Edwards Les Paul | Seymour Duncan | 2005

As a subsidiary of ESP, you carry quite a responsibility to deliver. Safe to say, this Japanese Edwards nailed it!

This particular model is an E-LP-STD from 2005 in a Honey Burst finish. It evokes memories of a Japanese lawsuit-era Les Paul copy, but with modern specs like a remarkably light weight, fantastic pickups, pots, and hardware. Truly the best of both worlds!

Key features:

• (Neck) Seymour Duncan SH-1n ('59)
• (Bridge) Seymour Duncan SH-4 (JB)
• Tuners: Gotoh SG301-04
• Bridge: Gotoh GE101Z
• Solid maple top with a flamed maple veneer
• Solid mahogany body, no pancake body!
• Weighs just 3.5 kg without compromising on the tonewood! Pretty crazy for a Les Paul, right?

Top-tier tonewood quality. The guitar is delightfully lightweight, yet resounds with the rich sustain you expect from a Les Paul. The neck feels extremely smooth and plays like butter. It's comparable to a Gibson neck, but—as is often the case with Japanese models—perhaps slightly slimmer and faster.

In terms of feel, the instrument plays like a high-end Les Paul with a modern touch, without losing its classic character.

The combination of the two Seymour Duncan pickups is dynamic: the bridge pickup packs plenty of output, while the neck pickup is inspired by a warm-sounding PAF humbucker, without any jarring volume drop between them.

Furthermore, all the hardware and electronics are high grade—fully equipped with Gotoh parts and solid, heavy-duty Japanese pots.

In very good condition, practically mint. The frets are dead straight with 100% life left and zero fretwear! Fully set up by our luthier and delivered with fresh strings, a gig bag, and documentation.

In short: looking for a modern Les Paul with a classic look that runs circles around many a Les Paul Studio? You’ve come to the right place!

We are a shop; test plays are available by appointment. Shipping is always an option, as are trade-ins (at trade-in values). All guitars come with a 3-month warranty on hidden defects or technical faults (excluding normal wear and tear).