The Les Paul Special, taken to the next level

The Gibson Les Paul™ Special was designed as an enhanced version of the Les Paul Junior, featuring two P-90 pickups compared to the Junior’s single P-90 pickup for increased sonic flexibility. It also added fretboard binding and a mother-of-pearl headstock logo, giving it a bit more visual appeal as well and creating an intermediate model that sat between the fancier Les Paul Standard and the Les Paul Junior in the product lineup. The Les Paul Special was first released as a single-cutaway model in 1955, but by 1958, it had transitioned to a double-cutaway body, offering improved access to the upper range of the fretboard. A change to a thinner SlimTaper™ neck profile and lower rhythm pickup positioning in 1960 brought improved neck stability and made it easier to play than ever.

Now, Epiphone is proud to introduce the Epiphone Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured. It retains all the features that make the Les Paul Special eminently playable and elevates its visual appeal to the next level. It features a Les Paul Special double cutaway mahogany body and caps it with a beautiful AAA figured maple veneer. Additionally, the top is also bound. The mahogany neck has a fast-playing SlimTaper profile and is topped with a bound rosewood fretboard that is equipped with 22 medium jumbo frets and adorned with acrylic dot position marker inlays. The 60s Kalamazoo headstock is outfitted with Grover® Rotomatic® tuners and features the Epiphone logo inlaid in mother-of-pearl. The electronics are also different than what you’ll find on most Les Paul Specials. Instead of the usual P-90 single coil pickups, the Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured is equipped with a pair of Epiphone’s acclaimed ProBucker™ humbucking pickups, with a ProBucker 2 in the neck position and a slightly hotter ProBucker 3 in the bridge position for blistering solos. Both pickups are wired to individual volume and tone controls, along with a three-way toggle switch for excellent tonal control and versatility. The Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured comes packed in a premium gig bag to help keep it safe when traveling.

Body Specs

Binding: 3-ply Top, Single-ply Fretboard

Body Finish: Gloss

Body Material: Mahogany

Body Shape: Les Paul Double Cut

Body Styles: Double Cut

Top: AAA Figured Maple Veneer

Neck Specs

Fingerboard Material: Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count: 22

Frets: Medium Jumbo

Inlays: Acrylic Dot

Joint: Glued In, Set Neck

Neck Material: Mahogany

Nut Material: Graph Tech

Nut Width: 43.0mm / 1.69in

Profile: 60s SlimTaper™

Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

Bridge Pickup: ProBucker 3

Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone

Neck Pickup: ProBucker 2

Output Jack: 1/4" Epiphone

Pickup Selector: 3-way Epiphone Toggle

Hardware Specs

Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic

Control Covers: Black

Control Knobs: Black Top Hat

finish: Nickel

Jack Plate Cover: 3-ply Black

Mounting Rings: Black

Pickguard: Black Les Paul Special, 5-ply

Pickup Covers: Nickel

Plastic Parts: Black

Strap Buttons: 2 - Bottom and Back of Neck Heel

Switch Tip: Black

Switchwasher: Black with Silver Text; Black with Gold Text on Bourbon Burst Model

Tailpiece: LockTone Stop Bar

Truss Rod: Dual Action

Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply Black Bell

Tuner Plating: Nickel

Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic

Misc Specs

Case: Premium Gig Bag

Model: EILSDFOWNH1

Headstock: 60s Kalamazoo

Headstock Inlay: Epiphone Logo in Mother of Pearl, Les Paul Special in Gold Silkscreen

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