Favorite Players Playing a Les Paul Deluxe

[sunking101]

Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden.
It was the first guitar he ever bought and it's his favourite.

 

[dixiethedog]

My two mini humbucker favourites are already on here, Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson. A lot of people associate Robbo with his LP Custom, but he did not start to play that until Live and Dangerous was already recorded and finished as far as I can recall. His Custom was used on the tour to promote Live and Dangerous but for me, he was a mini humbucker man at heart.

 

[SpencerD]

Didja ever put a Deluxe minihum as the neck pickup in a Tele?

I have

Just sayin' - It's like holy shit good through a 5E3 circuit

 

[thin sissy]

Didja ever put a Deluxe minihum as the neck pickup in a Tele?

I have

Just sayin' - It's like holy shit good through a 5E3 circuit

I've planned on doing that for years, good to know it works!

 

[Elmore]

Didja ever put a Deluxe minihum as the neck pickup in a Tele?

I have

Just sayin' - It's like holy shit good through a 5E3 circuit

I sure did and it is great.

 

[Elmore]

When I listen to Dickie Betts play the lead on the studio version of Southbound, it sure sounds like a Les Paul Deluxe with mini-humbuckers to me. Does anyone know if this is true?

 

[Midnight Blues]

 

[SpencerD]

I sure did and it is great. View attachment 20144

Whoa! Nice!

 

[thinlizzy1]

Scott Gorham. The first time I watched a video with him playing which I think was the Dublin 75 and I just really like the sound that was coming out and the look was beautiful. So when the deluxe 70s became available I was on the waiting list right away.

 

[gitmohair]

Ariel Bender

 

[thinlizzy1]

Just look at my avatar, that answers the question.
Scott Gorham

 

[Wilko]

Jimmy Page played a 69 Gold Top, refinished in red:

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This pic of Page shows a small headstock. I didn't notice that until today... hmmm. Not a Deluxe. (and not a '69) Either 50s, '68. or 72-ish.

 

[gitmohair]

A fair few players in pub bands over here in the 70s (the ones with good day jobs), otherwise my top ones (who actually played them regularly) would just be the above lot - Pete the iffy one, Scott Gorham and Ariel Bender.

 

[Wolf]

I really liked Ricky Byrd from Joan Jett, I saw his guitar on MTV back in the day, I bought one,, and liked it a lot but only kept it for about a year. it is just a brighter les paul. very fun.
he had a black one as well he used on many of the albums, 1981 to 1991

blue sparkle closeup at 1:28

 

[jb_abides]

Blue Sparkle... If ever I find a lefty, that's the one I'd buy.

 

[thinlizzy1]

Scott Gorham, Brian Robertson

 

[Restonmachaan]

Pete Townshend obviously:

Buck Dharma played one too:

Dharma is such a fierce player with complete finesse in all he plays.

 

[gary buff]

In the Showtime documentary "If I Leave Here Tomorrow" on Lynyrd Skynyrd both Allen Collins and Gary Rossington are seen with Deluxes.

Yeah, I believe Rossington played one on the first album, what a sound he got. You can tell there's not a lot of output but the tone is incredible IMO.

 

[Bruce R]

Widowmaker? Never heard of them, but they sound good.

 

[gary buff]

This pic of Page shows a small headstock. I didn't notice that until today... hmmm. Not a Deluxe. (and not a '69) Either 50s, '68. or 72-ish.

Looks like the one he played briefly in TSRTS, I think it showed thick binding in the cutaway.