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 SlimTaper profile found on the 1960 Les Paul Standard models.

Features:

- Updated to be more authentic and truer to the original specs
- Gibson-style "open book" R9 headstock shape
- Mahogany body with maple Top & AAA Flame Maple veneer
- 1pc Mahogany neck with 59 rounded, medium C profile
- Rosewood fretboard with single-ply binding
- Gibson Custombucker humbucking pickups
- CTS pots with 50s era wiring & Mallory capacitors
- Luxe Bumblebee Paper in Oil Capacitors
- Vintage-style brown and pink hardshell case included

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 along neck tenon for increased stability and sustain, an authentic 1959 Rounded Medium C neck… read more 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 a replaced 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.

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