Epiphone Les Paul Custom, Ebony Overview
Epiphone Les Paul Custom Overview by GAK.
A new year, a new decade and a fantastic new Epiphone Guitars product lineup that is sure to have something for everyone. Taking inspiration from the current Gibson USA range we have the Epiphone Original Collection which is aimed at the purists with models such as the Epiphone Les Paul Standard 50s & 60s available in six great finishes including Bourbon Burst, Iced tea and Heritage Cherry Sunburst, the Epiphone Les Paul Special in TV Yellow, the Epiphone Explorer and Flying V in Ebony and the Epiphone SG Standard '61 in Vintage Cherry to name a few. To add to this we also have the Epiphone Modern Collection which brings modern appointments to a vintage classic for extra tonal options and a different playing experience. Models such as the Epiphone Les Paul Classic available in Ebony, Honeyburst or Heritage Cherry Sunburst, The Epiphone Les Paul Modern with its contoured heel for extra upper fret access and the Epiphone Les Paul Studio which has been given a revamp for 2020 and offered in some fantastic colours such as Smokehouse Burst, Ebony, Alpine White and Wine Red.
The new Les Paul Custom is part of the Epiphone’s Inspired by Gibson Collection and honors the 1950s classic designed by Mr. Les Paul in 1954 as the “tuxedo” version of his groundbreaking solid body masterpiece. Featuring a traditional Custom-style Mahogany body and Ebony fingerboard, gold hardware, critically acclaimed ProBucker™ humbuckers with CTS electronics, Grover® machine heads, and Custom-style inlay.
Epiphone Les Paul Custom Specs:
- Neck
- Material: Mahogany
- Profile: Slim Taper
- Scale Length: 24.75"
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Number Of Frets: 22
- Frets: Medium Jumbo
- Nut Material: Graph Tech
- Nut Width: 1.693"
- Joint: Glued In
- Body
- Body Shape: Les Paul Custom
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Top: Mahogany
- Binding: White/Black
- Finish: Gloss
- Hardware
- Finish: Gold
- Tuner Plating: Gold
- Bridge: Locktone ABR
- Tailpiece: Stopbar
- Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic 18:1
- Pickguard: Cream
- Truss Rod: Adjustable
- Pickup Covers: Gold
- Electronics
- Neck Pickup: ProBucker-2
- Bridge Pickup: ProBucker-3
- Controls: 2- Volume, 2- Tone, CTS Electronics
- Pickup Selector: 3-way Epiphone toggle
- Output Jack: 1/4"
- Miscellaneous
- Strings: .10, .13, .17, .26, .36, .46
- Case: Optional