A 1960 vintage-style Les Paul Reissue Inspired by Gibson Custom, now with a rosewood fretboard

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, Bumblebee 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.

Body Specs

Binding: Single-ply Cream, Top and Fretboard

Body Finish: Vintage Gloss

Body Material: Mahogany

Body Shape: Les Paul

Body Styles: Les Paul

Top: Maple with AAA Flame Maple Veneer

Neck Specs

Fingerboard Material: Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count: 22

Frets: Medium Jumbo

Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Trapezoid

Joint: Glued In, Set Neck; Long Tenon

Neck Material: One Piece Mahogany

Nut Material: Graph Tech

Nut Width: 43.0mm / 1.69in

Profile: 60s SlimTaper

Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

Bridge Pickup: Gibson Custombucker

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

Neck Pickup: Gibson Custombucker

Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft

Pickup Selector: Switchcraft 3-way Toggle

Hardware Specs

Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic

Control Covers: Black with Gold Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo

Control Knobs: Gold Top Hat with Reflector and Nickel-plated Dial Pointer

finish: Nickel

Jack Plate Cover: Cream

Mounting Rings: Cream

Pickguard: Historic-style Cream, No Bevel

Pickup Covers: Nickel

Strap Buttons: 2 - Bottom and Shoulder

Switch Tip: Amber

Switchwasher: Cream with Gold Hotstamp

Tailpiece: Historical Aluminum Stop Bar

Truss Rod: Dual Action

Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply Black Bell; Blank, Wide White

Tuner Plating: Nickel

Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe, Double Ring Keystone Button

Misc Specs

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

Headstock: Gibson Open Book; Historical Headstock Wing Blocks

Headstock Inlay: Epiphone Logo in Aged Mother of Pearl, Les Paul Model Gold Silkscreen; Historical Logo Placement

Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046