Made in collaboration with Gibson™ Custom, the Epiphone 1959 Les Paul™ Standard is Epiphone’s incredible recreation of the rare vintage classic, updated to be more authentic and true to the originals than ever. It features a mahogany body with a maple top with a AAA flame maple veneer, a one-piece mahogany neck with a comfortable ’59 rounded, medium C profile, long neck tenon, and Gibson-style “open book” R9 headstock shape, VOS (Vintage Original Sheen) finish, Gibson Custombucker humbucking pickups, Switchcraft® selector switch and 1/4” output jack, CTS® pots, 50s era wiring, Mallory™ capacitors, non-beveled pickguard, Epiphone Deluxe vintage tuners with Keystone buttons, and a vintage-style brown and pink hardshell case. Play one today, and prepare to be amazed!

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY 

Body Style : Les Paul
Body Shape : Les Paul
Body Material : Mahogany
Top : Maple with AAA Flame Maple Veneer
Binding : Single Ply, Top and Fretboard
Body Finish : VOS (Vintage Original Sheen) Polyurethane

NECK 

Profile : 1959 Rounded Medium C
Scale Length : 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material : Laurel
Fingerboard Radius : 304.8 mm / 12 in
Neck Material : One Piece Mahogany
Fret Count : 22
Frets : Medium Jumbo
Nut Material : Graph Tech
Nut Width  : 43.0 mm / 1.692 in
Inlays : Mother of Pearl Trapezoid
Joint : Glued In, Set Neck; Long Tenon

HARDWARE

Finish : Nickel
Bridge : ABR-1
Tailpiece : Gibson Historic Reissue Stop Bar
Tuning Machines : Epiphone Deluxe with Keystone Buttons
Pickguard : Cream, No Bevel
Truss Rod : Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover : 2-ply Black; Blank, Wide White
Control Knobs : Gold Top Hat with Nickel-plated Dial Pointer
Switch Tip : Amber
Switch washer : Cream with Gold Text
Jack Plate Cover : Cream Plastic, Square
Control Covers : Black; Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo in Gold
Strap Buttons : 2 - Bottom and Shoulder
Mounting Rings : Cream
Pickup Covers : Nickel

ELECTRONICS

Neck Pickup : Gibson Custombucker
Bridge Pickup : Gibson Custombucker
Controls : 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Mallory Capacitors, 50s Wiring
Pickup Selector : 3-way Switchcraft
Output Jack : 1/4" Switchcraft

MISCELLANEOUS

Strings Gauge : .010 .013 .017 .026 .036 .046
Case : Hardshell with Brown Exterior, Pink Interior, and Inspired by Gibson Custom Graphics