Gibson Les Paul Deluxe 70s Electric Guitar - Wine Red Reviews

I owned one of these Les Pauls [mirror image] in 1980 , even compared to the Gibson Explorer I later bought , it still stands as my all- time favorite guitar. I played it through a Carvin 125 Watt 2 12" duo lead amp and it soared. I would have loved
to have given it a cylinders with a Marshall 2 12" 90 watt... with the right effect rack it seriously ranked as dual infinite. Not quite the Brian May Red Special, but then the neck is {in my opinion} much more playable and the highs from
the single coil pickups would not be diminished by pre-amping and treble boost effects. Tack that together with a serious
flange and you can only imagine how Stone Gossard must have gotten it right so often. Oh, and add to that it's stunning looks and gloss... You'd never want to see it scratched or mis-treated..to Paraphrase Pete Townsend('2 Vortexion CBL's enabling me to bounce in Stereo. I also had a Grampian spring reverb- Luxury....")

This guitar just has a vintage feel and look to it that I feel is missing from some other current production Les Paul models. I found the neck profile to be very similar to a 59 neck! Rounded C compared to a wider, flatter D shape, which is more comfortable for me. My particular one resonates well and has that sought-after acoustic chime that many players long for. The mjni-Humbuckers are unique and vintage sounding. I feel you can play anything with them, just have to dial it in right. Instant classic or hard rock perfection, or chiming cleans are available. I also have the option of routing to full-sized humbuckers someday for even wider tonal possibilities. This has my favorite neck profile from Gibson, not too fat, not to thin and just look at that classic finish. Besides that, the guitar just smells like straight up Play Doh in the case. One of the nicest smells. Gonna reek like that for the next year or so til the finish settles in a bit more. A definite plus in my book. Look into a new 70's Deluxe! They are definitely underrated!

The Deluxe has been a white whale guitar for me, so I was so excited when they initially announced the Deluxe 70s, but disappointed that they weren't offering it in my favorite finish.

As soon as I saw that the Wine Red was out, I went to buy one. They were out of stock, but had a demo model for significantly cheaper. When I picked it up, I inspected it closely. There wasn't a scratch or ding on it anywhere.

Now on to the guitar itself: this is the best guitar I've ever played, hands down. The neck is smooth as butter, the minis sound nice and bright, but with all the warmth you expect from a Les Paul.

Whatever issues Gibson had, they've clearly solved them.

Will keep this short and simple. This LP is amazing, visually it is perfect, I could not find even the slightest flaw. The mini humbuckers sound amazing, absolutely amazing. The fretboard is perfect and it plays extremely well, fast and easy. I have nothing bad to say about the Deluxe. I will say Todd Cotton is a saint and Sweet Water is the best and I will NEVER buy from anyone but SW.

I had been watching Les Paul '50 and '60 Standards in cherryburst for over a year with two primary requirements; less than 9 pounds was the first, and no obvious scar-like marks on the maple top was the second. It is great that Sweetwater takes professional pictures for each invidual guitar so that all details can be viewed online.

After "monitoring" Sweetwater's offerings for a whole year, I had not been able to pick one of my liking until I saw the new '70 Deluxe in Wine Red. It has a stunning appearence with mysterious wood patterns on the body, a natural personalization that cannot be found from the gold top or even bursts. I right away ordered one that satisfied my requirements and received the exact one that I looked. The guitar looks even more magnificent than the pictures when I hold it in my hands!

I was convinced by the bright mini-bucker without hum description and decided to give it a shot. I have another guitar with the PAF humbuckers that I used to compare with. Initially, the mini-bucker made some higher level hum noise than the PAF one, but interestingly, I found the noise reduced when I turn the neck volume knob all the way to the max. In other words, the hum goes from none to the max when the knob is turned to the mid, and then goes down to much less annoying at the knob's max setting. It is manageable in combination with my Amp volume/gain settings.

I would rate the LP Deluxe in Wine Red 4.5 out of 5 stars and would otherwise give a 5 star rating if there should have been no hum noise when my fingers are not touching any metal parts.

My first Les Paul was a 1982 Les Paul Deluxe, bought new, sold when I joined the Army in 1991, and I have always regretted letting that one go. When Gibson reissued the Deluxe I was rather excited, to say the least.

First, I have to say this is not a direct reproduction of a Norlin era guitar. It lacks the slim maple neck, oversized headstock, headstock volute, and speed-knobs of the original. This is essentially the Les Paul Standard '50s with minibuckers and a Nashville bridge.

It's also an incredible instrument. The minibuckers have a clarity that the full sized pickups lack, though they sacrifice some of the gain that standard sized Burstbuckers possess. This is easily rectifiable by adding some boost to your signal chain.

I also have to gush over this guitar's appearance. The finish is so dark its more of an oxblood than wine red, and the rosewood fretboard is almost as dark as the ebony board on my Custom.

This was another 100% satisfying Sweetwater purchase, and major shoutout to Andrew Plassman, my sales engineer for all his help.