A 1960 vintage-style Les Paul Reissue Inspired by Gibson Custom, now with a rosewood fretboard and new Vintage Gloss finish

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.

SPECIFICATIONS 

BODY

Body Type : Solidbody
Body Shape : Les Paul
Body Material : Mahogany
Top Material : AAA Maple
Body Finish : Polyurethane
Color : Iced Tea Burst

NECK

Neck Material : Mahogany
Neck Shape : 1960 Rounded C
Neck Joint : Set Neck
Radius : 12"
Fingerboard Material : Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlay : Mother-of-Pearl Trapezoids
Number of Frets : 22
Scale Length : 24.75"
Scale Length Type : Standard Scale
Nut Width : 1.69"
Nut Material : Graph Tech

HARDWARE

Bridge/Tailpiece : ABR-1 with Historic Reissue Stop Bar
Tuners : Epiphone DLX

ELECTRONICS

Neck Pickup : Gibson Custombucker Humbucker
Bridge Pickup : Gibson Custombucker Humbucker
Controls : 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone
Switching : 3-position toggle switch

MISCELLANEOUS

Strings : .009-.042
Case/Gig Bag : Hardshell Case