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This is the exact guitar you'll receive. This guitar is brand new, but has been on display on our sales floor. May have a few light examples of shop wear such as light marks, scratches, etc. May not ship in original shipping box. This instrument still carries the full manufacturers warranty, and will be thoroughly inspected before shipping.
Weight (SN 24121522541) - 9lbs 3.4oz
A 1959 vintage-style Les Paul Standard Reissue Inspired by Gibson Custom, now with a rosewood fretboard.
The 1959 Gibson Les Paul™ Standard is one of the world’s most coveted–and valuable–vintage guitars. It has been embraced by numerous famous players, including Peter Green, Kirk Hammett, and Joe Bonamassa. The 1959 Les Paul Standard is very similar to the 1960 model year that followed it, but with a few differences, most notably, a somewhat beefier 1959 Rounded Medium C neck profile that many players prefer over the thinner SlimTaper™ profile found on the 1960 Les Paul Standard models. Now, Epiphone is proud to introduce the Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue, a beautiful recreation of those rare 1959 Les Paul Standard models. Made in partnership with Gibson Custom, the Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue delivers vintage Les Paul looks and performance at an accessible price. All of the classic appointments the 1959 Les Paul Standard model is known and loved for are present here, including a one-piece mahogany neck with a long neck tenon for increased stability and sustain, an authentic 1959 Rounded Medium C neck profile, and a bound rosewood fretboard. It also features mother-of-pearl trapezoid fretboard inlays, an aged mother-of-pearl Epiphone headstock logo, and the words “Les Paul Model” silkscreened in gold on the Gibson-style “open book” headstock. Even the side dot position markers are the same size as on vintage 1959 Les Paul Standard models and are placed in historically accurate locations. The genuine mahogany body features a carved maple cap that is topped with a beautiful AAA flamed maple veneer. The electronics are first class, with two USA Gibson Custombucker humbucking pickups with Alnico 3 magnets that are hand-wired to CTS® potentiometers, Black Beauty paper-in-oil capacitors, and a Switchcraft® pickup selector toggle switch and 1/4” output jack. The Vintage Gloss finish gives the guitar a vintage appearance without looking overly aged and is nicely complimented by the nickel hardware, including the Epiphone Deluxe “Single Ring” Keystone button tuners. A Brown hardshell case with Inspired by Gibson Custom graphics and a pink plush-lined interior is also included. This is the perfect Les Paul for players who love the vintage appeal of the classic 1959 Les Paul Standard but don’t want to mortgage or sell the house to afford one.
Body
Binding: Single-ply Cream, Top and Fretboard
Body Finish: Vintage Gloss
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Shape: Les Paul
Body Styles: Les Paul
Top: Maple with AAA Flame Maple Veneer
Neck
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count: 22
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Trapezoid
Joint: Glued In, Set Neck; Long Tenon
Neck Material: One Piece Mahogany
Nut Material: Graph Tech
Nut Width: 43.0mm / 1.69in
Profile: 1959 Rounded Medium C
Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Gibson Custombucker
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Bumblebee Paper in Oil Capacitors
Neck Pickup: Gibson Custombucker
Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft
Pickup Selector: Switchcraft 3-way Toggle
Hardware
Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Control Covers: Black with Gold Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo
Control Knobs: Gold Top Hat with Nickel-plated Dial Pointer
Finish: Nickel
Jack Plate Cover: Cream
Mounting Rings: Cream
Pickguard: Cream, No Bevel
Pickup Covers: Nickel
Strap Buttons: 2 - Bottom and Shoulder
Switch Tip: Amber
Switchwasher: Cream with Gold Hotstamp
Tailpiece: Gibson Historic Reissue Aluminum Stop Bar
Truss Rod: Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply Black Bell; Blank, Wide White
Tuner Plating: Nickel
Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe, Single Ring Keystone Button
Miscellaneous
Case: Hardshell with Brown Exterior, Pink Interior, and Inspired by Gibson Custom Graphics
Headstock: Gibson Open Book
Headstock Inlay: Epiphone Logo in Aged Mother of Pearl, Les Paul Model Gold Silkscreen
Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
