Inspired by Gibson Custom, Updated and More Authentic Than Ever

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!

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

MISC

Strings Gauge

.010 .013 .017 .026 .036 .046

Case

Hardshell with Brown Exterior, Pink Interior, and Inspired by Gibson Custom Graphics