Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue GP
Product information "Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue GP"
The Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue is a faithful recreation of the legendary 1959 Les Paul – developed in collaboration with Gibson Custom. A mahogany body with a maple top and AAA flame maple veneer, a one-piece mahogany neck with a 1959 Rounded Medium C profile and a bound rosewood fretboard give you an authentic vintage feel.
For the classic Les Paul sound two USA Gibson Custombucker humbuckers with Alnico-3 magnets provide the tone, hand-wired with CTS potentiometers, Black Beauty paper-in-oil capacitors and Switchcraft electronics. Nickel hardware and a case complete the package.
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Body Shape: Single Cut
- Bridge / Tremolo: Gibson ABR Tune-o-Matic
- Bridge Pickup: Gibson Custom Bucker
- Color/ Finish: Golden Poppy Burst
- Colour: Sunburst
- Controls: 2x volume, 2x tone
- Country of Origin: China
- Custom shop: no
- Fretboard: Indian Rosewood
- Fretboard Inlays: Mother of Pearl Trapezoid
- Fretboard radius: 12"
- Frets: 22
- Hardware: Nickel
- Includes: Hardcase
- Neck: Mahogany
- Neck Pickup: Gibson Custom Bucker
- Neck Profile: 1959 Rounded Medium C
- Neck construction: Set in neck
- Nut Width: 1.69" (43 mm)
- Nut material: Graph Tech
- Pickup Configuration: H-H (2x Humbucker)
- Pickup Selector Switch: 3 way toggle
- Pickup type: passive
- Scale: 24" (610 - 634 mm)
- Scale Length: 24,75" (629 mm)
- Signature Model: no
- Special Features: CTS Potis, Mallory Kondensatoren, Open Book Kopfplatte, VOS Finish
- Strings: 6 string
- Strings thickness ex factory: .010 - .046
- Technology: Solid Body
- Top: Curved Maple with AAA curly maple veneer
- Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe
When you think of Epiphone you naturally think of Gibson, since the maker of guitars, basses, amplifiers and accessories has been part of that company since 1957. Epiphone mainly offers instruments in the lower to mid price range. That means beginners can pick up electric guitar and bass classics such as Les Paul, SG, Explorer, Firebird, ES-335 or Thunderbird for little money. There are also instruments from earlier Epiphone eras like Casino, Wildkat, Riviera and Wilshire. In particular, Epiphone's beginner sets for electric guitar, acoustic guitar and electric bass are worth a close look for newcomers.
