The Holy Grail - Sparkle Top Deluxe! | 1975 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Basalt Blue | Review + Demo
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Episode Guide:
0:00 - Intro - Check Links In Description!
2:09 - LP Deluxe History
3:34 - Deluxe Finishes
5:50 - A Tough Hunt for Original
8:06 - "Guitar I Want, but Never Had"
9:22 - Market Values
9:53 - Guitar Center Reissues
12:46 - Spec Variations on Originals
13:47 - Inside Look / Specs
17:36 - Tone Test (No Effects)
20:22 - Mike's Jam
24:05 - Condition
28:50 - Blacklight
30:28 - Case
Mentioned Videos:
25/50 Anniversary Les Paul: • 1978 Gibson Les Paul 2...
Les Paul Aritsan: • 1976 Gibson Les Paul A...
Les Paul Artist: • Trogly's Guitars: 1980...
Les Paul Spotlight Special: • My FAVORITE Model | Al...
Brazilian Rosewood Top Custom: • 1975 Gibson Les Paul C...
First Prehistoric: • The FIRST Les Paul Rei...
The Les Paul : • 1977 Gibson "The Les P...
Super Custom: • 1980 Gibson Les Paul L...
Super Standard: • Call the Fire Departme...
The sparkle top deluxe is the rarest and most sought after Gibson Les Paul Deluxe of the 70s. There were approximately 125 Rocket Red Sparkle Tops made in 1975 (1 Left Handed) and 231 Blue sparkles from 1975-1977. There were also a very few made in Gold and Green Sparkle finish.
These are historically significant guitars because custom color finishes didn't really exist with Les Pauls when these were made.
These are incredibly tough to find in all original, clean shape without a headstock repair. Even repaired examples will fetch high values! However, the sky is the limit when a clean, unrepared one shows up for sale to the public.
Guitar Center's Vice President Michale Doyle recently worked with Gibson to reissue these guitars since a Rocket Red Deluxe was his first proper les paul.
A sparkle top deluxe is a MUST HAVE for any serious Les Paul Collection
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“The one guitar I’ve been searching for all my life! I finally found it!” Lists it for sale on Reverb.
For 6k+, I'd let it go too.
Condition 0 Yeah, a collector might pay that but I would rather have a custom shop for that amount of money.
At least he didn't return it lol.
@@kdrake777
Exactly. I have two 07 LPC popular demand series, butterscotch super 400s, one is mint unplayed, that i would buy again at today's prices before i busted the wallet for one of these.
He documents guitars. Also has a wife and 2 babies to take care of.
I love trogly just running around in a green morph suit to make these videos lol
golden comment
💀
That intro was a real tear jerker
One Deluxe to rule them all!
You should give this guy a shout out Robby! The man deserves more Subs, fantastic channel!
Ha I did just that in Yesterdays video. Austin helped me with the Goldtop I just got.
@@RobertBakerGuitar Nice! Glad to see you watch this channel!
Right!,
Happy new year buddy
"Ever since I was a young boy..I played that silver ball"
That's right! Pete Townshend used one regularly.
*Good conversation starters*
-What you doing?
-How was your day?
-If you could pick one, just one, Gibson Les Paul Deluxe, which one would it be?
-Where do you work?
I fucking love you!
When I was a kid 20yrs old maybe I was taking lessons from a local music store, Linda's Music I think it was, the tutor brought one of these out for me to play as well as a Strat with a maple neck.
He asked my opinion and I preferred the Strat. He gave me a weird look I think I was supposed to pick the Les Paul but it was neck heavy I thought. Now that I'm an old bastard and have had heaps of guitars over the years I'd pick the Les Paul and have a Goldtop. Man these takes me back almost fifty years.
My brother had a 70's Deluxe gold top, and it was LEFT HANDED. He stripped the finish off it years before, and then he sold it to build an addition on to his house. I dragged my feet on trying to sell it for months, hoping he'd change his mind. He didn't. He brought it to a shop in Bridgeport, CT and he got $650 for it. Here's the kicker, the addition to his house was going to cost him ten grand. What was the point? WHAT WAS THE POINT???? He denies it to this day, but I have the sneaking suspicion that the wife put him up to it.
You deal with so many guitars..... it's cool to see you genuinely excited by one!
there is just something about mini humbuckers that I love. They still quack in all the right areas you want out of a single coil but have all the benefits of a humbucker. Amazing les paul. Glad to see you finally found one!
A little "Cities on Flame" comin' at ya!
Your enthusiasm is inspiring. I finally located my deluxe from 40 years ago.
He loved it and he could have picked any new LP he wanted. It was rough.
I bought a 90 studio in white.
Everybody is happy with a LP!
"I finally found one that hasn't had its headstock snapped off!"
*YET*
Just get a really good stand and watch out at gigs.
Mini-humbuckers are so cool. They get the best of both worlds, between the traditional Gibson and Fender sounds.
I saw a green 75 sparkle at a guitar show in Dallas probably 20 years ago, so I absolutely know they exist. I had no idea how rare it was, at that time, because the price wasn't bad but I passed on it. It was pretty clean, at least back then.
Haha, the intro to this video was the best, thanks Trog!
You are going down in history. A true visionary
When I was a kid I fell in love with a green sparkle Epiphone Les Paul (early 90's). I don't know the exact model, but I have wanted one ever since.
congrats on the find! Nice looking guitar and sounds amazing!
I love you show, I have learned so much from you which gives me the edge when out purchasing guitars. Thanks From Canada.
What an amazing guitar ,Thanks for sharing !
Great guitar. Every time I watch your Gibson videos I get reminded about how much I regret having my '74 Les Paul Standard refinished, refretted, etc. when I was younger. I can now imagine what it might be worth if I hadn't. It is now hopefully in players grade condition.
Austin, I think you may be right, that the right guitar inspires you to play better - because this sound test is by far the best playing I have seen on TGS, both for you and Mike. I am actually going to replay the sound test again. It has also inspired me to go and check Mike's channel, which none of his previous sound tests did.
Mike's channel is great man.Kudos for checking out his.The first time he was ever brought on this channel,I made sure that I went to Mike's channel,and subscribed to it right away.He plays an Ibanez a lot,&he's really good( tasty unpredictable licks).Mike is definitely a really good guitar player and I love his channel.
Epiphone was THE competition for Gibson back in the day.
If that was your dream guitar, why sell it?
Attachment is the cause of suffering, said Buddha. He has no attachment to the guitars, therefore he is happy. He just shows them to us then he sells them again to those who need them
Robert Baker sent me here. Epic channel! Love nerding out on this stuff. Absolutely beautiful guitar! I'm also a fellow You Tuber in Ohio. Glad to know great guys aren't that far away!!
Best opening Ever!!, ..Ive never heard a better description for why some of us do this
....I genuinely love this TH-cam channel lol
"if you had to pick only one guitar,..." I don't need that negativity in my life... 😂😂😂🎸🤘
Krack and coke
Literally my favorite sounding guitar 🤤
Icepick
One of the greatest love stories ever told. Brought a tear to my eye.
Tom Tobin - and then he put it up for sale. Love that cash more 💰
@@PapaWheelie1 - How does Mrs Trogly feel about you spending those crazy amounts of cash on your guitars?
Congratulations Austin!!!
In 1978 I received a White Sparkle Gibson Les Paul Deluxe it was excellent with brown in the back with all silver hardware.
Very pretty! My eyes can never get used to the looks of mini-humbuckers, but in any case this is a special guitar.
I bought an extremely rare green sparkle Les Paul custom today, makes me even happier knowing it will actually get played instead of being bought by this guy and sitting in it's case in his basement closet.
This exact guitar is now out on the road with Mike Ness. Why be so negative?
Yet another beautiful Les Paul Deluxe.
I absolutely love it.i had an 1999 30th Anniversary edition Deluxe in Ebony n loved it but I'm hooked on this blue sparkle finish
What an awesome guitar Austin.
Back in 1976 I traded in my then new Fender Mustang towards a 1974-1976 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe.
That was one of the best playing guitars I've ever owned. Sold it in 1979 to purchase an Ibanez Artist, Ugh, wish I still had both guitars. My LP Deluxe was a Cherry Sunburst, and still to this day a day doesn't go by that I miss that guitar.
I still have the original Gibson Warranty Card, S/N 398812. If anyone out there ever comes across that guitar please contact me directly.
Oh man, you just made me sick dude! That broke my heart. My worst is selling a vox 12 string fo drugs but, that's not even close to that,and that thing needed a lot of work and wouldn't stay in tune. And for an Ibanez?? Yeah, i kick myself for the choices i made cause of drugs and bad decisions, but that one is just plain dumb! ;(
I hope you find your baby some day.
Some years ago, I had a Deluxe, from 1974. It sounded really good.
Greetings.
Blessings.
Best intro yet!
Love it
I'd Rock that thang
Way way out of my price range
Thankz 4 sharing
Video idea'' 💡 '' would like to see your keeper's the one's you have (Not 4 sale)
My best friend in high school, way back during the era of the Great Disco Wars, was in a band with his brother, who had one of these with a walnut finish, if memory serves me correctly. Thanks for the fun videos. Peace :)
Sounds so sweet .
Dude you are so well-versed in Guitar geek dom thanks for the cool videos
I love these guitars and the mini humbuckers and by the way love the Blue Oyster Cult riff cover song!
Great video. Way cool guitar. Thanks for sharing...
This has always been my dream axe too. At one point I was up to 14 LPDLX's ! ...but no sparkles. You are right about the hunt for a proper sparkle - nearly impossible.
So did you throw down with a doubleshot of BOC because Buck Dharma played a tobacco burst LPDLX with goof rings?! ..I have been trying to buy that DLX off him for years now...he won't let go...its a beautiful really dark T-Burst with such a great backstory - the reaper was written and recorded with that gtr...that insistent open G in that song is SO distinctly a LPDLX tonal quality - the loud snarling open G of the mini hums. Really enjoyed this episode, Robert Baker gave you a nice (mispronounced) shout out on his channel today.
Great video, very informative. Not a stone left unturned! I confess I learned a few new things myself - you see, I own a 1975 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Blue Sparkle, so I am one of those people who has touched the glam grail ....seriously though, I bought mine in 1985 in London, and it cost me a whopping £800 at the time. In today's money this would be approx £2400 (or $3000). Arguably I overpaid, but I was young and naive! It has all original parts, case, and has suffered no headstock breaks. So, it's on a par with yours - if not better. Like you I had yearned after this unique special finish and saw (perhaps) a long-term investment opportunity. In 1985 my sister and I had each received a small inheritance from a recently deceased relative (£800 each), and I had spent mine on the one thing I wanted - the Les Paul Blue Sparkle. Funny thing is my sister left her £800 in an interest earning post office account which, when they contacted her 30 years later (...she had forgotten about it) was worth something like £12,000!!! I confess I was very disappointed to learn that she had made about treble what I had (potentially) made, without even trying. I own other great guitars which I use. The Blue Sparkle I don't use at all, and never really did. If anyone wants to see what it looks like, go to my profile and look for the Palma Groove Project video "What You Need". It made a rare appearance there...
That guitar is absolutely gorgeous
*Best Documentary 2019*
Good choice, love the blue and wood
I love Norlin 70's Gibson's! My childhood dream guitars!
Luv the sparkle. Sound’s pretty sweet 🎸
foreigner 4 ''jukebox hero''...standing in the rain, with my head hung low, but that One guitar !...now you've gotta keep on rockin'!
Beautiful guitar for sure
I own a 76 deluxe cherry burst (gorgeous color) with a lot of wear but no breaks. Bought it in 1980 and it was my main gigging guitar for years. Unfortunately it has seen some alterations as everyone did back then, full size Bill Lawrence routed in the treble, mini Bill Lawrence in the bridge, with a coil split. Professionally done before I bought it, but I am sure it has been devalued. One of the best necks I have ever played, but man is that guitar heavy! At least 10 lbs. Use my strat much more for gigging now, but I do love that guitar.
Sweet guitar. I'm pretty sure I remember Marc Bolan playing a red sparkle Deluxe on TOTP when I was a kid & although I'm not that big a fan of the mini-buckers (if it were mine I'd swap them for P90's in a heartbeat), I can still dig the vibe. Besides, who doesn't love a bit of glam rock every now & again?
That is a gem!
Loved the intro
Gotta love the intro!
Love It bro has the sound I like completely in a LP so its the minis that I love now I know awesome.
Some techs pump Vaseline into the small hole on the back of Kluson tuners with a syringe for lubrication. I wonder if that causes the staining you pointed out.
You're correct. That's the answer, I've seen it on many guitars, over oiled tuners, it can actually rot the wood if vegetable based oil is used
@@guitartech-uk Yup! People spray lubricant in the Klusson Tuner holes and if it's a liquid lubricant and they soak the tuners it will leach onto the headstock and through the finish. I'm surprised Trogly did know this, I guess we are all learning every day..
Nice find. Very nice.
16:23 Oil leaking out the tuners?
😱😍😍 One of My Dream Guitar Love it 😍😍
I was waiting for you to post this one! Beautiful guitar. I had enough money to buy my first Gibson Les Paul in 1986. My choice was an early 80's Black Beauty, with chrome hardware, for £525 or a 70's Blue Sparkle Deluxe for £575. Sadly, to my everlasting disappointment, I went for the BB. Unbelievably poor choice as a young, big hair Metaller. That said, I sold the BB years later, at a low point, for not much more than I paid for it. My only consolation is that I didn't have the Blue Sparkle to sell. Small comfort. This is still my dream guitar.
Original mini humbuckers sparkle like no other. The deluxe model deserves way more respect than they get.
conform or die! in the '90s i turned down a beautiful deluxe because of internet forum echo chambers
I heard you worked with Robert Baker on getting his P90 Les Paul... Good man! He speaks highly of you!!
I have an 86' blue sparkle Les Paul (the same finish). It's not a Gibson, but I still love it!
I have a friend with a straight red deluxe. It plays beautifully
And it hasnt had its neck broken
Man i think you should keep this one, it's too beautiful to let it go!
I had a ‘72 tobacco deluxe, I played it thru a Fender deluxe revb. and it had incredible (really) volume and sustain without any pedals/ mods. If that wasn’t enough I knew a guy who couldn’t play but had a ‘76- ‘77 gold sparkle lpd who was crushed when I told him it looked cheezy lol.🎸🎶🧐😎
I actually inherited what I believe to be this exact guitar model (it's either a 75 or a 76, the pots are serialized with 75, but it looks like it has the ABR 1 bridge). I went and dropped it off at an appraiser just a bit ago after watching this video. According to him, it's completely original, with the exception of the strap mounts. It's in nearly pristine condition, and it remained almost completely untouched for 30+ years.
I'm genuinely curious what it's worth to a collector. It really is a stunning guitar with almost zero damage or wear. The white areas have yellowed a bit, there's just a tiny hint of rash on the back (but only noticeable with a bright light and getting very close), and there's just a < 1cm ding on the bottom edge. For most intents and purposes, it looks like it just rolled off the factory floor.
Friend ofv mine had a 70's Gold top deluxe, sounded amazing
Rad guitar- thanks for sharing-
19:57 Fun Fact: B.O.C.'s "Cities on flame" seamlessly melds into the middle of "Godzilla" to expand the song out for live performances. Did that for many years with my last band--fun stuff
I played an Sg with mini humbuckers. It was a newer model from a few years ago but I loved it. I really don’t see why people freak out over mini humbuckers. It’s not like they sound bad
wow.... 1974 she is amazing. nice one.
I have a 75 deluxe and a couple mods to these as a player instrument are to change the bridge pickup to a p90 and put the correct taper pots in there so you get a usable volume roll off.
I see you're enjoying the green suit ;)
We need a "Trogly's Guitar Show" for Strats.
I have the Epiphone 2000 reissue of this guitar. I was able to do to it things I'd never dare do on a Gibson like putting on nice locking tuners, new pickups, new nut, new switch and Tone Pros's bridge and stop bar. It plays like a dream and I never have to panic that I'm playing out on a $5000 guitar instead of this $700 guitar.
I also love Trogly "But we can`t always have what we want" Life would be meaningless if you never aspired to something you cannot have. "I see, I Love" "I Have, I Own" Get my drift. Loving from a distance sometimes means more than owning close as an object. Just my view. xx Col
I love Les Paul Deluxe, my 1980 gold top great no pancake.
I have a 75 blue sparkle. No breaks. Not a lot of wear. Changed bridge. All else original. Non original case. Clean!!!
I always doubted the mini humbucker, but that guitar sounds amazing!
the mini humbucker must be the most underrated pickup ever, i think its because people dont like the look of it, i really dont but i have a 1980 les paul deluxe since ive had since 88, i wanted to change them out but i grew to love them, to be honest im hard pressed to hear the difference between them and the full humbucker, i just know they sound great fat and warm without sounding muddy
Like this little hb...and this verry 70 sound..!!!
Its a good pickup
Townshend used those mini-humbuckers on his numbered series of Les Pauls. That extra space, he used for "super distortion" pickup customizations.
Diggin the blue sparkle.and I don't know why the "so called experts"put the mini hum buckets down.I think this guitar sound fantastic! Great demo.
people dont like the look of mini hbs, they decide with their eyes, but ive resisted the temptation to change them out of my deluxe because they just sound amazing
Guitar Center Hollywood,has a 1974 Green sparkle for 3,999.Thought I'd give you a heads up.Good luck.👍🎸😎
Neck repair :(
@@jayp6990 "neck repairs"..."broken headstocks"...UUUGGGHHH...AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!"(when I find one that looks good and see that it's been repaired it gets under my skin so bad.......I am definitely OCD about my guitars!! LOL).
@@jayp6990 Yeah,me too.But that is the going rate as he said.Not my thing,like you said.
@Elton Joel no....it's "Bleu"......lol.
@Elton Joel So it is but faded,looks like green
The red sparkle deluxe is actually one guitar I would really love to own. I’ve actually thought if I come across a p90 that’s been sanded/refinished or has a issue with the finish I might do a red sparkle tribute. I’m actually working on a Strat refinish now in red sparkle, I like the finish a lot. My main guitar also is a converted Deluxe (p90s converted to minis), I really like mini humbuckers.
Very nice guitar... Ace frehley played a tobacco sunburst Gibson Les Paul deluxe for a while in the beginning days of 💋 KISS.🎸
You’ve owned them all,,,, for about a week. Used car dealer comes to mind. I can picture a used car dealer doing this. Great Marketing,,..
No disrespect, love your videos.
I'm in love 😍
Don't normally like deluxes but I have to admit that sparkle blue is very nice indeed.
I like the red sparkle!!!
Well, I'm not really a Gibson guy, but I've been trying to think of a guitar that was built the year I was born that's worth actually buying. Here it is!
Yeah man this is a cool favorite! Blue sparkle to match the drum set.
deluxe also came in black, my favorite les paul color
Sound is Amazing/ WOW, Very Nice and Sooooo Smooth.
why and how you dont have an oscar yet?
The oscars refuse to acknowledge true talent.
Shine on Trogly.
In the now days of Fender and Ford, I am still a Gibson and Chevy guy.