The Legend
Few guitars can claim the legendary status of the 1950s Gibson Les Paul™ Standard. Acclaimed for their beauty, playability, and exceptional tone, they are among the most sought-after vintage guitars on the planet, having been seen in the hands of countless artists on concert stages worldwide and featured on numerous hit recordings. Today, Epiphone is proud to introduce the new Les Paul Standard 50s, an Inspired by Gibson tribute that lovingly recreates the feel and sound of these fabulous 1950s instruments. The long-standing collaboration between Epiphone and Mr. Les Paul began in 1940 when he built one of the world's first solid-body electric guitars while working the night shift at the original Epiphone factory in Manhattan. This model, nicknamed "the Log," would go on to inspire the Les Paul Standard, which many consider the greatest electric guitar ever made.

The Les Paul Standard 50s features a mahogany body and maple top, delivering the rich midrange of the original wood with a touch of brightness from the top of the guitar—essential to the signature sound of a Les Paul Standard. It also boasts a mahogany neck with a 1959 medium-C rounded profile and a long neck tenon for exceptional stability and resonance. The fingerboard is now rosewood with trapezoidal pearwood inlays and 22 medium-wide frets. The Kalamazoo headstock is equipped with Epiphone Vintage Deluxe tuners and a Graph Tech© nut to ensure the guitar stays in tune. The other string ends run over an Epiphone LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™ aluminum bridge and are anchored with an aluminum LockTone Stop Bar tailpiece. This Les Paul Standard features a pair of critically acclaimed Epiphone ProBucker™ pickups, with a Model 1 in the neck position and a slightly warmer Unit 2 in the bridge position for balanced tone across all three switching positions. The pickups are connected to CTS© potentiometers with 1950s-style wiring, and the controls are topped with gold top-hat knobs with pointers. A high-quality soft case is included. This '50s Les Paul Standard is a fitting and accessible tribute to a legendary guitar and an instrument you simply must experience.

Features

• Mahogany body with maple top
  
• Mahogany long-tenon neck; rounded medium "C" profile (1959 style)
  
• Rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium-wide frets and trapezoidal mother-of-pearl inlays
  
• Epiphone Tune-O-Matic LockTone bridge, Epiphone LockTone "Stop Bar" tailpiece
  
• Epiphone Probucker pickups with CTS potentiometers and 1950s-style wiring
  
• High-quality PRS soft case included

Specifications

Body

• Binding: Single, cream-colored (top and fingerboard)
  
• Finish: Glossy
  
• Body Material: Mahogany
  
• Body Shape: Les Paul
  
• Style: Les Paul
  
• Top: Maple
  

Neck Fingerboard

• Material: Rosewood
  
• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm (12 in)
  
• Number of Frets: 22
  
• Frets: Medium-wide
  
• Fingerboard Inlays: Trapezoidal, imitation mother-of-pearl
  
• Heel: Set-in; Long tenon
  
• Neck Material:
  
• Mahogany Nut Material: Graph Tech
  
• Nut Width: 43 mm (1.69 in)
  
• Profile: Medium C-shaped, 1959 style
  
• Scale Length: 628.65 mm (24.75 in)

Electronic System

• Bridge Pickup: ProBucker 2
  
• Controls: 2 volumes, 2 tones (CTS potentiometers, 1950s-style wiring)
  
• Neck Pickup: ProBucker 1
  
• Output Jacks: 1/4 in (Epiphone)
  
• Pickup Selector: Epiphone, toggle (3-way)
  

Hardware Features

• Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic
  
• Control Back Plate: Black
  
• Control Knobs: Gold-plated, pointer-style, top hat style
  
• Finish: Nickel-
  
• plated Plug Plate: Cream-colored
  
• Pickup Surround Plates
  
• : Cream-colored Pickup
  
• Covers: Nickel-plated finish
  
• Strap Buttons: 2 (bottom and top panel)
  
• Switch tip: Ivory
  
• Switch washer: Cream, with gold lettering
  
• Tailpiece: LockTone "Stop Bar" type
  
• Post: Double action
  
• Post cover: Standard, bell-shaped, black (2-ply)
  
• Tuning machine finish: Nickel-plated
  
• Tuning machines: Epiphone Vintage Deluxe
  

Miscellaneous

• Case included: Premium soft case
  
• Headstock: 1960s style Kalamazoo
  
• Headstock inlay: Mother-of-pearl Epiphone logo, gold silkscreened Les Paul model String
  
• gauges: .010; .013; .017; .026; .036; .046