Epiphone Prophecy Les Paul Custom Plus EX Electric Guitar with Case

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Shredders take note: the Epiphone Prophecy Les Paul Custom Plus EX is back, and it's loaded with high-output EMG 81 and 85 active pickups and black hardware.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
EMG 81 and 85 active pickups Aggressive, full tone; great sustain and dynamics
SpeedTaper D neck profile Very slim, fast neck shape -- shredder's delight
LockTone Tune-o-matic/Stopbar bridge Epiphone proprietary lock-in hardware
Quilted maple top Beautiful "wavy" grain; adds clarity

The Prophecy Les Paul Custom Plus EX Outfit brings back the axe loved by metal shredders around the world. And now, along with EMG humbuckers, the EX Outfit includes elegant mother-of-pearl and abalone block and triangle inlays and individual volume and tone controls for each pickup.

The Prophecy Revealed

When the Prophecy Series was first introduced in 2008, it was hailed by metal players the world over as the ultimate combination of tradition and innovation and the perfect guitar for serious shredding and all within the stylish lines of the classic Les Paul form.

The Tradition

The Prophecy Les Paul Custom Plus EX Outfit features a Mahogany body with a stunning Quilt Maple veneer top that's available in two beautiful color finishes, Midnight Ebony and Midnight Sapphire. The super fast Mahogany neck has a SpeedTaper D-profile with a satin finish and a 24.75 inch scale. The elegant pau ferro fingerboard has 24 jumbo frets, a 14-inch radius, a standard 1.68" graphite nut, and beautiful mother-of-pearl and abalone block and triangle inlays on the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, and 15th frets, alternating with mother-of-pearl blocks on frets 17, 19, 21, and 24. The clipped dove wing headstock has 5-ply white and black binding with a mother-of-pearl "Stickpin" design on the headstock face and Prophecy Les Paul Custom Plus EX on the bell-shaped truss rod cover.

The Prophet Meets Les Paul

Fans of the original Prophecy Les Paul Custom Plus EX power comes from EMG read more high performance humbuckers. The Prophecy Plus EX features an EMG 85 humbucker in the neck position and an EMG 81 humbucker in the bridge position. Both pickups excel at high volume and are a favorite among the world's top metal players for their beefy tone. Both pickup designs feature close aperture coils with Alnico V magnets for a smooth tone that can go from 1959 to far into the future or anywhere in between. The choice is yours. And for the first time, the EX features individual volume and tone controls for each pickup. The EMG pickups are powered by a 9-volt battery conveniently located in the back of the guitar in an easy-to-access compartment.

Epiphone Hardware Built to Last

Over the last decade, Epiphone has become the by-word for outstanding quality, especially in Epiphone's hardware. The Prophecy Les Paul Custom Plus EX's stunning black hardware goes beyond anything seen before in the Prophecy series including black metal barrel knobs with mother of pearl inlaid tops, the legendary LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge and Stopbar tailpiece, an Epiphone exclusive non-rotating heavy duty output jack, and black Epiphone Straplocks. The EX also includes black Grover 14:1 ratio machine heads for superb tuning accuracy, just like you find on all the very best Les Pauls. The EX also includes a hard case so you have the security to take your EX anywhere the music takes you.

Epiphone Lifetime Warranty

As with all Epiphone instruments, the Prophecy Les Paul Custom Plus EX comes with Epiphone's unbeatable Limited Lifetime Warranty and Gibson 24/7/365 Customer Service. Your name is on the Prophecy. What are you waiting for?
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- Body: Mahogany
- Top: Quilt Maple
- Neck: Mahogany
- Neck Shape: SpeedTaper D-Profile Satin
- Neck Joint: Glued-in set neck
- Scale: 24.75"
- Frets: 24, jumbo
- Fingerboard: Pau Ferro
- Fingerboard Radius: 14"
- Binding: Mother of pearl stickpin on headstock face/Mother of pearl and abalone block and triangle on 1,3,5,7,9,12, & 15th fret/Mother of pearl blocks on 17, 19, 21, and 24th fret
- Nut Width: 1.68"
- Nut Material: graphite
- Machine Heads: Grover 14:1
- Neck Pickup: EMG-85 humbucker
- Bridge Pickup: EMG-81 humbucker

Controls:
- 1-neck volume
- 1-neck tone
- 1-bridge volume
- 1-bridge tone
- Pickup selector: Epiphone all-metal 3-way toggle
- Knobs: Metal barrel with mother of pearl inlaid tops
- Bridge: LockTone Tune-o-matic
- Tailpiece: LockTone Stopbar
- Output jack: Epiphone Exclusive non-rotating heavy-duty output jack
- Straplocks: Epiphone exclusive

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. (37 ratings)
Submitted February 7, 2014 by Kevin Sherman in Houston, TX

"Incredible guitar for the price!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I was wanting this one for a while but it was always listed as on back order. One day I just randomly checked and they had one in stock so I swooped in and grabbed it and let me tell ya, not only am I so glad I did but so glad zZounds let me do the 8 payment financing for it. This guitar, the Midnight Sapphire could not look any more beautiful. Throw in the mother-of-pearl and abalone block and triangle fret inlays and mother-of-pearl knob caps and it is almost a good looking as my wife. The sound is fantastic! The 2 EMG humbucker pickers give you a sound that kick you straight in the jaw. Throw in the SpeedTaper D-profile neck and flying up and down the fretboard is a breeze compared to anything I have ever used. The case that it comes with is also better than I thought it would be but I do not see it spending much time in it. While I am always worried about having stuff shipped for fear of damage it was in perfect shape when it got here so a tip of the cap goes to Fed Ex for that. Everyone that has seen it loves it and I could not be any more happy with it. zZounds mad my weekend and they have a customer for life!

Musical Background:

Still fairly new, just jam at home.

Musical Style:

Metal, classic rock, alternative
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