The "Dokken" Les Paul | 1976 Gibson "Tuxedo" Les Paul Custom White Top Black Back + Sides Review
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
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Today we talk about the rare color often referred to as "Tuxedo." This finish was applied to a few Les Paul Customs in late1974-early1977 (believed to be around 50, with no real evidence to back that up.) These started life as off-white with black back and sides. It is quite a cool look! This road-worn example showcases that the whole guitar started "white" and then was sprayed over black on the back as Gibson's finishing process. Maybe these only existed as factory cover-up models? As the guitar wears, the white finish pops through which is a pretty cool effect!
Usually, rare colors are only collectible for their rarity - however, Don Dokken of Dokken can be seen playing one of these in the early days of his band (1979) so at least there is a small extra * to the story of this finish!
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0:00 Intro - Check Links in the Description
0:07 The Les Paul Custom Tuxedo
0:52 Something I Learned
1:14 The Finish / Famous Users
2:20 How Many Were Made?
3:03 The Epiphone Reissue
3:14 Case / Case Candy
3:55 Inside Look / Specs
15:24 Clean Tones
17:24 Dirty Tones
19:04 Final Thoughts
20:21 What to Watch Next!
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What color combo do you think would look good on a Les Paul?
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Sunset desert burst !!❤️🙏😎👌
& it would have to be a book matched flame top,
or maybe one piece quilt !!❤️🙏👌
Must be coincidence that Dokken just released a new album. I haven't heard much of it but from different sources I'm told it's classic Dokken including George Lynch. Though I'm told Don Dokken didn't hit to many high notes.
Well, my eyes just bugged out at the first glance of that case, and it wasn't the case itself. I grew up in Lexington, Kentucky in the 1970s and 80s- and I just saw a 98.1 WKQQ Stereo Album Rock radio station sticker using a logo they haven't used in decades. WOW. 👀
I remember that station I live closer to ashland but worked in Lexington myself haha
I still listen to wkqq here
I’ll have to go look again! I don’t live far from Lexington.
@@faustthehammer8706 They're still around, but some years back ClearChannel bought a bunch of stations and swapped some around. Double Q got moved to 100.1 so a local country station could take 98.1 with their more powerful transmitter. (Double Q had a beast of a signal back in the day.)
@@Photognick521 Hehe, I don't either. NichVegas is about a long slingshot throw from Lexington. 😁
Rad to see an old Norlin piece on here again... this was the type of stuff that got me watching this channel many moons ago! Nice to see a lot more players showing that era of Gibson some love finally, too!
INDEED 👊🏼
Soon come in a far eye , roots rock reggae , hole dwellers !
Best sounding guitar Trogly has EVER played. Massive meaty sound especially on the dirty tones.
Tom Woodford of the @twoodfrd UA-cam Channel just did a repair on a Les Paul where he re-radiused the bridge that had collapsed. He built a special jig for it and used it in his vise. Just something for you to be aware of. Instead of replacing the original, you can get it restored to it's original radius.
His name is Ted, not Tom.
@@davy755 Thank you, I keep getting Ted and Tom confused as I know a Tom Woodford personally. Tom isn't a luthier though.
WOW that's an AWESOME Les Paul even with the natural aging. much better than any relic. it's really close to my favorite year of Norlan era LP which is 1976. I definitely like everything about that LP, it even sounds great. now that's a guitar right there. it's definitely one I would like to have if I weren't financially challenged at this time.
I just bought the Epiphone reissue of this guitar. The ivory and black are such a gorgeous color combination.
You might actually be able to attached the latch!
If you have an old soldering iron, you can weld the plastic back together. With such a thing part you can cut out a piece of plastic from something else and use it to bridge it. It's not easy to get perfect, but it is a practice common for rare cracked plastic car parts so if you search it you can get some more tips if you wanna try it out.
There is a vendor on Reverb that sells replacement latches for chainsaw cases. Repaired my Gen 2 that came with my ‘77.
It sure passed the sound check! The clean tones are especially pleasing. 👍
What an awesome find. That's real Mojo. Not the stuff the kids are paying for these days. I think the Murphy lab Is For Fools personally and although the pickups aren't exactly original, they sound fantastic! What a cool Norland era player!
I wish Don would reach out to you and say if he still had his. Or give some insight on the wear pattern on it if sold or given away the guitar.
70s necks are so good. I had a routed out pancake mahogany neck. Cherry sunburst. I was told by Gibson in the 90s it was a 1970 but they also said its hard to know for sure. I had to sell it after a divorce and going back to school. I do regret that.
I have a 1976 Les Paul Custom and made several videos with it on my channel. It’s my all time favorite guitar. Your videos were super helpful for verification and getting info when I bought it. The T-tops are my all time favorite pickup. This tuxedo version is sweet.
Just a word of advice. I would dispose of that baggie you found, just in case there's residue of something illicit in it.
It’s worth getting rid of anyway. What’s likely in it is the remains of some celluloid guitar picks.
That case lived in central Kentucky for a while. 98.1 WKQQ is a rock station in Lexington. I grew up listening to that station and immediately remember the bumper sticker on that case! 😁
Mick Ronson vibes
I have the Epiphone version (which came with dings from Guitar Center, but they cut a deal), and it's gorgeous.
Mine is a 2014 and best Epi around so far !
2022 Epi LP Custom Blackback owner here… and I can assure that is the best Epiphone I’ve played in my whole life
man this guitar has all the mojo, I'd play the hell out of that thing!
The new Dokken Album is great, Spectacular writing and tone..Nice Custom 👍🎤🎸🎶💿
This guitar sound gave me chills! Great 80’s playing demo! This is a really cool players guitar. Thanks again for the education!
Funny how if it was a “Murphy Labs” it would easily have a 5k price bump..But honestly I thought it sounded awesome 💯..You’re rocking Trogly..my two extra cents ..keep that and play it!🤙
Nice guitar, I have a regular 74 custom all white lefty, it plays and sounds awesome!
My fave guitar i've seen here in a long time. Thought that one both looked cool and sounded great.
Super cool guitar! Love the yellowed finish. Sounds fantastic, too!🤙👌
Great, great axe, Austin! Great demo! Gibson should do more black/black sides with different-colored tops.
Wow, that guitar sounds incredible. It has a nice growl to it that isnt like razor blades coming at your ears. Just a really sweet tone to it
Super cool guitar for sure!
I used to work music festivals. One thing I learned early on is to THROW AWAY MYSTERY BAGS!
Damn that guitar is gorgeous! Just the right amount of relic too
I got the Epiphone reissue a couple of years ago. Great guitar. But the fret ends came to me a bit sharp. I had to file them. But it plays nice.
Another great informative video Mr Trogly. I love seeing you show these old bands from yonks ago that id forgotten about!!
Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘
Great playing
Sounds *so* much better than that new “Supreme” yesterday.
I was thinking the exact same thing.
When is Trogly going to do a Halloween story about the evil Stan Rash? Last think I knew he was standing in the corner for being a bad boy.
I have the epiphone version. Amazing guitar.
That’s perfectly broken in; a gorgeous player! I’m loving the tuxedo. You sound pretty good on it Trogly :-)
really nice looking les paul for sure
I love it…this guitar has been thru the battle and come out the other side…ahh, the stories it could tell…beautiful 👍
I bought a white M3 via your video, very well done, the video!! I had a red M3 as kid I loved, the white one is legit. Its a lil different, inlays are blackish instead of greenish. But its the shredder George Lynch missed out on!!
amazing guitar. thanks, man
My 92' Custom also have a block inlay that's waaay rather different than the others. Original from the factory.
Maybe Don was trying to smuggle coke to Germany to record their live album!! 😂
THIS IS THE GUITAR OF MY DREAMS!!!!!
Come to the conclusion the t tops are the best Gibson pickups ever. So articulate clean and it’s just pure 70s tone on the dirt 🙌🏻
I have a 74 thats all black, just a 74. This is cool, if I were gonna give mine a "Tux" ?? I might just strip the top to bare wood, go with a light coat of clear something. Idea being pulling as much tone out of a vintage top. Maybe relic the back of the neck a bit, lil thin nitro...Its something to ask a luthier??
That beast got vibe for DAYS!
Bark at The Moon ~ 17:50, I see you high-signin’ Trogley!
Pretty cool axe sounds good
Sweet axe! Sounds great 😎
Good demo
Now thats a Custom I would take that any day of the week over any current Pauls that is one super cool Les Paul Custom 👍🤘
Damn that looks so yellow on my screen. Never expected to hear you try to take on bark at the moon . Very cool.
This is a cool one and it sounded really good too!
I’d love to see a gold top black back custom with nickel hardware
But this one is so cool
Nice player. I like it.
Speaking of Dokken, I’d love to see an ESP Kamikaze or another George Lynch guitar on here.
Antique ivory is my favorite white ❤
Old ebony is such a beautiful fretboard wood
When you paint a two tone color scheme you always spray the lightest color first and overall then the dark color is the accent. This avoids the darker color bleeding through.
You just know that guitar has a lovely soul. He doesn’t usually go that hard in the playing demo, has to be the guitar.
It's possible to bend that bridge back into proper radius, saw twoodfrd do it on a video just recently.
I love that guitar!!!!!
I see what you did there Trogly, you played Dokken "Without You". 🤘🎸
Those pickups sound sweet! Lucked out!
That hidden spot in the case glovebox is where you put a set mouse trap or two.
That color combo was called "Blackback".
What kind of distortion are you using.?
Cool guitar, I remember the "Tuxedo" was an all black custom with gold hardware? I'll take his word for it.
That was what I always thought, too. Black with gold hardware.
Most people just call all black with gold hardware a “black beauty”.
I’m confused, too. I heard people call the white custom (with black plastic and gold hardware) the tuxedo. But Musician’s Friend specs also say this guitar is called the tuxedo. Hopefully he can address it for us if he reads these comments.
What was the point of a thin maple slice in the middle of the body?
Awesome!!
If I bought and played this LP, with that green hew, I would probably dub it (something like) "Foggy Dew".
That’s one of the best sounding LP’s you’ve had.
Beautiful
Sounds good.
My Birth Year!
Nicely aged player!
Don’t know what you paid, but I may be interested in it. When you list it I’ll see what hand you’re holding. Maybe we can strike a deal. Best playing guitar I own is an all original 1968/69 black beauty. I’m confused about what year but does it have to do with the long or short neck tennon? SN is 5009**
Tim Pierce sold his not long ago. It was only, let’s say under 25 digits than his. When the person sold it he said it was a 68/69. I need to know if it’s the tennon that determines? Thanks Trogley!!!!!!
not much black left on my Norlin neck haha nice guitar Trogly
That axe is bitchin' senior !...I'de much rather have the Don Dokken Tuxedo LP than the Don-ald Duck Telecaster !...Thanky Trogology !
that top looks yellow to me. I just spotted one exactly like that one at Music & Art store. is an epiphone
Wow!
That is awesome
Hey everyone!
*BOO*
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My dream guitar even with horrible gold hardware 🤩🤩🤩
Bark at the Moon! Good choice for Spooky Season.
The perfect wedding band guitar 😂
Boy does that bridge pickup sound sweet. No wonder the Tim Shaws are superior!
I hope for your sake what's in that baggie is just rosen that has dried up and turned to powder. We wouldn't want to see you sell the guitar and get arrested for an illegal substance being in that case. I noticed the control cavity had the base plate but no ashtray cover or shield . My Studio Greenburst that you looked at and used as a tag for a guitar hunting episode has Seymour Duncans and just love the range of tones i can get from it.
Now thats a Les Paul !
Bad ass 🤘🏻
👍
Greetings Andy
Hey what's the best you can do on this one?
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BADASS
Which is more classy, black or white LP? I love them both!😂
OHHHH BARK AT THE MOON
Does anyone know when Gibson first started adding fret nibbs?
Im not super sure. But I guess is when they started producing the LP Standard in 1958.
@@papasmamas1You realize the les Paul model has been around since 1952, right?
As for the question, the original run of Goldtops in 1952 had no neck binding, therefore, no nibs. Later 52s and onwards had binding and nibs. There were also nibs on bound neck Gibsons long before the Les Paul model was ever a thing. It’s just the way Gibson do the neck binding. It’s more labor intensive, therefore more of a “premium” feature. At least that was the idea behind it.
Long before the Les Paul was even remotely a thing.
@@haggismcmutton4702 You beat me to it 👍
Thanks for everyone's replies!
WEBN sticker. Lol. I grew up in Cincinnati. Blast from the past. Also, WKQQ. Too cool. Great guitar!
Hey there
Greetings Random
Cheers Sargeant
would you not preffer finish checking over nicks and dings?
Depends on the checking. If it is horizontal and natural looking, I'm ok with it.
The dirty tones sounded pretty great through my speakers.