Brand: Epiphone (by Gibson)

Model: Les Paul Custom

Year of Manufacture: February 2005

Serial Number: EE05024599

Factory Code: EE (Qingdao Factory, China)

Condition: Used - Good (Player Grade)

Functional Status: 100% Fully Operational & Gig-Ready

Up for sale is a classic rock icon: an Epiphone Les Paul Custom in the legendary "Black Beauty" finish with striking gold hardware. Manufactured in February of 2005, this guitar bears the highly desirable "EE" serial prefix, confirming it was built at Gibson's own premium Qingdao factory. This facility is universally respected by players for producing some of the most structurally reliable and beautifully bound Epiphone guitars of the mid-2000s era.

This specific instrument is a seasoned "player's guitar," outfitted with practical, real-world upgrades that make it perfectly suited for the stage or the rehearsal space.

Serial Number Breakdown & Provenance

• EE: Manufactured at the Gibson-owned Qingdao factory in China, famous for its rigorous quality control and superb finish work.
• 05: Built in 2005.
• 02: Built in the month of February.
• 4599: Production sequence/ranking number.

Hardware & Player Upgrades

• Ernie Ball Locking Strap Buttons: Upgraded from the stock pins to heavy-duty Ernie Ball strap locks. This gives you absolute peace of mind on stage, ensuring your guitar stays completely locked to your strap during energetic performances. (Note: Requires Ernie Ball compatible strap mechanisms on your strap to lock).
• Player's Pick Holder: A previous owner installed a convenient, spring-loaded quick-access pick holder on the upper bass side of the body top. Perfect for grabbing a replacement pick mid-song without missing a beat.
• Upgraded Gold Pickup Covers: Loaded with dual high-output humbuckers encased in classic gold covers, delivering the signature thick, heavy sustain and creamy crunch the Les Paul Custom is famous for.
• Multi-Ply "Tuxedo" Binding: Features the striking, traditional multi-ply Custom binding outlining the body, fretboard, and headstock, elegantly contrasted by the iconic split-diamond pearloid headstock inlay.

Condition & Playability Profile

• Honest Used Good Condition: This guitar is in great player-grade condition. Because it features a high-gloss black finish and gold hardware, it shows typical signs of an instrument that has been loved and played—including superficial finish swirling, minor pick scratches, and expected light fading/patina on the gold hardware plating. There are absolutely no headstock repairs, structural wood splits, or catastrophic dings.
• Excellent Setup: The neck is perfectly straight, the truss rod functions exactly as it should, and the dark fretboard features low, fast action with clean fretwork ready for heavy riffing and big blues bends.

What’s Included

• Modified Epiphone Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar
• Ernie Ball Strap Lock Buttons (Installed)
• On-Body Pick Holder (Installed)
• Note: Does not include an auxiliary gig bag, hardshell case, or strap-side locks unless explicitly arranged prior to checkout.

Reverb Packaging & Shipping Guidelines

• Bulletproof Packing: Angled headstock guitars require specialized transit care. We will slightly detune the strings to isolate the neck from tension shifts. The body, gold hardware, pick holder, and headstock will be heavily wrapped in multiple layers of premium bubble wrap. The entire guitar will be securely suspended inside a heavy-duty, double-walled shipping box packed with tight, shock-absorbent void fill.
• Fully Insured: Ships promptly with carrier tracking and full insurance included.

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