Epiphone IGC 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue

A 1959 vintage-style Les Paul Standard Reissue Inspired by Gibson Custom, now with a rosewood fretboard

The 1959 Gibson Les Paul™ Standard is one of the world’s most coveted–and valuable–vintage guitars. It has been embraced by numerous famous players, including Peter Green, Kirk Hammett, and Joe Bonamassa. The 1959 Les Paul Standard is very similar to the 1960 model year that followed it, but with a few differences, most notably, a somewhat beefier 1959 Rounded Medium C neck profile that many players prefer over the thinner SlimTaper™ profile found on the 1960 Les Paul Standard models. Now, Epiphone is proud to introduce the Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue, a beautiful recreation of those rare 1959 Les Paul Standard models. Made in partnership with Gibson Custom, the Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue delivers vintage Les Paul looks and performance at an accessible price. All of the classic appointments the 1959 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, an authentic 1959 Rounded Medium C neck 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 1959 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 first class, with two USA Gibson Custombucker humbucking pickups with Alnico 3 magnets that are hand-wired to CTS® potentiometers, Black Beauty paper-in-oil capacitors, and a Switchcraft® pickup selector toggle switch and 1/4” 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 “Single 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 don’t want to mortgage or sell the house to afford one.

Features

• Mahogany body
• Maple top with AAA figured maple veneer
• One-piece mahogany neck with long neck tenon
• Rosewood fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and mother-of-pearl trapezoid inlays
• Custombucker, alnico 3 pickups
• Switchcraft 3-way toggle switch and 1/4" output jack
• Hardshell case with Inspired by Gibson Custom logo

SPECS

Body

• 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

• 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: 1959 Rounded Medium C
• Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics

• 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

• Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
• Control Covers: Black with Gold Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo
• Control Knobs: Gold Top Hat with Nickel-plated Dial Pointer
• Finish: Nickel
• Jack Plate Cover: Cream
• Mounting Rings: Cream
• Pickguard: Cream, No Bevel
• Pickup Covers: Nickel
• Strap Buttons: 2 - Bottom and Shoulder
• Switch Tip: Amber
• Switchwasher: Cream with Gold Hotstamp
• Tailpiece: Gibson Historic Reissue Aluminum Stop Bar
• Truss Rod: Dual Action
• Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply Black Bell; Blank, Wide White
• Tuner Plating: Nickel
• Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe, Single Ring Keystone Button

Misc

• Case: Hardshell with Brown Exterior, Pink Interior, and Inspired by Gibson Custom Graphics
• Model: ECLPR9DCNH1
• Headstock: Gibson Open Book
• Headstock Inlay: Epiphone Logo in Aged Mother of Pearl, Les Paul Model Gold Silkscreen
• Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046