Can you confirm this is a real 1975 Les Paul Deluxe?

[ItsaBass]

Re: Can you confirm this is a real 1975 Les Paul Deluxe?

I'd love to have bought that guitar. I love red Deluxes, and the vintage P90 conversion was a really nice touch.

[zionstrat]

Re: Can you confirm this is a real 1975 Les Paul Deluxe?

I'd love to have bought that guitar. I love red Deluxes, and the vintage P90 conversion was a really nice touch.

Yeah and he was looking for an SG and I've got a 62 I want to trade but guess it wasn't meant to be.

Thanks again to everyone for all the input...

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[DavidRavenMoon]

Re: Can you confirm this is a real 1975 Les Paul Deluxe?

I'd love to have bought that guitar. I love red Deluxes, and the vintage P90 conversion was a really nice touch.

You know the Deluxes were left over P-90 gold top bodies! After Gibson switched to humbuckers they wanted to use the bodies (figuring no one wanted P-90s any more) so they used a P-90 cover and mounted an Epiphone mini humbucker in it. Pretty clever.


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[ItsaBass]

Re: Can you confirm this is a real 1975 Les Paul Deluxe?

You know the Deluxes were left over P-90 gold top bodies! After Gibson switched to humbuckers they wanted to use the bodies (figuring no one wanted P-90s any more) so they used a P-90 cover and mounted an Epiphone mini humbucker in it. Pretty clever.


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That is indeed how the Deluxe was "invented" in '68 or so, though it later became a model in its own right, not just made up of parts. The initial '68 reintroduction of the Les Paul included P-90 gold tops (my friend has one of these – very cool guitar). These weren't so hotly received at the time, so they didn't stick around too long.

As you said, the mini humbucker rings were even made from P-90 pickup covers. However, they aren't true pickup "rings" in the typical sense. The pickups are held solidly in position in relation to the rings, using a spacer and a soldered nut. The entire pickup/ring assembly moves up and down when the pickup height is adjusted. The height screws thread in to a metal plate that spans the bottom of the pickup cavity.