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    Les Paul Deluxe 1975

    in Gibson USA

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    Guitar Player magazine; May 1982 issue; p 39 (lower third);

     

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    Oddly enough I just happened to have the magazine lying around.......

     

    As has been said; Gibson brought out the P-90 equipped LP Pro DeLuxe in '76.

    Those wanting P-90s in a Les Paul could have the Pro DeLuxe. Those wanting small-sized 'buckers could have the regular DeLuxe. Those wanting full-sized 'buckers could have the Standard or Custom.

    Why bring out another version of the LP DeLuxe in the same year with non-Gibson manufactured P-90 style humbucker p'ups? It makes neither commercial nor marketing sense.

     

    The one on ebay...

    The seller states that he, himself, found no similar guitar nor any information relating to it on the net;

    "I have researched this extensively on the internet with no luck.....my local guitar tech.....informed me that he found that they only produced these Standard/Deluxe models for a very short time in 1975/76."

    Which means absolutely nothing! "I don't know...but I was told..." ?

     

    I've never seen an original LP DeLuxe so equipped nor is there any mention of such a LP in any of the books I have - including Tony Bacon's reference-work 'Bible' on the model.

    One of the members here has such a DiMarzio powered Les Paul but he knows for a fact that his were fitted 'aftermarket'. I strongly suspect the same is true here.

     

    P.

     

    Thanks, pippy, the most complete, comprehensive and intelligible answer.

    Les Paul Deluxe 1975

    in Gibson USA

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    Guys, I know that there stood in stock. I know that now stands DiMarzio SuperDistortion, only vintage, without metal base bottom humbucker. I misled the seller's description on eBay. That's why I asked whether it was true that he wrote. I love this sound, this piano in my hands.

    Les Paul Deluxe 1975

    in Gibson USA

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    Hi, I have a Les Paul Deluxe 1975. On it are mini humbuckers in the format P-90.

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    Recently I saw on eBay almost the guitar like me.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/1976-Gibson-Les-Paul-Standard-Deluxe-RARE/191001868906?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D3466799598210705998%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D331082141658%26

    In the description of the seller writes that such humbuckers set nominally for a limited time in 1975-76. Is this true?

    I saw two more Les Paul Deluxe precisely these model years and it is the same color with a mini humbucker in the format P-90.

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