Epiphone Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top

The Epiphone Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top was designed and built in close collaboration with Slash, with the goal of making a powerful and professional Slash signature model available to all players. “I was really happy to get involved because there are lots of people interested in getting a good guitar for a little less money,” Slash said. “Something that sounds great, lasts a long time, and is able to provide everything you need from a really good quality guitar.” The Epiphone Slash Les Paul features a solid mahogany body, highly-figured flame maple top, and vintage-correct long neck tenon — similar to the Les Pauls of the late 1950s — that extends well into the body pickup cavity, strengthening the guitar and providing more wood-to-wood contact. The pickups are Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro, open-coil humbuckers that deliver the deep crunch and singing leads Slash is famous for. Also included is Epiphone’s new LockTone stopbar/Tune-o-matic system, which secures the bridge and tailpiece to the guitar even without strings, while adding as much as 20 percent more sustain. Slash’s favorite Dark Tobacco Burst finish, nickel hardware, and machine heads with vintage tulip buttons round out this powerful tribute to one of rock and roll’s greatest guitarists.

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Epiphone’s history goes back to 1873 in Asiatic Turkey, when Anastasios Stathopoulos—the son of a lumber merchant—first began making fiddles and lutes. By 1915, the family had moved to New York City and control of the company was in the hands of Epimanondas, one of Anastasios’ four children. It was Epi—as he was known—who combined his name with “phone,” the Greek word for sound, and began using “Epiphone” as the name on the company’s banjos in 1923. He registered the Epiphone brand name in 1924, and successfully established it as one of the world’s most respected makers of quality stringed instruments. That same legacy lives on today in every instrument that bears the Epiphone name and logo, including the new Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top. Epiphone’s history goes back to 1873 in Asiatic Turkey, when Anastasios Stathopoulos—the son of a lumber merchant—first began making fiddles and lutes. By 1915, the family had moved to New York City and control of the company was in the hands of Epimanondas, one of Anastasios’ four children. It was Epi—as he was known—who combined his name with “phone,” the Greek word for sound, and began using “Epiphone” as the name on the company’s banjos in 1923. He registered the Epiphone brand name in 1924, and successfully established it as one of the world’s most respected makers of quality stringed instruments. That same legacy lives on today in every instrument that bears the Epiphone name and logo, including the new Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top.

Glued-in Mahogany Neck

The Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top features a glued-in mahogany neck, establishing a solid “wood-to-wood” seal and leaving no air space in the neck cavity. This allows the guitar to function as a single unit, increasing the instrument’s resonance and enhancing its overall sustain and tone.The Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top features a glued-in mahogany neck, establishing a solid “wood-to-wood” seal and leaving no air space in the neck cavity. This allows the guitar to function as a single unit, increasing the instrument’s resonance and enhancing its overall sustain and tone.

Vintage Correct Long Neck Tenon

The neck on the Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top features a historically accurate long neck tenon, which extends well into the body of the guitar, giving each note and chord an unparalleled clarity, providing more strength, more wood-to-contact, and, ultimately, fuller tone and more sustain.The neck on the Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top features a historically accurate long neck tenon, which extends well into the body of the guitar, giving each note and chord an unparalleled clarity, providing more strength, more wood-to-contact, and, ultimately, fuller tone and more sustain.

Slash-designed Neck Profile

The neck profile on the Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top is modeled directly from the neck on Slash’s original Les Paul, which is traditionally rounded yet slightly thinner than the customary Les Paul profiles. It is one of the smoothest, most comfortable necks ever produced by Epiphone, and available only on the Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top.The neck profile on the Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top is modeled directly from the neck on Slash’s original Les Paul, which is traditionally rounded yet slightly thinner than the customary Les Paul profiles. It is one of the smoothest, most comfortable necks ever produced by Epiphone, and available only on the Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top.

Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Pickups

The pickups in the new Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top from Epiphone—a pair of Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups—are identical to the ones in Slash’s original Les Paul. “I always have Seymour Duncan Alnico IIs in all my Les Pauls,” Slash says. “They’re just great pickups. They’re actually low-output pickups so they’re a little bit cleaner than your average humbucker. They’re very sweet sounding. They handle gain very well, and they don’t over distort. They don’t try and add any phony dynamics that I don’t need. They’re as natural sounding as I can get.” The Alnico II magnets on these Seymour Duncan pickups yield a warm, sweet tone with more natural string vibration for increased sustain. Since Slash gets most of his distortion from the amp rather than the pickup, these pickups allow him to back off the crunch and achieve beautiful, clean tones with a softer attack.The pickups in the new Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top from Epiphone—a pair of Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups—are identical to the ones in Slash’s original Les Paul. “I always have Seymour Duncan Alnico IIs in all my Les Pauls,” Slash says. “They’re just great pickups. They’re actually low-output pickups so they’re a little bit cleaner than your average humbucker. They’re very sweet sounding. They handle gain very well, and they don’t over distort. They don’t try and add any phony dynamics that I don’t need. They’re as natural sounding as I can get.” The Alnico II magnets on these Seymour Duncan pickups yield a warm, sweet tone with more natural string vibration for increased sustain. Since Slash gets most of his distortion from the amp rather than the pickup, these pickups allow him to back off the crunch and achieve beautiful, clean tones with a softer attack.

Solid Mahogany Body with Figured Maple Top

Slash has always preferred Les Pauls with the beautiful “flame” maple tops of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Accordingly, Epiphone’s Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top is constructed with a figured maple top and mahogany body.Slash has always preferred Les Pauls with the beautiful “flame” maple tops of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Accordingly, Epiphone’s Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top is constructed with a figured maple top and mahogany body.

LockTone Stopbar/Tune-o-matic System

Since the invention of the Tune-o-matic bridge system and stopbar tailpiece in 1954, the original designs have changed very little. Recently, however, Epiphone engineers introduced the new LockTone Stopbar/Tune-o-matic System, which locks downs both pieces onto their respective posts without the use of any tools, keeping them in place during string changes. The tighter fit and greater surface area contact between the pieces also results in tone enhancement and a nearly 20 percent increase in sustain. Both pieces are now standard equipment on all Tune-o-matic/stopbar-equipped Epiphone electric guitars, including the new Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top.Since the invention of the Tune-o-matic bridge system and stopbar tailpiece in 1954, the original designs have changed very little. Recently, however, Epiphone engineers introduced the new LockTone Stopbar/Tune-o-matic System, which locks downs both pieces onto their respective posts without the use of any tools, keeping them in place during string changes. The tighter fit and greater surface area contact between the pieces also results in tone enhancement and a nearly 20 percent increase in sustain. Both pieces are now standard equipment on all Tune-o-matic/stopbar-equipped Epiphone electric guitars, including the new Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top.

Dark Tobacco Burst Finish

Dark finishes have always graced Slash’s Les Pauls, and he selected his personal favorite—Dark Tobacco Burst—for Epiphone’s new Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top. Epiphone worked closely with Slash to determine the correct finish shade, not only to suit the guitarist’s aesthetic preferences, but to complement the natural beauty of the guitar’s highly-figured maple top.Dark finishes have always graced Slash’s Les Pauls, and he selected his personal favorite—Dark Tobacco Burst—for Epiphone’s new Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top. Epiphone worked closely with Slash to determine the correct finish shade, not only to suit the guitarist’s aesthetic preferences, but to complement the natural beauty of the guitar’s highly-figured maple top.

Vintage Tulip Machine Head Tuners

Some of the most legendary Les Pauls have come equipped with Vintage Tulip Machine Head Tuners, and they were Slash’s personal choice for the new Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top from Epiphone. These durable tuners deliver simple and precise tuning capability with trouble-free access, making a string change an easy task.Some of the most legendary Les Pauls have come equipped with Vintage Tulip Machine Head Tuners, and they were Slash’s personal choice for the new Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top from Epiphone. These durable tuners deliver simple and precise tuning capability with trouble-free access, making a string change an easy task.

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