1957 marked the moment the Les Paul™ became the guitar we know and love today. It was the first full production year to feature Patent Applied For humbucking pickups, a revolutionary change that—alongside the ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and Stop Bar tailpiece—set the gold standard for electric guitar performance.

Now, in collaboration with Gibson Custom, Epiphone presents the 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue, a meticulously crafted Inspired by Gibson Custom model. This stunning instrument combines vintage aesthetics, premium specs, and outstanding performance—at a much more accessible price.

The guitar features a genuine mahogany body with a carved plain maple cap, finished in a Vintage Gloss Double Gold that offers a subtle aged look. The one-piece mahogany neck has a 50s Rounded Medium C profile and long neck tenon, enhancing both feel and sustain. A bound rosewood fretboard hosts mother-of-pearl trapezoid inlays and 22 medium jumbo frets. Vintage-correct side dot markers, an aged Epiphone headstock logo, and a gold “Les Paul Model” silkscreen complete the classic look.

The hardware is nickel-plated and includes an ABR-1 bridge, Historic aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, and Epiphone Deluxe "Single Ring" Keystone tuners. Electronics feature USA-made Gibson Custombucker pickups with Alnico 3 magnets, hand-wired with CTS® pots, Luxe Bumblebee paper-in-oil capacitors, and Switchcraft® toggle and jack.

It ships in a brown hardshell case with pink plush lining and Inspired by Gibson Custom graphics.

• Finish Available: Double Gold (Vintage Gloss)

• Body:

  • Shape: Les Paul

  • Material: Mahogany

  • Top: Carved Plain Maple

  • Binding: Single Ply Cream (Top and Fretboard)

• Neck:

  • Material: One-Piece Mahogany

  • Profile: 50s Rounded Medium C

  • Nut Width: 1.69” / 43mm

  • Tenon: Long Neck Tenon

  • Special Detail: Historical headstock wing blocks & logo placement

• Fingerboard:

  • Material: Rosewood

  • Scale Length: 24.75” / 628.65mm

  • Frets: 22

  • Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Trapezoid

  • Side Dots: Vintage-accurate placement

• Nut: Graph Tech

• Hardware:

  • Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic

  • Tailpiece: Historical Aluminum Stop Bar

  • Tuners: Epiphone Deluxe, Single Ring Keystone Button

  • Plating: Nickel

• Electronics:

  • Neck Pickup: Gibson Custombucker (Alnico 3)

  • Bridge Pickup: Gibson Custombucker (Alnico 3)

  • Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone

  • Components: CTS® Potentiometers, Luxe Bumblebee Paper-in-Oil Capacitors

  • Switch: Switchcraft® Pickup Selector & 1/4" Output Jack

• Case:

  • Type: Hardshell with Brown Exterior and Pink Interior

  • Graphics: Inspired by Gibson Custom

  • SKU: ECLPR7DGNH1