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You have to hear this to appreciate how good it sounds
This guitar is all about the sound of high quality punchy, tight, articulate, cutting yet rounded mini humbuckers, which are combined with 50s wiring and a solid beautifully finished nitro smelling single cut Les Paul body, dark rosewood neck and a professional PLEKed setup straight from Gibson.
The sound is unique and musical. People say mini humbuckers sit between and a single coil and humbucker, and although this is in part true it is far too reductive. Mini humbuckers have their own thing, you have to try them to appreciate them. When you do I think you’d be pleasantly surprised. There is power and clarity. The 50s wiring is great, no loss of treble like modern wiring when you turn the volume down, and a pallet of really unique tones especially in the middle pickup selection position when you mix the neck and bridge pickups and tweak the tone controls. Nothing else sounds like this, it sweet and beautiful.
The wine red finish is deep and rich. The neck is straight, the nut cut just right and the action low-no buzzing fret or choking notes when bending strings. That I assume is all down to Gibsons being PLEKed at the factory before they are shipped.
This is a necessary purchase for anyone, even over a standard Les Paul with full humbuckers, especially if you come from a strat or tele background and want a fuller sounding but still punchy strat/tele that is not as dark as a standard Les Paul with humbuckers. It is not just for those who want to add a mini humbucker guitar to their collection. You will want to play and gig this once you have it in your hands. The Les Paul Deluxe is ideal for all genres of playing. Try it, then buy it.
The sound is unique and musical. People say mini humbuckers sit between and a single coil and humbucker, and although this is in part true it is far too reductive. Mini humbuckers have their own thing, you have to try them to appreciate them. When you do I think you’d be pleasantly surprised. There is power and clarity. The 50s wiring is great, no loss of treble like modern wiring when you turn the volume down, and a pallet of really unique tones especially in the middle pickup selection position when you mix the neck and bridge pickups and tweak the tone controls. Nothing else sounds like this, it sweet and beautiful.
The wine red finish is deep and rich. The neck is straight, the nut cut just right and the action low-no buzzing fret or choking notes when bending strings. That I assume is all down to Gibsons being PLEKed at the factory before they are shipped.
This is a necessary purchase for anyone, even over a standard Les Paul with full humbuckers, especially if you come from a strat or tele background and want a fuller sounding but still punchy strat/tele that is not as dark as a standard Les Paul with humbuckers. It is not just for those who want to add a mini humbucker guitar to their collection. You will want to play and gig this once you have it in your hands. The Les Paul Deluxe is ideal for all genres of playing. Try it, then buy it.
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Looks, plays and sounds great, straight out of the box!
I was a little apprehensive about buying a Gibson online - their quality control hasn't always been the best - but the Les Paul 70's Deluxe I received is a good one!
Everything is as it should, apart from some very minor scuffing on the control cavity plastic cover.
The plain top looks really nice with the translucent wine red finish. The fretboard has a nice grain. Weight is good. I haven't weighed it yet but estimate 8.5lbs.
Playability out of the box was good, but I felt the action on the bass side was a little high. I lowered it to just under 2mm at the 12th fret. Treble side was fine.
The neck profile is a rounded C and is one of the reasons I bought a 70's Deluxe: it's nicely between a vintage 50's and 60's slim taper and suits me perfectly.
The mini humbuckers are excellent! Bright and punchy, they really cut through but without any harshness.
Overall, I'd highly recommend the Les Paul 70's Deluxe - it looks and plays great!
Everything is as it should, apart from some very minor scuffing on the control cavity plastic cover.
The plain top looks really nice with the translucent wine red finish. The fretboard has a nice grain. Weight is good. I haven't weighed it yet but estimate 8.5lbs.
Playability out of the box was good, but I felt the action on the bass side was a little high. I lowered it to just under 2mm at the 12th fret. Treble side was fine.
The neck profile is a rounded C and is one of the reasons I bought a 70's Deluxe: it's nicely between a vintage 50's and 60's slim taper and suits me perfectly.
The mini humbuckers are excellent! Bright and punchy, they really cut through but without any harshness.
Overall, I'd highly recommend the Les Paul 70's Deluxe - it looks and plays great!
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