Doesn't even weigh 10+ pounds!!! SO COOL!! (Plus, it's a Double-cut!!!)
I do not own a professional guitar.. I look forward to the day I can own one.. I wouldnt turn down an opportunity to own ANY Les Paul
The 70's Les Paul Deluxe is my favorite Les Paul.
I have had one sense 1980 brand new love it ! It cuts write through with bright leads
Great job on that demo!!
Wish I had my Deluxe that I bought back in 71!!!
Mini hums will compress really well when over driven. Great for soloing. Clean they are really sweet - jangly, nice trebles, sort of like if a humbucker and a Strat single coil had a baby.
I've read that the early mini humbuckers on Gibsons were from a big leftover batch from when they acquired Epi and they decided to use them. Required a special routing template. Nice guitars really.
I actually have a 1977 Les Paul Deluxe. I wonder what the difference with the new ones is. Great guitar. If the new one sounds like it, good for Gibson.
I love the color of it. I have a classic thats similar.
I like my 70s Deluxe Les Paul. Mine is Cherry Sunburst/clown burst and I even like the color. To me, the Deluxe almost has a single coil tone without the hum. I’ve also got p90 and full size humbucker Les Pauls but I find myself picking up the Deluxe because the tone is distinctive.
Hi! I have a p90 gibson les paul and was thinking about putting a mini humbucker in the neck, since the neck p90 is very bassy and not clear sounding. Do you think the mini humbucker would solve that issue? Thanks
@@mossstephen1066 Yes, the mini humbuckers are definitely brighter than P90s and can be installed without modifications on your guitar.
@@ericoswood1856 thanks for your qyick reply! Trying to love the guitar but finding it hard. Hopefully this is the answer then.
A buddy mine is selling a tobacco sunburst 1978 Les Paul deluxe for one of his customers. It plays well. Great neck. Good condition, players grade. HOWEVER, the serial number has been chiseled away. He’s already spoken to the police and based on the and non-markable features it would not be easily identifiable as stolen. That all being said, he’s priced it $3000. Reverb is about $3K - 6K. What evaluation would place on this guitar?
I love it. I grew up with one. Maybe someday will buy one of these bad boys.
I like the sound. I don’t know why it wouldn’t be loved. Also, why do we have to pick one over the other? What would really be cool is to have all three Les Pauls
As a Tele and gretsch player, I prefer the mini hums. Beautiful guitar!
I owned a 78 and eventually sold it. Wasn't much of a guitar. Encountered a few of them since, including two for sale in the same shop in Melbourne, both very average, both with ridiculously thin necks and both quite unstable and both wanting to fall off my knee backwards. Both over 7K aust dollars. Crazy. Then I played a mid 2000 reissue and it was better in every respect. That's said I'm sure there were a few good ones.
That color is beautiful! I wonder why they didn’t use the “Gibson” embossed pickups like I have on my ‘71 or ‘72 LP deluxe with minis. I think that would have added just a little touch of class to these great reissues. I like the slightly brighter minis and it’s goin' to the grave with me! OK, maybe not, I do have guys in my family who play guitar..
I wish you would do a mini humbuckers vs P90s demo video.
Very nice guitar think I will get one
To anyone watching this in the UK at least, this will just be screaming at you... THIN LIZZY and the mighty Scott Gorham. Who...i am reliably informed is from Glendale, California.
I've never been there..but they tell me it nice.
I love this guitar Craig Presnell
I HAVE A 72 GOLD TOP DELUXE. MY FAVORITE LP.
I have a 73 Goldtop and I totally agree with you
Th 10:44 e color is great. In 2973 D1974 I bought a used Deluxe just to have a LO. I wanted a black Custom but they were expensive even used. It was OK having a Deluxe but when I joined a band I knew the pickups were kind of weak with out much D.C Resistance so I had it touted for Humbuckers and it was great after that.
Interesting, I have a 60's les paul standard and was thinking about adding a 50's. This sounds really good, like a p90 without hum
Sounds really good 👍 I would like to have one
I reckon the reason why 70s deluxe is underrated maybe because that year a lot of guitar companies suddenly appeared during that time.
Pete Townsend loved them wine red mini humbuckered les Pauls.
I want a wine red Les Paul Standard, with a flamey top.
I saw one at Guitar Center in Boston a few years ago . The wine Red really made the flame pop. It looked amazing.
John McLaughlin is a big fan of the DeLuxe LP. In fact he had a travel guitar build with 1 Mini HB.
That should be enough for anyone.
hi master❤️, I'm looking for LP exclusively for jazz, then very round clean notes.. not slim neck because it's for stages concerts... then strong neck model... I'd prefer unburst but anyone else good to. which one can you choose for me. thks
So this are 50's spect body with mini humbuckers? Would be cool to see a neck veloute
"Blueberry burst..." he has a good memory 😂
Love the colour
I definitely prefer the cherry sunburst over the maroon color
Sounds great!!
THIN LIZZY USED DELUXES WITH MINI HUMBUCKERS
My interest is certainly piqued . . . those mini-buckers have a really distinctive sound to them! Nice colour too.
Lesser? I wish I had it! 🎶🎶🎶
Hey, If the Ibanez Supa-70's can make it through the 70's, so can this rig! lol
Cooper, I se you jave a Montreal Jazz Festival t shirt. Did you go there? I'm from Montreal! And no I don't like mini humbecker Les Pauls.
A very good friend of mine from Montreal gave it to me! But I intend on going to the festival with him some day.
How’s the neck? Slim or chunky?
At first I thought it was my trad pro V. I didn't know wine red was such an old LP color option. And here I thought I had gone with something more "modern" to stand out. 🥴
I dig it also. Thinner humbuckers gives less bass, wider gives more and a guitar is a treble instrument not a bass.
Gibson didn't do the sunburst accurately to how it was done in the 70s. Back then, the sides, back, and neck were also bursted. Not so on the latest reissue.