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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 25081528453) - 8lbs 10.5oz
A tribute to one of the most iconic electric guitars in history, made famous by Jeff Beck.
Tone. Touch. Taste. Grace and finesse. In the minds of many of his fellow guitarists, as well as those of countless fans, Jeff Beck was one of the finest players ever to pick up the instrument. From his early work with the Yardbirds to his work with the Jeff Beck Group, Beck, Bogert & Appice, as a session musician and throughout his solo career, Jeff Beck was one of the most influential lead guitarists of all time. A guitarist’s guitarist and sonic innovator, he was a master of genres who played rock, blues, hard rock, and jazz fusion; helped popularize the use of feedback, fuzz pedals, and distortion; and influenced countless players with his inimitable style. An eight-time GRAMMY® Award winner, including six times for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Beck also received the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. He was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: as a member of the Yardbirds and also as a solo artist.
His heavily modified 1954 Les Paul™, known to millions as the Oxblood due to its unique chocolate brown/oxblood finish, was immortalized on the cover of his first solo album, the groundbreaking Blow by Blow. The original Oxblood recently sold at auction for a record-setting $1.3 million. In 2009, Gibson Custom recreated the Oxblood in a limited edition run of only 50 aged guitars, which collectors still highly value. Now, Epiphone, in collaboration with Gibson Custom, is very proud to introduce the Jeff Beck Oxblood 1954 Les Paul™, based on his iconic 1954 Les Paul. It features a mahogany body with a maple cap, a one-piece mahogany neck with a long neck tenon and a Jeff Beck Custom Large C neck profile, a rosewood fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and aged mother-of-pearl trapezoid inlays, and a Gibson “open book” style headstock with an Epiphone logo inlaid in aged mother-of-pearl. The headstock is equipped with a low-friction Graph Tech® nut and Grover® Rotomatic® with spade button tuning machines. It is powered by a pair of USA-made Gibson Custombucker humbucker™ pickups that are connected to CTS® potentiometers and Mallory capacitors using 50s-style wiring. Other thoughtfully considered details are included to match the original guitar, including gold Speed knobs, a Les Paul pickguard with a gap above the bridge pickup, and a Gibson Historic Wraparound bridge. It comes packaged in an Epiphone hardshell case with Inspired by Gibson Custom graphics and includes a vintage-style replica strap. Available for a limited time, so don’t miss this rare opportunity to own an accessible tribute to one of the world’s most famous, cherished, and valuable electric guitars and the master instrumentalist who made it famous–Jeff Beck.
Body
Binding: Single-ply, Top and Fretboard
Body Finish: Vintage Gloss
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Shape: Les Paul
Body Styles: Les Paul
Top: Maple
Neck
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count: 22
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Inlays: Aged 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: Jeff Beck Custom Large C
Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Custombucker
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Mallory Capacitors
Neck Pickup: Custombucker
Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft
Pickup Selector: Switchcraft 3-way Toggle
Hardware
Bridge: Gibson Historic Aluminum Wraparound
Control Covers: Cream; Smooth Gloss
Control Knobs: Gold Speed with Nickel-Plated Dial Pointer
Finish: Nickel
Jack Plate Cover: Nickel Plated
Mounting Rings: Cream
Pickguard: 1959 Les Paul; Cream, No Bevel, with Gap Above Bridge Pickup
Pickup Covers: None
Plastic Parts: Cream
Saddle Material: Aluminum
Strap Buttons: 2 - Bottom and Upper Bout
Switch Tip: Ivory
Switchwasher: Cream with Gold Text
Truss Rod: Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover: Single Ply Bell; Black
Tuner Plating: Nickel
Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic with Spade Button
Miscellaneous
Accessories: Vintage-style Replica Strap
Case: Black Epiphone Hardshell with Gold Hardware, Red Interior, and Gold Inspired by Gibson Custom Exterior Graphics
Headstock: Gibson Open Book; Inspired by Gibson Double Diamond Logo Etched on Rear
Headstock Inlay: Epiphone Logo in Aged Mother of Pearl
Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
