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Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard

Made in collaboration with Gibson™ Custom, the Epiphone 1959 Les Paul™ Standard is Epiphone’s incredible recreation of the rare vintage classic, updated to be more authentic and true to the originals than ever. It features a mahogany body with a maple top with a AAA flame maple veneer, a one-piece mahogany neck with a comfortable ’59 rounded, medium C profile, long neck tenon, and Gibson-style “open book” R9 headstock shape, VOS (Vintage Original Sheen) finish, Gibson Custombucker humbucking pickups, Switchcraft® selector switch and 1/4” output jack, CTS® pots, 50s era wiring, Mallory™ capacitors, non-beveled pickguard, Epiphone Deluxe vintage tuners with Keystone buttons, and a vintage-style brown and pink hardshell case. Play one today, and prepare to be amazed!

Guitar Specifications

Body Specs

Binding Single-ply, Top and Fretboard

Body Finish Polyurethane VOS

Body Material Mahogany

Body Shape Les Paul

Body Styles Les Paul

Top Maple with AAA Flame Maple Veneer

Neck Specs

Fingerboard Material Laurel

Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count 22

Frets Medium Jumbo

Inlays Mother of Pearl Trapezoid

Joint Glued In, Set Neck; Long Tenon

Neck Material One Piece Mahogany

Nut Material Graph Tech

Nut Width 43.0mm / 1.69in

Profile 1959 Rounded Medium C

Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

Bridge Pickup Gibson Custombucker

Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Mallory Capacitors, 50s Wiring

Neck Pickup Gibson Custombucker

Output Jack 1/4" Switchcraft

Pickup Selector 3-way Switchcraft

Hardware Specs

Bridge ABR-1

Control Covers Black; Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo in Gold

Control Knobs Gold Top Hat with Nickel-plated Dial Pointer

finish Nickel

Jack Plate Cover Cream Plastic, Square

Mounting Rings Cream

Pickguard Cream, No Bevel

Pickup Covers Nickel

Strap Buttons 2 - Bottom and Shoulder

Switch Tip Amber

Switchwasher Cream with Gold Text

Tailpiece Gibson Historic Reissue Stop Bar

Truss Rod Adjustable

Truss Rod Cover 2-ply Black; Blank, Wide White

Tuner Plating Nickel

Tuning Machines Epiphone Deluxe with Keystone Buttons

Misc Specs

Case Hardshell with Brown Exterior, Pink Interior, and Inspired by Gibson Custom Graphics

Model: ECLPS59TBVNH1

Headstock Gibson Open Book R9-style with Inspired by Gibson Custom Double Diamond Etched on the Back, Below the Serial Number

Headstock Inlay Epiphone Logo in Mother of Pearl

Strings Gauge .010 .013 .017 .026 .036 .046

Epiphone IGC 1959 Les Paul Standard, Tobacco Burst

Epiphone IGC 1959 Les Paul Standard, Tobacco Burst

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    Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard

    Made in collaboration with Gibson™ Custom, the Epiphone 1959 Les Paul™ Standard is Epiphone’s incredible recreation of the rare vintage classic, updated to be more authentic and true to the originals than ever. It features a mahogany body with a maple top with a AAA flame maple veneer, a one-piece mahogany neck with a comfortable ’59 rounded, medium C profile, long neck tenon, and Gibson-style “open book” R9 headstock shape, VOS (Vintage Original Sheen) finish, Gibson Custombucker humbucking pickups, Switchcraft® selector switch and 1/4” output jack, CTS® pots, 50s era wiring, Mallory™ capacitors, non-beveled pickguard, Epiphone Deluxe vintage tuners with Keystone buttons, and a vintage-style brown and pink hardshell case. Play one today, and prepare to be amazed!

    Guitar Specifications

    Body Specs

    Binding Single-ply, Top and Fretboard

    Body Finish Polyurethane VOS

    Body Material Mahogany

    Body Shape Les Paul

    Body Styles Les Paul

    Top Maple with AAA Flame Maple Veneer

    Neck Specs

    Fingerboard Material Laurel

    Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

    Fret Count 22

    Frets Medium Jumbo

    Inlays Mother of Pearl Trapezoid

    Joint Glued In, Set Neck; Long Tenon

    Neck Material One Piece Mahogany

    Nut Material Graph Tech

    Nut Width 43.0mm / 1.69in

    Profile 1959 Rounded Medium C

    Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in

    Electronics Specs

    Bridge Pickup Gibson Custombucker

    Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Mallory Capacitors, 50s Wiring

    Neck Pickup Gibson Custombucker

    Output Jack 1/4" Switchcraft

    Pickup Selector 3-way Switchcraft

    Hardware Specs

    Bridge ABR-1

    Control Covers Black; Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo in Gold

    Control Knobs Gold Top Hat with Nickel-plated Dial Pointer

    finish Nickel

    Jack Plate Cover Cream Plastic, Square

    Mounting Rings Cream

    Pickguard Cream, No Bevel

    Pickup Covers Nickel

    Strap Buttons 2 - Bottom and Shoulder

    Switch Tip Amber

    Switchwasher Cream with Gold Text

    Tailpiece Gibson Historic Reissue Stop Bar

    Truss Rod Adjustable

    Truss Rod Cover 2-ply Black; Blank, Wide White

    Tuner Plating Nickel

    Tuning Machines Epiphone Deluxe with Keystone Buttons

    Misc Specs

    Case Hardshell with Brown Exterior, Pink Interior, and Inspired by Gibson Custom Graphics

    Model: ECLPS59TBVNH1

    Headstock Gibson Open Book R9-style with Inspired by Gibson Custom Double Diamond Etched on the Back, Below the Serial Number

    Headstock Inlay Epiphone Logo in Mother of Pearl

    Strings Gauge .010 .013 .017 .026 .036 .046

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