Made in collaboration with the Gibson™ Custom Shop, the EPIPHONE Inspired By Gibson Custom Collection 1959 Les Paul Standard (ECLPS59ITVNH1) solid body electric guitar 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.
Fingerboard is made of Laurel. It's a spectacular and often overlooked guitar tonewood. It has the look and feel to that of East Indian Rosewood, offering rich overtones and brilliant highs that produce lively and dynamic performances. It's sound is often compared to that of Brazilian Rosewood.