Inspired by Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard

The 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard is one of the world’s most coveted–and valuable–vintage guitars. It has been embraced by numerous famous players, including Peter Green, Kirk Hammett, and Joe Bonamassa. The 1959 Les Paul Standard is very similar to the 1960 model year that followed it, but with a few differences, most notably, a somewhat beefier 1959 Rounded Medium C neck profile that many players prefer over the thinner SlimTaper profile found on the 1960 Les Paul Standard models. Now, Epiphone is proud to introduce the Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue, a beautiful recreation of those rare 1959 Les Paul Standard models.

Made in partnership with Gibson Custom, the Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue delivers vintage Les Paul looks and performance at an accessible price. All of the classic appointments the 1959 Les Paul Standard model is known and loved for are present here, including a one-piece mahogany neck with a long neck tenon for increased stability and sustain, an authentic 1959 Rounded Medium C neck profile, and a bound rosewood fretboard. It also features mother-of-pearl trapezoid fretboard inlays, an aged mother-of-pearl Epiphone headstock logo, and the words “Les Paul Model” silkscreened in gold on the Gibson-style “open book” headstock. Even the side dot position markers are the same size as on vintage 1959 Les Paul Standard models and are placed in historically accurate locations.

The genuine mahogany body features a carved maple cap that is topped with a beautiful AAA flamed maple veneer. The electronics are first class, with two USA Gibson Custombucker humbucking pickups with Alnico 3 magnets that are hand-wired to CTS potentiometers, Black Beauty paper-in-oil capacitors, and a Switchcraft pickup selector toggle switch and 1/4” output jack. The Vintage Gloss finish gives the guitar a vintage appearance without looking overly aged and is nicely complimented by the nickel hardware, including the Epiphone Deluxe “Single Ring” Keystone button tuners. A Brown hardshell case with Inspired by Gibson Custom graphics and a pink plush-lined interior is also included. This is the perfect Les Paul for players who love the vintage appeal of the classic 1959 Les Paul Standard but don’t want to mortgage or sell the house to afford one.

• Serial Number

  26041523465

• Brand Name

  Epiphone

• Model

  Inspired by Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard

• Finish Color

  Golden Poppy Burst

• Finish Type

  Vintage Gloss

• Weight

  8.93 lbs.

• Top Wood

  Maple with AAA Flamed Maple Veneer

• Body Wood

  Mahogany

• Binding

  Single-ply Cream on Top and Fretboard

• Neck Dimensions

  .880 1st - .990 12th

• Neck Wood

  One Piece of Mahogany

• Neck Joint

  Glued In, Set Neck; Long Tenon

• Neck Shape

  1959 Rounded Medium C

• Fingerboard Wood

  Rosewood

• Fingerboard Radius

  12"

• Fingerboard Inlays

  Mother-of-Pearl Trapezoids

• Frets

  22 Medium-Jumbo

• Scale Length

  24.75"

• Headstock

  Gibson Open Book-style with Epiphone Logo in Aged Mother-of-Pearl, Les Paul Model Gold Silkscreen

• Nut Material

  Graph Tech

• Width at Nut

  1.693"

• Pickups

  Gibson Custombuckers

• Controls

  2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Selector Switch; CTS Potentiometers, Bumblebee Paper in Oil Capacitors

• Tailpiece

  Gibson Historic Reissue Aluminum Stop Bar

• Hardware

  Nickel Plated

• Tuners

  Epiphone Deluxe, Single Ring Keystone Button

• bridge

  ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic

• Pickguard

  Cream, Non-Beveled

• Case

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