Made in partnership with the Gibson™ Custom Shop, the Limited Edition 1959 Les Paul™ Standard is Epiphone's stunning recreation of the rare vintage classic. Featuring a mahogany body with a maple top with a AAA figured maple veneer, comfortable 1959 hand-rolled neck profile with long neck tenon, aged finish, Gibson USA BurstBucker™ 2 & 3 humbucking pickups, Switchcraft® selector switch and output jack, CTS® pots, 50s era wiring, Mallory™ capacitors, non-beveled pickguard, new Epiphone Deluxe vintage tuners, and a vintage-style brown hard case. It also comes with an Epiphone Limited Edition metal medallion toggle switchplate. Available in Aged Dark Burst and Aged Dark Cherry Burst.

Specifications

Body

Body Style: Les Paul
Body Shape: Les Paul
Body Material: Mahogany
Top: Carved Hard Maple Cap with AAA Figured Maple Veneer
Binding: Cream
Body Finish: Aged Gloss

Neck

Profile: 50s Vintage
Scale Length: 629.0 mm / 24.763 in
Fingerboard Material: Laurel
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in
Fret Count: 22
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Graph Tech® NuBone®
Nut Width: 43.0 mm / 1.692 in
Inlays: Trapezoid
Joint: Glued in, Long Tenon

Hardware

Finish: Nickel
Bridge: Epiphone LockTone™ ABR-1
Tailpiece: Epiphone LockTone™ Stop Bar
Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe with Vintage Tulip Keys
Pickguard: Cream
Truss Rod:Adjustable
Control Knobs: Gold Top Hat with dial pointers
Control Covers: Black; PVC
Strap Buttons: 2 - bottom and shoulder
Pickup Covers: Nickel

Electronic

Neck Pickup: Gibson BurstBucker™ 2
Bridge Pickup: Gibson BurstBucker™ 3
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS® pots, Mallory capacitors, 50s era wiring
Pickup Selector: 3-way Switchcraft® toggle
Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft®

Miscellaneous

Strings Gauge: .010 .013 .017 .026 .036 .046
Case: Hardshell Case included
Accessories: Included vintage-style hard case, Epiphone Limited Edition metal medallion toggle switch back plate