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The 1979 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe is a quintessential "Norlin-era" guitar, featuring unique construction characteristics specific to late-70s Gibsons, most notably the solid body configuration that replaced the earlier "pancake" bodies, a maple neck, and its signature mini-humbuckers.

The full factory specifications for a standard 1979 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe include:

Body & Construction

• Body Material: Solid single-piece Mahogany back (Gibson phased out the multi-layer "pancake" body design around late 1976/1977).

• Top Material: 3-piece Carved Maple cap.

• Weight: Generally very heavy, typically ranging from 9.5 lbs to nearly 11 lbs (4.3 kg – 5.0 kg).

• Binding: Single-ply cream binding on the top.

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck Material: 3-piece Maple (Gibson switched from mahogany to maple necks in late 1975 for increased structural strength and brightness).

• Neck Profile: Slim-to-medium "C" profile (often fills out considerably toward the 12th fret).

• Headstock Features: Standard Norlin-era narrow headstock with a reinforcing volute on the back and a "Made in USA" stamp.

• Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood.

• Scale Length: 24.75 inches (628.65 mm).

• Nut Width: 1-11/16 inches (approx. 43 mm).

• Fingerboard Radius: 12 inches.

• Number of Frets: 22 frets (originally lower, flatter wire standard for the era).

• Inlays: Pearloid/Mother-of-Pearl Trapezoids.

Electronics & Pickups

• Pickups: Dual original Gibson Mini-Humbuckers with embossed patent numbers and 1979 date stamps.

• Pickup Resistance: Typically measures around 6.0kΩ to 6.2kΩ for both neck and bridge positions.

• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone controls, 3-way toggle pickup selector switch.

• Potentiometers: 300k or 500k pots (typically with 1978 or early 1979 date codes) housed within a metal shielding canister inside the control cavity.

Hardware & Aesthetics

• Bridge: Nashville-style Tune-O-Matic bridge.

• Tailpiece: Zinc die-cast Stopbar tailpiece.

• Tuners: Gibson Deluxe double-ring or Grover tuners (often stamped with "Gibson Deluxe" or standard enclosed style).

• Hardware Finish: Chrome.

• Knobs: Gold or Black Speed Knobs.

• Finish: Wine Red.

All original ✨

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