Resting on the rich history of one of the world’s most collectible guitars, Epiphone’s much more affordable version of Gibson’s historic 1959 Les Paul Standard is being touted as the poor man’s 59 Les Paul. The Epiphone Original Les Paul includes reissues of the classic Les Paul guitars of the 50s and 60s. Designed in collaboration with Gibson’s Custom Shop, the Epiphone Limited Edition 1959 Les Paul promises to bring a lot to the table for long time Les Paul fans. Today Epiphone stand for both innovative guitar design and for excellent yet affordable replicas of true guitar classics. The history of Epiphone has also been shaped greatly by the brilliant guitarist Les Paul experimenting in the Epiphone factory to design the first solid body electric guitar in 1941. He has already obtained his first patent when he was only 24 years old. Epaminondas Stathopoulos is the founder and namesake of Epiphone. Switches/Controls: 2 Volume controls, 2 Tone controls, switches for pickup selectionĮpiphone have been in the business for 125 years now.Fretboard: Rosewood, 22 frets, trapezoid inlays.
For starters, it has a body binding all over the neck to protect the wood from temperature changes, moisture, and scratches. Its built quality is no doubt premium and far above what the price suggests.
Epiphone doesnt have a custom shop in the. Epiphone Electric Guitar BanG Dream Goryo Yuto Les Paul Standard Blue Burst. The Les Paul Standard Plus Top Pro by Epiphone looks the part. It incorporates the same features that made its big sister from 1952 legendary: Glued-in neck, trapezoid inlays, humbucker pickups for a powerful sound and classy finishes ranging from black to different kinds of sunburst or even gold top. Gibson Custom Shop 60th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Standard Kindred Burst Electric Guitar (8300277) 10,399. The Epiphone Les Paul Standard is the only Gibson USA-authorised replica of the Gibson Les Paul standard and it’s also one of the most sold instruments worldwide. He then cut along one his Epiphone guitars and glued both halves of the body to the back and front of the block and finished was his first solidbody electric guitar. He used a block of maple wood which he fitted with a bridge, pickups, tailpiece and a normal Gibson guitar neck. Around in 1941 Les Paul built “The Log” which was his first prototype of an electric solid body guitar.
Packing the same solid mahogany body for days of sustain and alnico humbuckers for signature searing Les Paul tone, the Plus model brings in a. He’d spend every weekend at the empty factory halls of Epiphone in order to work on the realisation of his concept of the ideal guitar. Already benefitting from the fact it's one of the most famous guitars on the planet, the Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Top builds on one of the guitar world's biggest legacies with a pretty new face.