As can be seen it was incredibly popular in the early seventies, selling more than many other vintage Les Paul versions, although its position did slip as the decade wore on. The Les Paul Deluxe shipped very well indeed. Was the introduction of these pickups more about using up left over stock (one of the few hardware items not used on a Gibson equivalent model) than a deliberate hardware choice? Les Paul Deluxe specifications In late 1969 production of all Epiphone instruments moved from the Gibson Kalamazoo factory to Japan. So why did Gibson change from single coil to the mini-humbuckers? These pickups had never been used on Gibson instruments before (they differed from the mini-humbuckers used on the Firebird in that they had pole pieces), but they had been used on very many Epiphone models ( Crestwood Custom, Crestwood Deluxe, Sheraton, Wilshire, Riviera, Emperor, Broadway). The Gibson Les Paul Deluxe went on to become one of Gibson's most successful models, with over 35 thousand guitars shipped in the 1970s alone (see Les Paul Deluxe shipping statistics).ġ973 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe in beautifully Cherry Sunburst finish Image Heritage auctions Structurally they were the same though: a mahogany body and neck with carved maple gold-top (although numerous other colours became available later).
Where the (reissued 60s) Standard had two cream-covered single-coil P90s, the Deluxe came equipped with two cream-surrounded mini-humbuckers.
Two years earlier, Gibson had relaunched the Les Paul Standard and Custom. The Gibson Les Paul Deluxe first debuted in 1969/70 they first appear in the Gibson price list of September '69, though shipping figures show none shipped until 1970.
Les Paul Deluxe | 1976 Wine Red Les Paul Deluxe
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