Epiphone 1960 Les Paul Standard Reissue Electric Guitar with Hardshell Case - Iced Tea Burst

The 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard is one of the world's most coveted vintage guitars. It has been embraced by such luminaries as Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, and Joe Walsh. The 1960 Les Paul Standard is very similar to the famous 1959 model year that preceded it, but with a few changes, most notably, a thinner and faster-playing SlimTaper neck profile that many players prefer over the somewhat beefier 1959 Les Paul Standard neck profile. Now, Epiphone is proud to introduce the Epiphone 1960 Les Paul Standard Reissue, a beautiful recreation of those vintage 1960 Les Paul Standard models. Made in partnership with Gibson Custom, the Epiphone Les Paul Standard 1960 Reissue delivers vintage Les Paul looks and performance at an accessible price. All of the classic appointments the 1960 Les Paul Standard model is known and loved for are present here, including a one-piece mahogany neck with a long neck tenon for increased stability and sustain, a comfortable, fast-playing SlimTaper 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 1960 Les Paul Standard models and are placed 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 equally impressive, with two USA Gibson Custombucker humbucking pickups with Alnico 3 magnets that are hand-wired to CTS potentiometers, Black Beauty paper-in-oil capacitors, and a Switchcraft pickup selector toggle switch and 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 "Double 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 who want a more comfortable neck profile.

SpecificationsBody

Shape: Les Paul

Material: Mahogany

Top: Maple with AAA Flamed Maple Veneer

Binding: Single ply cream, top and fretboard

Neck

Neck: One-piece neck with historical headstock wing blocks and logo placement

Profile: 60s SlimTaper

Nut Width: 1.69" (43mm)

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Scale Length: 24.75" (628.65mm)

Number of Frets: 22

Nut: Graph Tech

Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Trapezoid

Hardware

Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic

Tailpiece: Historical Aluminium Tailpiece

Tuners: Epiphone Deluxe with Double Ring Keystone Button

Plating: Nickel

Electronics

Neck Pickup: Gibson Custombucker

Bridge Pickup: Gibson Custombucker

Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Luxe Bumblebee Paper in Oil Capacitors

Misc.

Case: Hardshell with Brown Exterior, Pink Interior, and Inspired by Gibson Custom Graphic