Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue Electric Guitar - Washed Bourbon SunburstReissued and Ready to Ride Again: the 1959 Les Paul Standard Returns As Epiphones Inspired by Gibson Custom range expands, so does your chance to score a seismic slice of 6 string history, with the revamped 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue. Thanks to advances in laser scanning replication technologies, Epiphone has produced the most historically accurate reproduction of the 1959 Les Paul Standard, at a fraction of the cost of a Gibson Custom equivalent.

Reissued and Ready to Ride Again: the 1959 Les Paul Standard Returns

As Epiphone’s Inspired by Gibson Custom range expands, so does your chance to score a seismic slice of 6-string history, with the revamped 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue. Thanks to advances in laser-scanning replication technologies, Epiphone has produced the most historically accurate reproduction of the 1959 Les Paul Standard, at a fraction of the cost of a Gibson Custom equivalent. This Epiphone reissue includes a premium rosewood fretboard, a AAA flame maple top, and a galvanizing pair of USA Custombucker pickups, which Music Bliss sound scholars agree masterfully capture the lauded PAF style of the original axe. With the exacting attention to detail dovetailing into the use of Luxe Bumblebee paper-in-oil capacitors, Epiphone’s history-honoring Inspired by Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue elevates your sonic prowess to ferocious dimensions of time-tested tone and style.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY 

Binding : Single-ply Cream, Top and Fretboard
Body Finish : Vintage Gloss
Body Material : Mahogany
Body Shape : Les Paul
Body Styles : Les Paul
Top : Maple with AAA Flame Maple Veneer

NECK

Fingerboard Material : Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius : 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count : 22
Frets : Medium Jumbo
Inlays : Mother-of-Pearl Trapezoid
Joint : Glued In, Set Neck; Long Tenon
Neck Material : One Piece Mahogany
Nut Material : Graph Tech
Nut Width : 43.0mm / 1.69in
Profile : 1959 Rounded Medium C
Scale Length : 628.65mm / 24.75in

HARDWARE

Bridge : ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Control Covers : Black with Gold Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo
Control Knobs : Gold Top Hat with Nickel-plated Dial Pointer
finish : Nickel
Jack Plate Cover : Cream
Mounting Rings : Cream
Pickguard : Cream, No Bevel
Pickup Covers : Nickel
Strap Buttons : 2 - Bottom and Shoulder
Switch Tip : Amber
Switchwasher : Cream with Gold Hotstamp
Tailpiece : Gibson Historic Reissue Aluminum Stop Bar
Truss Rod : Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover : 2-ply Black Bell; Blank, Wide White
Tuner Plating : Nickel
Tuning Machines : Epiphone Deluxe, Single Ring Keystone Button

ELECTRONICS

Bridge Pickup : Gibson Custombucker
Controls : 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Bumblebee Paper in Oil Capacitors
Neck Pickup : Gibson Custombucker
Output Jack : 1/4" Switchcraft
Pickup Selector : Switchcraft 3-way Toggle

MISCELLANEOUS

Case : Hardshell with Brown Exterior, Pink Interior, and Inspired by Gibson Custom Graphics
Model: ECLPR9WBNH1
Headstock : Gibson Open Book
Headstock Inlay : Epiphone Logo in Aged Mother of Pearl, Les Paul Model Gold Silkscreen
Strings Gauge : .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046