Epiphone Limited Edition Les Paul Custom PRO 100th Anniversary Electric Guitar (with Case)

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Celebrate Les Paul's 100th birthday with this killer LP Custom. Recreate that classic PAF tone with Epiphone's acclaimed ProBucker pickups with coil taps.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Pau Ferro fretboard Delivers strong midrange presence and punch
Gold hardware Enhances beauty of hardware complement
Epiphone ProBucker pickups Based on Gibson BurstBuckers & vintage PAF pickups
Push/pull coil splitting Switch between humbucking and single-coil tones

Celebrating the 100th birthday of Les Paul: With 24K Gold Plated Hardware, ProBucker pickups with Coil Splitting, and more!

Epiphone, the House of Stathopoulo, celebrates Les Paul's 100th birthday with the Limited Edition Les Paul Custom 100th Anniversary Outfit, a stunning one-of-a-kind Les Paul that combines Les' favorite Les Paul features with dazzling 24K Gold Plated hardware, Abalone and Pearloid inlay, a vintage Epiphone logo with a Zirconium Gemstone, plus acclaimed ProBucker pickups with coil-splitting, a 100th Anniversary Hardshell case, vintage-style strap, Commemorative Picks and more!

The Roots of the Les Paul begin at Epiphone: Les Paul in the House of Stathopoulo. Throughout 2015, Epiphone proudly celebrates the 100th birthday of Les Paul, the Wizard of Waukesha, the Thomas Edison of rock n' roll, and a lifelong fan and friend of the Epiphone and Gibson families. Les was a regular visitor to Epi Stathopoulo's factory in Manhattan where Les made the first prototypes of the Les Paul guitar, The Log.

"I knew Epi Stathopoulo and the Epiphone people very well and loved their instruments," Les recalled in Les Paul, In His Own Words, "Working on Sundays, I took a length of 4x4 Pine, put an Epiphone neck on it, wound a couple of homemade pickups, and mounted them on the wood. Then I added a bridge and Vibrola tailpiece, strung it up, and I had The Log. I was looking for volume, tone, and sustain that could be controlled, still chasing the idea that started with stretching read more a guitar string over a section of railroad rail." Les continued to be an Epiphone fan for the rest of his life and the beautiful new Ltd. Ed. Les Paul Custom 100th Anniversary Outfit is a suitable and dazzling tribute to the most popular rock & roll guitar in the world and its equally revered inventor.

Ltd. Ed. Les Paul Custom 100th Anniversary Outfit: A Les Paul Custom Fit for a Wizard! The new Epiphone Ltd. Ed. Les Paul Custom 100th Anniversary Outfit features a classic Mahogany body with the time-honored Les Paul profile in both a Cherry finish with a Mahogany veneer and a Natural finish with a AAA Flame Maple Veneer. Both finish options have 5-layer Cream and Black binding on the top and back. The Mahogany neck has a 1960s SlimTaper D-profile and is glued to the body with a Mortise and Tenon neck joint. The smooth Rosewood fingerboard is bound and has a 12" radius with 22 medium jumbo frets, a 24.75" scale, and a 1 11/16 nut. The Mahogany neck features traditional Epiphone Block & Triangle inlays in Abalone and Pearloid.

The Les Paul Custom 100th Anniversary Outfit has many other beautiful features that set it apart from any other Les Paul ever made including a 24K Gold plated metal truss rod cover engraved with "Les Paul 100th Anniversary. Plus, the traditional "Sloped Dovewing" headstock has 5 layer Cream and Black binding and features the original Epiphone "vine" inlay in Pearloid, a classic 40s era Epiphone logo with a Zirconium Gemstone dotting the "I", and on the back of the headstock a "The Legacy of Les Paul: 1915 - 2015" commemorative decal.

The Epiphone Ltd. Ed. Les Paul Custom 100th Anniversary features Epiphone's critically acclaimed ProBucker pickups, a 4-wire design with coil-splitting inspired by Gibson's legendary BurstBuckers. Since their introduction, Epiphone ProBucker pickups have beguiled pros, luthiers, collectors, and guitar magazine editors and their consensus is ProBuckers aren't "like" the real thing--they are the real thing!

ProBucker pickups recreate the sound of the original hand-wound "PAF" humbuckers designed by Seth Lover at the Kalamazoo factory in the late '50s by featuring all the same ingredients as the originals including Alnico II magnets, Elektrisola magnet wire, 18% nickel silver unit bases and covers, and pole screws, slugs and bobbins manufactured to Gibson's original specifications. The result is a phenomenal pickup that, over time, will develop the subtle, one-of-a-kind characteristics that previously you could only get from vintage humbuckers. And best of all, those unique pickup characteristics will give your guitar a unique "voice."

No two vintage Les Pauls sound alike and ProBuckers will give your Epiphone Les Paul Custom 100th Anniversary a one-of-a-kind sound that will only get better the more you play. So plan on playing this Les Paul Custom a lot! The Ltd. Ed. Les Paul Custom 100th Anniversary Outfit comes with a ProBucker-2 humbucker in the neck position that is slightly overwound for greater definition at higher volumes. The bridge pickup is a ProBucker-3 humbucker, which is also slightly overwound to give your solos a wide tonal range. Each pickup features coil-splitting via a push/pull control at each pickup's volume knob.

The Cherry finished Les Paul Custom features Amber "Top Hat" controls with metal pointers while the Natural finish features Black Speed Knobs with metal pointers. All volume and tone controls have full-size 500K Ohm potentiometers matched with Epiphone's rugged, all-metal, 3-way toggle pickup selector switch for long-lasting performance.

There is no other Les Paul on Earth like the Ltd. Ed. 100th Anniversary Custom which features 24 Karat Gold Plated hardware including a gold plated truss rod cover engraved with "Les Paul 100th Anniversary," a gold LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge and Stopbar tailpiece, a gold Epiphone heavy-duty non-rotating output jack, and gold Grover 18:1 machine heads with stepped "Imperial" buttons.

Every Epiphone Ltd. Ed. Les Paul Custom 100th Anniversary Outfit also comes with a Hardshell Case with a 100th Anniversary Commemorative Logo, a vintage-style strap, 3 Commemorative Picks, and a Certificate of Authenticity in a presentation binder.

For over 50 years, Les Paul encouraged and cheered on Epiphone to keep Les Pauls on the cutting edge of electric guitars. "I tell you they are damn fine instruments!" Les said of Epiphone Les Pauls. "A kid can get an Epiphone and have something worth something, not a hunk-of-junk like the other brands. He can learn well on one and have it and play it the rest of his life. Just that they need a good guitar like an Epiphone so they won't get discouraged...so they will practice and work hard and enjoy their music."
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- Body Material: Mahogany
- Top Material: Cherry (Mahogany Veneer) / Natural (AAA Flame Maple Veneer)
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Shape: "1960's" SlimTaper; D-profile
- Neck Joint: Glued-In; Mortise and Tenon
- Headstock: Traditional Epiphone "Sloped Dovewing"
- Headstock Inlay: Traditional Epiphone "Vine" inlay; Pearloid Vintage "Epiphone" logo with Zirconium Gemstone dotting the "I"
- Back of Headstock: "The Legacy of Les Paul: 1915 - 2015" commemorative decal
- Truss Rod Cover: 24K Gold plated metal with "Les Paul 100th Anniversary" engraved
- Truss Rod: Adjustable
- Scale Length: 24.75"
- Fingerboard Material: Pau Ferro
- Fingerboard Inlays: Traditional Epiphone "Block & Triangle"; Abalone and Pearloid
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"
- Frets: 22; medium-jumbo
- Bridge Pickup: Epiphone ProBucker-3
- Neck Pickup: Epiphone ProBucker-2
- Controls: Bridge Volume with coil-splitting, Neck Volume with coil-splitting, Bridge Tone, Neck Tone, Epiphone all-metal 3-way toggle
- Knobs: Cherry = Amber "Top Hats" with metal pointers / Natural = Black "Speed Knobs" with metal pointers
- Bridge/Tailpiece: LockTone Tune-o-matic/Stopbar
- Nut Width: 1-11/16"
- Hardware: 24K Gold
- Binding: Body 5-layer (Cream/Black); Top & Back, Headstock = 5-layer (Cream/Black), Fingerboard = 1-layer (Cream)
- Machine Heads: Grover 18:1 ratio; with stepped "Imperial" buttons
- Output Jack: Epiphone Heavy-Duty; Non-rotating
- Includes: Hardshell Case with 100th Anniversary commemorative logo, Vintage Strap, 3 Commemorative Picks, Certificate of Authenticity in presentation binder

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-4GIBSON
Web: https://www.epiphone.com/en-US/Support/Contact

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (20 ratings)
Submitted October 24, 2017 by Sean Stoots in Clover, SC

"Amazing Guitar"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I’ve had a sorts of guitars up to and including Gibson custom shop Models. I got a deal on this guitar by paying all at once over the phone. It was around $740... beautiful case, CoA, commemorative picks and strap... flamed maple top, the tuners are 18:1 and I’ve gifted three times so far with it - it’s a work horse. Coil tapped pots... makes for a wide range of tonal possibilities. Only thing I will change is: bone nut, better switch (this one is clunky) and the jack of course. Also I’ll add a treble bleed - although the pickups are great, they are still Epiphone pickups and get muddy when you roll the volume back. However, that’s not to diminish the pickups at all. They have hat old school rock sound (Page/Duane Allman type of bite) and a treble bleed is much cheaper than replacing them. If you CAN buy this guitar, you SHOULD buy this guitar. Playability: a thing of beauty. Action was perfect out of the box. Great for slide and great for regular playing. It is easy to bend the strings. Way easier than my gibson. The fretboard isn’t grainy. It’s smooth. It’s not too heavy, as long as you don’t use the included strap. It’s too thin for a les Paul’s weight over the length of a gig. Use a wider strap, trust me. The appointments on this thing are amazing. If you want a head-turner, this is a good one. No one plays these. And there are literally no gibson les Paul’s with this finish. Lastly, and the only thing I don’t like about it.... the lacquer read more is very thick on the back of the neck... I’ll have to sand that. Looks great on the front of the guitar, but not practical on the back of he neck.

Sound
I’m a blues/rock/funk type of player. Heavy on the rock. Pickups have great output. Cuts through in a band really well. Picks up the nuances of my attack with the various styles. If you want to really improve this thing with minimal cost - add a treble bleed on both pickups.

Features
Features are amazing. Parts included are of great quality.

Ease of Use
Very playable.

Quality
Switch is cheap and clunky. Everything else was a great.

Value
Very much worth it.

Manufacturer Support
My CoA was not in the book when I received the guitar. Tech support had one sent to me within a week.

The Wow Factor
Wow Factor is 100%. Its a beautiful guitar.

Musical Background:
28 Years - working musician

Musical Style:
Rock, blues, funk, country.... everything I can, really
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