1959 Les Paul Standard
1959 Les Paul Standard
The First Collaboration Between Epiphone and the Gibson Custom Shop.
Made in partnership with the Gibson™ Custom Shop, the Limited Edition 1959 Les Paul™ Standard is Epiphone's stunning recreation of the rare vintage classic. Featuring a mahogany body with a maple top with a AAA figured maple veneer, comfortable 1959 hand-rolled neck profile with long neck tenon, aged finish, Gibson USA BurstBucker™ 2 & 3 humbucking pickups, Switchcraft® selector switch and output jack, CTS® pots, 50s era wiring, Mallory™ capacitors, non-beveled pickguard, new Epiphone Deluxe vintage tuners, and a vintage-style brown hard case. It also comes with an Epiphone Limited Edition metal medallion toggle switchplate. Available in Aged Dark Burst and Aged Dark Cherry Burst.
BODY
Body Style - Les Paul
Body Shape - Les Paul
Body Material - Mahogany
Top - Carved Hard Maple Cap with AAA Figured Maple Veneer
Binding - Cream
Body Finish - Aged Gloss
NECK
Profile - 50s Vintage
Scale Length - 629.0 mm / 24.763 in
Fingerboard Material - Laurel
Fingerboard Radius - 304.8 mm / 12 in
Neck Material - Mahogany
Fret Count - 22
Frets - Medium Jumbo
Nut Material - Graph Tech® NuBone®
Nut Width - 43.0 mm / 1.692 in
Inlays - Trapezoid
Joint - Glued in, Long Tenon
HARDWARE
Finish - Nickel
Bridge - Epiphone LockTone™ ABR-1
Tailpiece - Epiphone LockTone™ Stop Bar
Tuning Machines - Epiphone Deluxe with Vintage Tulip Keys
Pickguard - Cream
Truss Rod - Adjustable
Control Knobs - Gold Top Hat with dial pointers
Control Covers - Black; PVC
Strap Buttons - 2 - bottom and shoulder
Pickup Covers - Nickel
ELECTRONICS
Neck Pickup - Gibson BurstBucker™ 2
Bridge Pickup - Gibson BurstBucker™ 3
Controls - 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS® pots, Mallory capacitors, 50s era wiring
Pickup Selector - 3-way Switchcraft® toggle
Output Jack - 1/4" Switchcraft®
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings Gauge - .010 .013 .017 .026 .036 .046
Case - Hardshell Case included
Accessories - Included vintage-style hard case, Epiphone Limited Edition metal medallion toggle switch back plate