The Story & Sound of the Gibson Custom 1975 Les Paul Deluxe Tribute
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Would you sell your car to buy a guitar? Guitar Center's Vice President of Guitars, Michael Doyle, sits down to tell us the tale of how he came to own his original 1975 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe in Rocket Red Sparkle and how the mods he made and the career he pursued led to a lifelong quest to convince Gibson to bring it back.
A blend of the most popular features from the original 1975 and 50's specs, the Guitar Center Exclusive 1975 Les Paul Deluxe Tribute is built by Gibson Custom in very limited quantities - 75 each of Basalt Blue and Rocket Red finishes.
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So let me get this straight... you used an original 70’s deluxe model to develop a 70’s tribute model to not only bring back your own childhood nostalgia, but to offer that same feeling to your customers in a limited custom run; but then built it to late 50’s builders specs...
So you basically built a les Paul standard, with mini hum buckers and a sparkle finish and called it “a 70’s tribute...” that wasn’t even built to correct specs...
You literally did everything wrong... everything...
Michael Power And yet oh so right in terms of the specs from a player’s perspective. 😃 And they sound amazing. I’ve tried two of them.
You know I've thought, because they did 50s specs like idiots the headstock can break more easily. Take the best of both worlds, not do a shit ton of 50s specs on a 70s guitar and call it a tribute. That's just foolish.
Cool guitar, great colours.
70's Paul's are trash, adding 50's specs is a good thing
Lions Roar I don’t know that I would say they’re trash. Pete Townshend played Deluxe’s, modified of course. But they sounded good nonetheless. My uncle has a 70s deluxe and it plays good. It all depends on personal preference. I would trust an original over a reproduction model, especially after all the errors and mistakes Gibson has been making over the last few years.
@@rick381v69 70s LPs are "trash?" How many LPs (from any era) have you had? My guess is zero and that you're merely parroting something you've heard from another uninformed fool. Would I rather have a '68, sure, but the 70s LPs (prior to Nashville move) blow away any LP made since then. And yes, I've had them from the 80s, 90s, and beyond.
I'm just glad Gibson has put out something I'm highly interested in. After 30 years and 20 strats maybe I need to rethink....
Love the thick crucnchy tone - hate the sparkle.
mini humbuckers are for unsullied soldiers..proper humbuckers for Dothrakis
He said they vintage guys are looking for the vintage accuracy, and then shows the new one that’s specd like a 50’s-60’s les Paul?????
I thought if it’s vintage accurate, shouldn’t it at least be closer to the 70’s it was modeled after????
DividedByTime To be honest...the pancake body, volute, and 14° headstock angle are not desirable traits to many Paul fans...I think it was a good move
plus... this is a TRIBUTE. Not a reissue. Did you watch the video????
Matt S yes I watched the video, I’m just saying if it’s vintage accuracy to a 1975, then I would be the same as a 1975
DividedByTime the thing is it’s not supposed to be a reissue. They’re paying tribute to those old guitars, but taking away all of the aspects that people still hate to this day and adding more desirable ones
I agree, it was improved in my humble opinion.
That blue Deluxe is simply gorgeous.
90s Punk Rock Covers no gibson solid body will ever sound as good as a good fender.
To each its own I guess. I love Fenders and most other brands as well but a Les Paul gives me the sound I love.
I don't get it.... why give it '50's appointments if it is a '75 tribute?? 0_o
Thats why it's called a "Tribute" and not a "Reissue". Besides, who wants a pancake body, volute and non angled headstock? Find a used 70's Deluxe and call it a day if that is what you want.. This is a "modern" take on a classic guitar with in my opinion much better specs than an original. I finally bought one and love it so to each its own.
If you're going to call it a '75 tribute, why not build to '75 specs? The '75's were made in Kalamazoo and thus didn't have the "Nashville" abr-2 bridge. This is a mixed-up offering. Has bastardized traits from both a Norlin era geetar and a CMI era Les Paul. Why not just call it what it is--a Custom shop red/blue sparkle LP Deluxe?
I'll have to agree with you there.
On second thought, after playing one of these at GC in Arvada I've changed my opinion. With the exception of the lack of abr-1 bridge, 3-piece maple neck and the volute, this is the way the Deluxe should have been built back in the 70's. A great guitar.
Back in 81 a friend I played with bought the 75 blue sparkle... 600$
I inherited my uncle's 1971 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe in a cherry burst finish. Thankfully, he didn't mod it save for the Grover tuners that replaced the original tuners. Everything else is original and the mini-humbuckers just sing! The LP Deluxes are totally under-appreciated. They're awesome guitars!!!
I’ve got an original 75 Red Sparkle... I’ve had it for a very long time... great guitar!
I'm amazed the the number of people in these comments that don't seem to understand the difference between a tribute and a reissue. The guy in the video even mistakenly calls it a reissue, corrects himself and calls it a tribute, then explains why it's a tribute not a reissue.
Guitar Center is the Wal Mart of music stores. It's perfect for undescerning dummies who have no idea they are being ripped off.
I think I've only found 3 or 4 Les Paul's at Guitar Center's website that had a really fair price. Everything else was over priced.
Norlin era led Paul's were not as bad as some folk make out in fact 'the les Paul' and spotlight specials are some of the most gorgeous guitars I have ever seen and very much norlin Gibson.
I think the design of these Tribute Deluxe’s are fantastic. I had a 75, or 76 (I bought in new in April of 76) in wine red. I loved that guitar until I played a friends 58 (they weren’t the price of a Mansion back then) with a thick neck as well as all the other features of the 50’s Les Pauls. That’s when I noticed the “sandwich” body, the three piece neck, and the body contour differences. I became a fan of the early Les Pauls after that, but I did like the sound of the mini Humbuckers. So, I think this Tribute is in fact, the best of both worlds, and it has me interested in Gibson’s again. Something I haven’t had since 1984. I just wish the would offer different finishes, not a fan of the sparkle.
These guitars are some of the heaviest LPs ever !! Poorly built and Norlin Era ! These are the guitars along with CBS Fenders that started the Vintage craze, you generally have to play about 50 to find a lite one, 70s Gibson’s are not considered Vintage ! Just old !
Yep, my 1975 is 10lb 4oz.....
Well you couldn’t be more wrong, eventually with enough time everything becomes “vintage“. My 75 red deluxe is 47 years old now and no matter what you or anyone else says it has outplayed every modern Gibson that I’ve owned… which is why I still own it.
Hahah that guy playing. Feeling a little zakk wylde in that guitar
wow. an R6 with mini humbuckers. cmoooon gibson! 3 piece neck and volute and brake angle at least. sheeeesh
Best sounding guitar but when it comes to playability , i go for a modern ESP eclipse
makes me feel lucky to have a 1980 les paul deluxe, it has never let me down, i have been tempted to change the pickups when i first got it, but then i thought why, they sound great
Michael Doyle is a great source of knowledge. I hope you guys pick his brain more.
I have a wine red 75 but it's got full size pickups. How can that be? They are factory fitted, not retro fitted. Also, the truss rod cover says standard.
a mystery
Here's what mine says: Ink Stamped on the bottom of the Tenon: Jan. 14th, 1975 - XX... On my Les Paul, it came with 2 Humbucker Pickups. As for the Truss Rod Cover, Gibson reintroduced the Les Paul Standard in 1975. Some 1975 LP owners have the waterslide decal on the rear of the Headstock with ''Les Paul'' ''Deluxe'' + [serial number XXXXXX]
So go figure. Deluxe on the rear and Standard on the TRC???
Hey Mick nice video. I remember I bought your Avon LP off you. I am happy with my 1975 Gibson LP custom. Take care buddy.
Michael, I would've done the same thing. No car. Have guitar-'75 Les Paul...
Sometimes I get so excited watching guitar videos I can't take it.
I don't know what I find more beautiful in the entire world!
I love my children more than my own breath and women are gorgeous.
But guitars are just in a class of their own. 😍
If I win the lottery, guitars for sure 100% will be what I indulge in.
Ese el camino que debe tomar Gibson sonido clásico característica de la Les Paul a menor precio
what is with the light brown very dry looking fretboard on modern les pauls? my 1980 deluxe has a lush very dark brown fretboard
I have a 75 deluxe and this isn't one! Pancake body, large headstock, square heel are a huge part of a 75. The body shape is even different. This guy flaps his lips on and on and talks about a completely different guitar! Tribute means mini humbuckers in this case! Fucking stupid! Gibson is still fucking things up. Don't buy this piece shit as a 75 anything!
2:48 quite possibly the most senseless annoying playing ever to be demonstrated for a guitar like this. L O fucking L.
I agree with ditching the pancake body but it should have the correct 3 piece neck, volute and angle. This is just an R6 with mini humbuckers.
Dead Hand Blues ...And a bitching paint job.
This is bullshit, you can buy an original 70s les Paul deluxe for cheaper 😂
I'll take a pancake body over the 2 piece centerseam bullshit
Thanks for video. I have a Gold one. 1970 Tone Pots
I’ve got an original ‘76 Deluxe in wine red. Probably the most well put together guitar I’ve ever played. Glad they’re doing these tributes, though I wish they were keeping them 70’s spec. Anyway, good on Gibson.
It's long but needed for perspective. I started out on a 66 Mosrite Ventures II in 75. Two years later after saying I'd never own a Les Paul. Most overrated guitar in the world. I needed a different guitar. Couldn't get that sound. I went to every guitar shop within 300 miles and played everything including a few different Les Pauls including a studio and still couldn't get that sound. Was already deciding I should have kept my mouth shut. A guy I knew traded guitars like most change underwear. He called and said he had one I'd like to look at. Very shortly someone is going to want to smack me just like I often do over this. By now I've been hunting for over a year with no luck.The week before was the dedication of the Buddy Holly statue in Lubbock and they gave away a replica of his Strat. Yep, you guessed it and I still couldn't get that sound. Now you know about smacking. A couple of days and it's I've got another one for you. I took it home and plugged into my amp and I got that sound no overdrive necessary. Took about 2 minutes and I call and tell him my sister will be there with the money tomorrow. It was the first loan I took out and it was 1978. I still have that 75 wine red Les Paul Deluxe and I still get that sound. I have others but I hardly ever get them out. That Les Paul just feels like it was made for my hands. All original except tuners, nut and jack plate. I was absolutely wrong.
Gibson® Custom needs to make a mini BurstBucker™.
I wish I could afford one but I’m happy with my epi
Mr. Krabs dave and get a used one. Already broken in with great tone.
I used to buy LP deluxes for $250 back in the late 70s. After buying and selling may deluxe models over the years, I currently own only one. A 1973 goldtop.This one came off of ebay when they were going for $600.
So it’s not really a 70’s guitar it’s a combo 50’s and 70’s... it’s not 3 piece body, it’s 2, and not solid maple it’s split, and 50’s bent headstock.. the best thing about it is the one piece maple neck.. there aghressive be d in headstock from the 50’s causes problems.. I don’t know.. I expect it to play great but should have just re-made to the 70’s specs if you wanted a 70’s tribute.. kinda stupid of you ask me..
I meant aggressive bend of the headstock.. sorry..
Amazing guitars
Les paul 👍
Beautiful guitars, but overpriced, 17 degree headstock that breaks, and horrible custom shop. Gibson, please stay with us.
Not sure why there's so much hate for this guitar. You're getting a Custom Shop R9 with mini-hums and a newer style bridge for a lot less than an R9.
@Guitar Center. Michael, your 75 Les Paul Deluxe is beautiful. I just bought a early 1975 ''6-Digit Serial Number'' Les Paul Deluxe it that was manufactured at the Kalamazoo Facility. This guitar I bought weighs in at 10lb 4oz. Mine has a 3 piece Maple Front and the 3 piece Mahogany Neck, well a 5 piece Mahogany Neck if you count the ''Wings'' on the Headstock. The guitar is just an amazing piece of Guitar History, thanks for uploading it...............
great job....reissue the shitty guitar that almost ruined the company ....no wonder they will be going out of business soon
This guitar is not to Norlin specs! I own 3 70’s deluxe’s and these POS’s are nothing like them even down to the way they sprayed nitro in the 70’s no way to recreate that. Gibson making bad decisions again! By the way I bought a REAL one for $2k last year, call Chicago Music Exchange, sick how they try to rip people off.
50s Les Paul deluxe 1975 tribute? Why not offer a Floyd rose on it. Maybe some mini EMGs.
Funny, I had a '77 LP Deluxe that was dished to beat all hell. Screaming hot pickups, beautiful cherry burst; I wish I hadn't sold it!
I suppose Gibsons tooling is set up to produce the `50`s to early `60`s spec LesPaul guitars which is why it isn`t so accurate. My `75 gold top has the large head stock but i can`t tell if these do. Any way i always wanted a red or blue sparkle :]
I owned a 1974 LP Deluxe while in college in Dallas in the early 80s. They were cheap back then, but I was an idiot and traded it. Now I have a tribute gold top with P90s, and it’s all I need. Although if I had the $$ would definitely buy one of these because of the memories.
Real nice. I like to carved top but i would prefer everything else be period correct, pancake body and all. . i like the 15 degree headstock angle better.
Wow.. I heard break angle of 14 degrees, and I started walking to my PC to order one. As I waited for it to boot, I heard 17 degrees on the tribute... Cancel that. One day Gibson will get it right.
I have an original 73 Goldtop and its awesome
3:10 The point where riffing becomes pointless wanking.
At some point in a guitarist's life, you recognize when you hit that point & back away - the guy in this vid hasn't reached that point yet.
What’s the real price for the les Paul
WTF 75 tribute with 50's specs???
I'll stay with Fender. At least their not a mess business-wise like Gibson is these days.
Pos Instrument now a days
If I had the cash,i'd have one
I've never been so happy watching an ad
You need a pancake body, three piece maple neck and a volute to make it accurate. Why buy this when you can get a 70's Deluxe for $1800-$2400 easily in decent shape. Such a rip off. Gibson yet again made another stupid move.
Tate, Gibson only made a limited # of the blue and red sparkle LP Deluxes in '75 and '76. The ones I've seen for sale are between $6500 and $10k. You're correct about the pancake body and maple neck with a volute, though. I had a wine red '76 and it was an awesome guitar!
I have a 76 wine red custom.....nice with original black case
Nice Gibson’s!
That Red was absolutely stunning wish they made Epiphones in that color
wish Gibson shipped straight from their factory so the instrument would be cheaper
the red kills*
I want one!
I want one.
That's what we know and love💟
Beautiful Les Pauls!
Lovely!
3:15
Back in the day I wanted a Les Paul. Nowadays it’s not a priority.
Great playing.
So the back is a 50's, the front is a 70's, and they took away all the advantages of the 70's construction?
Richard Bayliss: In all honesty there wasn’t any real advantages to the 70s construction... other than Gibson saving money.
I still have my 74 blue top.
I'll take my Epiphone ES 335 semi-hollowbody anyday over a stupid heavy LP guitar
If y’all would like a demo just send me a message. 🤘😝🤘
These guitars look gorgeous and sound incredible.
I can't help but think that's a lp deluxe from a couple years ago (it has the exact same specs) but with a different finish.