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 Slim Taper™ 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, Bumblebee 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.
Body
Shape Les Paul
Material Mahogany
Top Maple with AAA Flamed Maple Veneer
Binding Single Ply Cream, Top and Fretboard
Neck
Neck One Piece Mahogany
Profile 1959 Rounded C Medium
Nut width 1.69" / 43mm
Fingerboard Rosewood
Scale length 24.75" / 628.65mm
Number of frets 22
Nut Graph Tech
Inlay Mother-of-Pearl Trapezoid
Hardware
Bridge ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece Historical Aluminium Tailpiece
Tuners Epiphone Deluxe, Single Ring Keystone Button
Plating Nickel
Electronics
Neck pickup Gibson Custombucker
Bridge pickup Gibson Custombucker
Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Bumblebee paper-in-oil
capacitors