NGD LP deluxe

John_P

Collected this one yesterday - its had a neck repair but seems very stable, seller reckons Charlie Chandler did it.    Otherwise its in amazing conditon for its age.  Minihumbuckers are great - almost a hint of telecaster sound to them.     The neck is a little slimmer than I’d prefer but its very easy to play.   

https://i.imgur.com/B0AwgOy.jpg

Emiel

Lovely! What year is it?

Now crank the amp and play some Who on it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n19GVGtBAUE

Teyeplayer

Gorgeous. Enjoy it, sure looks a great Lester. What year is it, original 70s or modern reissue?

skaguitar

looks great... I've just been drooling over one of those on eBay...

John_P

Emiel said:

Lovely! What year is it?

Now crank the amp and play some Who on it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n19GVGtBAUE

Somewhere between 71 and 73. 

Just been playing it again - really like the clean and light crunch sounds - plenty of power and twang without sounding harsh or brittle - great for chord work and riffs.  

Strat_a_tat_tat

Very nice!
Any more photos?

rlw

Very nice too 

breakstuff

Lovely.One of my bucket list guitars.

Congrats on a great purchase.

57Deluxe

nice... I even liked the 70s special Studio gold top they ran for a few weeks!

Henrytwang

I’ve got a wine coloured 1978 deluxe which I bought used in around 1981. Those mini humbuckers are quite bright sounding when compared to the full sized ones. My guitar is quite heavy, ( no chambering in those days), and the neck seems to be a three piece affair with a volute at the headstock. The paint on mine is transparent and you can see that the maple top is made of three pieces which was quite common on Les Pauls from that era. Enjoy your new guitar.

marantz1300

I would love that.
had a couple and miss them,got to get another.

robgilmo

Gold tops are gorgeous, HNGD!

John_P

Thanks chaps.    It’s a cool guitar but as I posted in another thread I’m torn about whether I’ll get used to it as it is or if I should get it refretted to have bigger frets like my other guitars, or move it on.    

It sounds fantastic though - I wasn’t expecting the pancake body and mini hums to have as much sustain.  

robgilmo

I could easily get used to a guitar like that.

enjo

Very cool, Scott Gorham is one of my all time fav players - did alright with a deluxe!
Probably easier to not worry about the refret and just give it to me