The Epiphone 1959 Les Paul™ Standard, a collaboration with Gibson™ Custom, is an amazing recreation of the rare vintage classic, with updates for enhanced authenticity. Featuring a mahogany body and maple top with AAA flame maple veneer, it has a one-piece mahogany neck with a comfortable '59 rounded, medium C profile, long neck tenon, and Gibson-style “open book” R9 headstock shape. The guitar also includes a 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.
Body Shape
Les Paul
Body Material
Mahogany
Top
Maple with AAA Flame Maple Veneer
Binding
Single Ply, Top and Fretboard
Body Finish
VOS (Vintage Original Sheen) Polyurethane
Profile
1959 Rounded Medium C
Scale Length
628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material
Laurel
Fingerboard Radius
304.8 mm / 12 in
Neck Material
One Piece Mahogany
Fret Count
22
Frets
Medium Jumbo
Nut Material
Graph Tech
Nut Width
43.0 mm / 1.692 in
weight: 8lbs. 9 oz.
width of neck at 1st fret: 0.87"
width of neck at 12th fret: 0.97"
Inlays
Mother of Pearl Trapezoid
Joint
Glued In, Set Neck; Long Tenon
Finish
Nickel
Bridge
ABR-1
Tailpiece
Gibson Historic Reissue Stop Bar
Tuning Machines
Epiphone Deluxe with Keystone Buttons
Pickguard
Cream, No Bevel
Truss Rod
Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover
2-ply Black; Blank, Wide White
Control Knobs
Gold Top Hat with Nickel-plated Dial Pointer
Switch Tip
Amber
Switch washer
Cream with Gold Text
Jack Plate Cover
Cream Plastic, Square
Control Covers
Black; Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo in Gold
Neck Pickup
Gibson Custombucker
Bridge Pickup
Gibson Custombucker
Controls
2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Mallory Capacitors, 50s Wiring
Case
Hardshell with Brown Exterior, Pink Interior, and Inspired by Gibson Custom Graphics
