Members Midlife Rocker Posted April 21, 2016 Members Share Posted April 21, 2016 Couldn't pass on this one. Good friend since high school (35 years) gave me a deal on this guitar. He bought it new. It's a 2000 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Goldtop Limited Edition. He upgraded the POTS to 500K, too. My first guitar with mini-humbuckers, too!!! [ATTACH=CONFIG]n31727282[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]n31727283[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Looks identical to my friend's old early '70s goldtop Deluxe that he played back when we were in high school. Very nice! HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 BTW, how's the neck on it? What type of profile does it have - is it the 50s rounded shape, or the SlimTaper neck profile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thatsbunk Posted April 21, 2016 Members Share Posted April 21, 2016 congrats! looks brand new... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted April 21, 2016 Members Share Posted April 21, 2016 Congratulations. Happy New Guitar Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted April 21, 2016 Members Share Posted April 21, 2016 Great Midlife guitar midlife, classy and cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Midlife Rocker Posted April 22, 2016 Author Members Share Posted April 22, 2016 BTW' date=' how's the neck on it? What type of profile does it have - is it the 50s rounded shape, or the SlimTaper neck profile?[/quote'] Not sure if it's a 50's shape, but it's not slim. It's much fatter than my 2003 LP Classic. It's pretty "chunky"...if that's a word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted April 22, 2016 Members Share Posted April 22, 2016 looks sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted April 22, 2016 Members Share Posted April 22, 2016 happy ngd. that les paul looks beatiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted April 22, 2016 Moderators Share Posted April 22, 2016 The LP Deluxe with the A2 pickups is probably the most versatile Pauls ever made. A wise choice dear chap, enjoy:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted April 22, 2016 Members Share Posted April 22, 2016 Ahhh, a beauty, AND a goldtop, what could be better? HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted April 22, 2016 Members Share Posted April 22, 2016 Always wanted a Deluxe. Big congrats, she's a beaut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted April 22, 2016 Members Share Posted April 22, 2016 Like Phil I had one of those I bought in 1974 slightly used for $350. They had a rather wide flatter profiled neck which tapered up to be rounder the farther up the neck you went. The Mini's nail the Allman Brothers sound without pedals plugged into a good tube amp. They sound great with just about any drive pedal too. I prefer the mini's over P90's and full sized in Paul's. I'm thinking about changing the P100's in my anniversary model so I can get back to that sound. The 100's come close but The minis have better rock tones. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted April 22, 2016 Members Share Posted April 22, 2016 Fine looker HNGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted April 22, 2016 Members Share Posted April 22, 2016 I bought my one and only Les Paul Standard back in 1982. It's kind of weird as it has a maple neck and all. Great sounding guitar. That's kitty KC who passed away in May of 2014. He loved my guitars. My LP has a few small dents in it, it got early on. The neck is sweet, not to fat, not to think. I paid like 500 and something for it, which was a nice heavy discount from a local shop. I miss that shop too. It was ordered especially for me and is Nashville built. I like Midlife's LP too. It came in a very nice case, like my ES 335. My LP is in a hard plastic Gibson case. As much as I like LP's, I like to play SG's even more, and the ES 335 is the bomb of the Gibson lineup imo. Not bad for 35 years old I guess. One minute you're a teen rocker and before ya know it you an old timer. It goes by fast, so enjoy every guitar and sandwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 23, 2016 Members Share Posted April 23, 2016 I love those Minis Thats a really good looking guitar HNGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted April 23, 2016 Members Share Posted April 23, 2016 Sweet LP, HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xStonr Posted April 24, 2016 Members Share Posted April 24, 2016 Nice score. You can't go wrong with a gold Les Paul loaded with P90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 It's probably the 50s rounded profile. They don't work with my mini snasuasge fingers, but lots of people love that neck shape - as long as you're happy with it, that's what matters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Nice score. You can't go wrong with a gold Les Paul loaded with P90's. Those are actually mini-humbuckers. Do you guys know the story about the mini humbuckers in the Deluxe model Les Pauls? Apparently when they started making them they had a bunch of left-over bodies from the earlier runs, but they were all cut for P90s, and by the late 60s, everyone wanted humbucker-equipped models, so someone at Gibson came up with the idea of mounting smaller Epiphone mini humbuckers (which they also had a ton of sitting around) into P90-sized cases, and the Deluxe was born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xStonr Posted April 26, 2016 Members Share Posted April 26, 2016 Corrected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kherman Posted May 1, 2016 Members Share Posted May 1, 2016 Very Nice!!Welcome to the Gold Top Club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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