The Burgundy Beauty - Wine REd LEs Paul appreciation.

[Aceman]

A lot of people really dig a wine red Les Paul Custom. I personally think they are even sexier than a Black Beauty. A guy I met in college called them "Burgundy Beauties" and the name just stuck with me. But I have not been a fan of late. They seem to be way more 'red' than I remember. I was always a fan of deeper slightly more purple hues. As much as I'd love to have a Wine Red Custom - I'd have to see the color first.

Here is an example of one that just does it for me. THIS is the color I'm talking about;






This specific specimen is from 1979 and was found on ebay. Pure class, pure secks!

 

[AlexR]

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My 74 or 75 LP Custom.

Pots aren't original so I can't tell - it has features from the early 70's so thats good enough for me.

 

[Aceman]

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oh yeah - DAT color!

 

[Wattage]

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Always wanted a Ferrari Red LPC

 

[Andrew Lamprecht]

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I always really liked them too.

 

[ItsaBass]

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I've always preferred the wine red plain-top Standards with cream plastic over the wine red Customs. On the Customs, I like black. (Sometimes white can be cool, if it isn't too yellowed.) Those Standards are some of the best looking Les Pauls ever made IMO. The first Les Paul I ever fell in love with was a '90 or '91 wine red Standard on the wall of my local music shop when I was in high school. It sat there for years, and I played it almost every day, totally unable to afford the $1,200 price! While I have had my black beauty for longer, I didn't actually "fall in love with" another Les Paul until the latte cream Standard that I now own. So, yeah. I totally feel the wine red love.....though as I said, on a plain-top Standard.

 

[Falloffthebonetone]

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Reminds me of the Clapton Harrison Wine red Les Paul story.
From wiki
Previously owned by rock guitarists John Sebastian and Rick Derringer, and used by Clapton to record the notable guitar lead on Harrison's song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." The guitar had only been in Armstrong's shop for a few days when it was purchased by Eric Clapton. Clapton did not play this instrument much, his principal guitars in 1966-68 being his psychedelic 1964 SG called "The Fool", a 1964 ES-335, a 1963 or 64 Reverse Firebird, and a sunburst Les Paul he bought from Andy Summers; in August 1968 he gave it as a present to his good friend Harrison. Harrison dubbed the red guitar "Lucy", after redhead comedienne Lucille Ball.

Harrison and The Beatles were at the time recording what would become The Beatles (the White Album), and had been working for several weeks on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." Harrison had been unable to record a lead track for the song he was satisfied with; moreover Lennon and McCartney were dismissive of it and "didn't try very hard." Harrison, knowing that his bandmates were on good behavior around guests, invited Clapton to come into EMI Studios on September 6 and lay down a lead track, telling him "you don't need to bring a guitar, you know I've got a good Les Paul you can use." Clapton laid down the track in a single take, but later stated that he was so high at the time he doesn't remember it at all. The story that Clapton ceremoniously presented Harrison with the guitar after this session is a widely-repeated myth.

Harrison continued to play Lucy as one of his principal guitars for the remainder of his time with The Beatles; it can be seen in the promotional video for "Revolution" and the documentary Let It Be.

Then it got lost and resurfaced i n Guadalajara in w 001. After Harrison died it went back go Clapton who played "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" at a farewell concert for George, and he's had it ever since. Dig all that AND the whole Layla story with Harrison's wife and Duane Allman sitting in to help Clapton. Rock lore is awesome.