Epiphone’s new Inspired by Gibson™ Collection proudly presents the Les Paul™ Standard 50s! This guitar lovingly recreates the feel and tone of the 1950s era Les Pauls. Epiphone’s long friendship with Mr. Les Paul began in 1940 when Les built one of the world’s first solidbody electric guitars while working nights at the original Epiphone factory in Manhattan. Les’ first solidbody guitar, nicknamed “the Log”, would go on to inspire the Les Paul Standard, which many consider the greatest electric guitar ever made. The guitar is crafted with a mahogany body, maple cap (AAA veneer on figured tops), bound 50s shaped mahogany neck with long neck tenon, Indian laurel fingerboard with classic trapezoid inlays, Epiphone’s new Vintage Deluxe tuners, a pair of critically acclaimed Epiphone ProBucker™ humbuckers™, and gold Top Hat knobs with dial pointers. This Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Original model also has the Kalamazoo headstock, rolled neck for a comfortable feel, Graph Tech® NuBone® nut, era-appropriate wiring, and CTS® pots. Optional hardshell or EpiLite™ case is available.
Specifications:
Body
Shape: Les Paul
Material: Mahogany
Top: Carved Hard Maple Cap with AAA Flame Maple Veneer
Binding: Cream
Finish: Gloss
Neck
Neck: Mahogany
Profile: 50s Rounded Medium C
Nut width: 1.693″ / 43mm
Fingerboard: Indian Laurel
Scale length: 24.75″ / 628.65mm
Number of frets: 22
Nut: Graph Tech® NuBone®
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Inlay: Trapezoid
Joint: Glued in; Set Neck
Hardware
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Tuner Plating: Nickel
Bridge: Epiphone LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™
Tailpiece: Epiphone LockTone™ Stop Bar
Knobs: Gold Top Hat
Tuners: Epiphone Vintage Deluxe 18:1 ratio machine heads
Truss Rod: Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover: “Bell Shaped”; 2-layer (Black/White)
Control Knobs: Gold Top Hat
Strap Buttons: 2 – bottom and shoulder
Pickup Covers: Nickel
Electronics
Neck pickup: Epiphone ProBucker™ 1
Bridge pickup: Epiphone ProBucker™ 2
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS® pots, 50s style wiring
Pickup Selector: 3-way Epiphone toggle
Case & SKU
Case: Optional Les Paul Hard Case 940-ENLPCS; Les Paul EpiLite™ Case 940-ENLPHG
SKU: EILS5HSNH1