JSJH Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Way back in the early-mid 70s, 'bought a gold top Deluxe with the small humbuckers. It has been a good and faithful guitar, a variant Les Paul himself had a particular fondness for. Yet virtually no one plays them. Is this picker one of the only Les Paul Deluxe drivers on the planet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGod319 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Way back in the early-mid 70s' date=' 'bought a gold top Deluxe with the small humbuckers. It has been a good and faithful guitar, a variant Les Paul himself had a particular fondness for. Yet virtually no one plays them. Is this picker one of the only Les Paul Deluxe drivers on the planet?[/quote'] Ace Frechley played one in a beautiful cherry sunburst (which i wish gibson would still make them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I love mine. I replaced the pickups but they were truly sour... I've had other minis that were great. Here it is: My 1971 Deluxe gold top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deftone Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Way back in the early-mid 70s' date=' 'bought a gold top Deluxe with the small humbuckers. It has been a good and faithful guitar, a variant Les Paul himself had a particular fondness for. Yet virtually no one plays them. Is this picker one of the only Les Paul Deluxe drivers on the planet?[/quote'] My brother has a cherryburst 70's Deluxe. Pete Townshend has a few of them. I think they're cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dragyn Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Mini humbuckers do sound pretty sweet. Had them in an Explorer Studio, and they were great for a warm bluesy, southern tone. I wish I still had that guitar. Here's a pic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodnhands Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Interesting. Before I checked the forum this morning I was wondering exactly the same thing -- why so little said about the Deluxe? I bought one about a month ago. Love it. I was looking for something to fill the space (tone-wise) between my LP Standard and my Strat. Something with more fat than the tele, more clean than the LP Standard. Very versatile. It gets me pretty close to a pedal steel sound and yet does well for jazz. Maybe too much treble on the bridge pickup for some players, but it's easy to deal with by cutting back on the tone. And I like the thicker neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSJH Posted February 13, 2008 Author Share Posted February 13, 2008 Thanks folks. 'Looking for a new set of strings for the Deluxe; 'been using 11 flats for a couple years, mostly jazz and lounge and show tunes...what else goes well on one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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