Epiphone 1959 Les Paul

The Epiphone 1959 Les Paul is a limited edition commemoration of the famous 1959 Gibson Les Paul that most guitar historians and collectors consider the “holy grail” of Les Paul’s – not to mention of all electric guitars.

Epiphone’s Les Paul Standard has been a popular guitar for years and years. Starting with the same successful recipe, Epiphone significantly “steps it up” on this Limited Edition “1959” reissue. The neck features a 1950’s rounded neck profile. Epiphone hand fits this solid Mahogany neck into the body with a “deep-set” long neck tenon that extends well into the neck pickup cavity providing better tone and sustain.

As is traditional with Les Paul Standards, the back of the body is solid Mahogany while the top is a carved Hard Maple cap. To make the guitar more affordable Epiphone places a premium AAA grade flame Maple veneer is attached capturing the true “beauty of the burst.”

Epiphone includes a pair of Gibson U.S.A. BurstBucker pickups. BurstBucker pickups replicate the sound of Gibson’s original “Patent Applied For” pickups – the pickups that gave the ‘59 Les Paul Standard its legendary sound. The neck pickup is a Burstbucker-3 and is wound in the range of Gibson’s ’57 Classic. The bridge pickup is a Burstbucker-3 and is slightly over-wound with a hotter output that works well in combination with the BB-2 in the neck. Other unique features of the Epiphone 1959 Les Paul include a Switchcraft brand toggle switch, Mallory-150 tone capacitors, amber “top hat” knobs with metal pointers, nickel hardware, a blank trussrod cover and a “stamped” serial number on the back of the headstock. The guitar includes a replica Lifton-style case with brown exterior and pink interior.