Epiphone Les Paul Standard 50's Figured Electric Guitar - Washed Cherry Sunburst

Play the flametopped legend

Few guitars can claim the legendary status of the 50s-era Gibson Les Paul™ Standards. Known among players and collectors as “Bursts” and acclaimed for their beauty, smooth playability, and exceptional tone, they are among the most cherished vintage guitars on the planet, having been seen in the hands of countless musicians on concert stages worldwide and featured on numerous hit recordings. Now, Epiphone is proud to introduce the updated Les Paul Standard 50s Figured, an Inspired by Gibson tribute to those legendary guitars that lovingly recreates the feel and tone of the 50s-era Les Paul Standards. Epiphone’s long friendship with Mr. Les Paul began in 1940 when Les built one of the world’s first solidbody electric guitars while working nights at the original Epiphone factory in Manhattan. Les’ first solidbody guitar, nicknamed “the Log,” would go on to inspire the Les Paul Standard, which many consider the greatest electric guitar ever made.

• Serial Number: 25081527329
• Weight: 8.8 lbs

Specs

Body Specs

• Body Shape: Les Paul

• Body Style: Les Paul

• Body Material: Mahogany

• Top: Maple with highly figured flame maple veneer

• Binding: Single-ply cream (top and fretboard)

• Body Finish: Gloss

Neck Specs

• Neck Material: Mahogany

• Neck Joint: Glued-in set neck with long tenon

• Neck Profile: 1959 Rounded Medium C

• Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75"

• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood

• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12"

• Number of Frets: 22

• Fret Type: Medium Jumbo

• Inlays: Pearloid trapezoid

• Nut Material: Graph Tech

• Nut Width: 43.0mm / 1.69"

• Truss Rod: Dual action

• Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply black bell, standard

Electronics Specs

• Neck Pickup: ProBucker 1

• Bridge Pickup: ProBucker 2

• Controls:

  • 2 Volume, 2 Tone

  • CTS potentiometers

  • 50s wiring

• Pickup Selector: Epiphone 3-way toggle

• Output Jack: Epiphone 1/4"

Hardware Specs

• Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic

• Tailpiece: LockTone Stop Bar

• Tuning Machines: Epiphone Vintage Deluxe

• Tuner Plating: Nickel

• Hardware Finish: Nickel

• Pickup Covers: Nickel

• Control Knobs: Gold Top Hat with dial pointer

• Control Covers: Black

• Mounting Rings: Cream

• Pickguard: Cream

• Jack Plate Cover: Cream

• Switch Tip: Ivory

• Switch Washer: Cream with gold text

• Strap Buttons: 2 (bottom and upper bout)

Misc Specs

• Model: EIGLP5WCNHR

• Headstock: 60s Kalamazoo

• Headstock Inlay:

  • Epiphone logo in mother of pearl

  • “Les Paul Model” in gold silkscreen

• Strings Gauge: .010 / .013 / .017 / .026 / .036 / .046

• Case: Premium gig bag