Epiphone’s new Inspired by Gibson™ Collection proudly presents the Les Paul™ Standard 50s! This guitar lovingly recreates the feel and tone of the 1950s era Les Pauls. Epiphone’s long friendship with Mr. Les Paul began in 1940 when Les built one of the world’s first solidbody electric guitars while working nights at the original Epiphone factory in Manhattan. Les’ first solidbody guitar, nicknamed “the Log”, would go on to inspire the Les Paul Standard, which many consider the greatest electric guitar ever made. The guitar is crafted with a mahogany body, maple cap (AAA veneer on figured tops), bound 50s shaped mahogany neck with long neck tenon, Indian laurel fingerboard with classic trapezoid inlays, Epiphone's new Vintage Deluxe tuners, a pair of critically acclaimed Epiphone ProBucker™ humbuckers™, and gold Top Hat knobs with dial pointers. Available in Metallic Gold, Vintage Sunburst, and Heritage Cherry Sunburst full-gloss finishes. This Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Original model also has the Kalamazoo headstock, rolled neck for a comfortable feel, Graph Tech® NuBone® nut, era-appropriate wiring, and CTS® pots. Optional hardshell or EpiLite™ case is available.
Les Paul Standard 50s Specifications
Body
Body Shape: Les Paul
Body Material: Mahogany
Top: Carved Hard Maple Cap with AAA Flame Maple Veneer
Binding: Cream
Finish: Gloss
Neck
Material: Mahogany
Profile: 50s Rounded Medium C
Scale Length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
Fingerboard Material: Indian Laurel
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Number Of Frets: 22
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Graph Tech® NuBone®
Nut Width: 1.69" / 43mm
Inlays: Trapezoid
Joint: Glued in; Set Neck
Hardware
Finish: Nickel
Tuner Plating: Nickel
Bridge: Epiphone LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™
Tailpiece: Epiphone LockTone™ Stop Bar
Tuning Machines: Epiphone Vintage Deluxe 18:1 ratio machine heads
Pickguard: 1-Ply; Cream PVC
TrussRod: Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover: "Bell Shaped"; 2-layer (Black/White) E
Control Knobs: Gold Top Hat
Strap Buttons: 2 - bottom and shoulder
Pickup Covers: Nickel
Electronics
Neck Pickup: Epiphone ProBucker™ 1
Bridge Pickup: Epiphone ProBucker™ 2
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS® pots, 50s style wiring
Pickup Selector: 3-way Epiphone toggle
Output Jack: 1/4"
Miscellaneous
Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case: Optional Les Paul Hard Case 940-ENLPCS; Les Paul EpiLite™ Case 940-ENLPHG