Epiphone's history and association with Les Paul dates way back to the days when Les, working at the Epiphone factory on 14th St. in New York, created the world's first electric guitar. Over the years, Les continued to work closely with Epiphone by reviewing new product ideas and offering suggestions. The NEW Epiphone Tribute Les Paul Standard honors that relationship by combining "as good as it gets" performance and features with legendary Epiphone quality and value.

Quality Construction

The Epiphone Tribute Les Paul Standard features a solid Mahogany back with a solid, carved hard Maple cap to create the ultimate combination of warmth and bite. Everyone knows that set-neck guitars provide the best rock tone and sustain and the Tribute Les Paul Standards take that to the next level featuring the original "deep set" neck joint. The solid Mahogany neck with hand-fitted, glued-in joint extends well into the neck pickup cavity creating maximum neck-to-body contact and acting almost like one continuous piece of wood. Combined with the Mahogany/Maple body, the result is a tribute to Les' timeless guitar design with the sound that you can only get from an Epiphone Tribute Les Paul Standard.

Neck Profile

The 2010 Epiphone Tribute Les Paul features an asymmetrical neck profile. The newer asymmetrical neck has multiple radii and combines a more rounded D shape on the bass side of the neck with a flatter C shape on the treble side. This leads to a very comfortable neck that… read more more ergonomically contours to fit the hand of most players.

More Than Quality Construction

Capturing all the power and nuances of the Epiphone Tribute Les Paul Standard is a pair of authentic Gibson USA '57 Classic humbucking pickups. With its "Patent Applied For" decal on the base plate, the '57 Classic and '57 Classic Plus are faithful replicas of the famous Gibson humbuckers that helped define the music of the late 1950s. The '57 Classic gives the Tribute Les Paul Standard a tone that is warm and subtle with full, even response that doesn't hold back when you need that classic Gibson humbucker crunch! The '57 Classic Plus is the perfect bridge pickup for the Tribute Les Paul Standard and mimics humbuckers of that era that received a few extra turns of wire. This treatment gives the pickup slighter higher output without sacrificing its rich, vintage tone. In combination, this pair of humbuckers allows the Epiphone Tribute Les Paul Standard to overdrive tube preamps to a smooth level of saturation without becoming overpowering. Both '57's feature Gibson's special Alnico II magnet, vintage enamel coated wire, nickel plated pole pieces, nickel slugs, maple spacers and vintage-style, braided wiring. But this guitar is not just about recreating the "old", it's also about looking ahead... just as Les himself continued to do throughout his lifetime. Using 4-conductor pickup wiring, Epiphone has added two push/pull tone pots to the Tribute Les Paul Standard to allow for series/parallel pickup switching. The result is an Epiphone Tribute Les Paul Standard with all the standard sounds plus a huge palette of tonal possibilities at your fingertips.

Premium Add-ons

Other upgrades to the Epiphone Tribute Les Paul Standard include a U.S. Switchcraft(tm) 3-way toggle, Mallory-150 tone capacitors, Epiphone StrapLocks, 16:1 ratio premium Grover(tm) locking tuners and a premium hard case. Like every Epiphone, it features their Limited Lifetime warranty backed by world famous 24/7/365 day Gibson Customer Service. The Epiphone Tribute Les Paul Standard is not only a tribute to Les Paul, it's a tribute to just how good a guitar can be...today. read less