NOLPDD - New Old Les Paul Deluxe Day..

welshboyo

Well, here it is in all its Norlin Glory...70/71 Les Paul Deluxe...I think!!, bit of a swine to date accurately.

As soon as I first saw this guitar at a local shop, I fell in love with it, once I'd played it, I couldn't stop thinking about it, for me, this is one of those guitars that I couldn't let it get away, a silly old saying I know but it talked to me....

Yes, it has its issues, a few unoriginal parts, but it has been played...a lot, and to me that means its a good one..

I ended up having it for a really good price that I couldn't walk away from.

Thanks to @ESCHap @ICBM @guitarmonkey for all their help with the deciding of this purchase in another thread

http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o348/bryncerdd/DSC_0585_zpsf96754a0.jpg

Bron_Yr_Aur

That's lovely that is. Have a wow.

not_the_dj

Congrats

ESchap

Excellent!  Lovely looking guitar, hope it's a keeper.  Is it a two or three piece top? looks like a much rarer two piece in the photo.

welshboyo

ESchap said:

Excellent!  Lovely looking guitar, hope it's a keeper.  Is it a two or three piece top? looks like a much rarer two piece in the photo.

2 piece

ESchap

Even more of a bargain then!

DulcetJones

Nice catch!

daveyh

Excellent! I used to have a '74 LP Deluxe goldtop and to this day it remains one of the two guitars I shouldn't have sold.

ICBM

welshboyo said:

Thanks to @ESCHap @ICBM @guitarmonkey for all their help with the deciding of this purchase in another thread

You're welcome! Especially since as it's clownburst, I don't want it :P . (I prefer goldtops .)

Enjoy, looks like a great guitar. I think you're right about the age, the headstock looks a bit narrower than they went to later. I had a '70 like that. I assume the original pots are long gone...

What's the serial number? My '70 started with 171, from memory. It's a long time ago but it was my first 'proper' guitar - I didn't count my Japanese Aria as 'proper' then, although I do now!

bertie

Bron_Yr_Aur said:

That's lovely that is. Have a wow.

this in bucket loads

welshboyo

ICBM said:

welshboyo said:

Thanks to @ESCHap @ICBM @guitarmonkey for all their help with the deciding of this purchase in another thread

You're welcome! Especially since as it's clownburst, I don't want it :P . (I prefer goldtops .)

Enjoy, looks like a great guitar. I think you're right about the age, the headstock looks a bit narrower than they went to later. I had a '70 like that. I assume the original pots are long gone...

What's the serial number? My '70 started with 171, from memory. It's a long time ago but it was my first 'proper' guitar - I didn't count my Japanese Aria as 'proper' then, although I do now!

:P  serial starts 177.

It has original pots actually, need to de-gunk them though as they are covered in 40 years of dust and general shit

welshboyo

oh, and its only had one owner, who I am hopefully being put in contact with...just to get a little history on it..

ESchap

 welshboyo said:

oh, and its only had one owner, who I am hopefully being put in contact with...just to get a little history on it..

I had a 1969 for a while; same sort of story. Managed to find one owner who had put his name and address on a label inside the control cavity.  He's still in music and it turned out he and the guitar had appeared on "Top of the Pops" a few times back in the late 70's

GuitarMonkey

Looks lovely, I think you nabbed a bargain.

Panama_Jack666

Very nice!

mcsdan

Very nice. Will be on the look out for one in the new year too.

ESBlonde

There's a guy that attends a local jam I sometime go to and he has a left handed LP like the one @welshboyo has.

It not only looks nice it sounds fantastic and he can really play it (tastefully as it goes). Not being left handed means I can't try it out though but I am envious of it, and now you too.

welshboyo

had its 1st outing at band rehearsal last night, and even playing through a Line 6 Flextone thingy it sounded great, a little issue with squealing from microphonic pickups, which I understand is a little common with these mini-hums, but a quick twiddle with the volume and tone knobs got rid of that somewhat - I'm in 2 minds as to whether I should get them potted or not...if I can dial it out then there's no point I suppose..we'll see how it behaves on a gig.

All in all, I'm a very happy chappy with it, its going to need (another) refret in the not too distant future, but plenty of life in them as yet anyway.

Its definitely a keeper, thats for certain...until next week :P

fretfinder

Looks lovely. Is it a 'boat anchor' or a more reasonable weight?

welshboyo

fretfinder said:

Looks lovely. Is it a 'boat anchor' or a more reasonable weight?

No, not a boat anchor, normal Les Paul weight I would say..about the same as my R7

 

marantz1300

Very cool.
I think goof rings were used in  72.I can see why you wanted reflectors.It should have double ring Klusons too.
Try the Norlin section on the MY Les Paul forum for tons of info .
More pics please.