Play the legend

Few guitars can claim the legendary status of the 50s-era Gibson Les Paul™ Standards. Acclaimed for their beauty, smooth playability, and exceptional tone, they are among the most cherished vintage guitars on the planet, having been seen in the hands of countless musicians on concert stages worldwide and featured on numerous hit recordings. Now, Epiphone is proud to introduce the updated Les Paul Standard 50s, an Inspired by Gibson tribute to those legendary guitars that lovingly recreates the feel and tone of the 50s-era Les Paul Standards. Epiphone’s long friendship with Mr. Les Paul began in 1940 when Les built one of the world’s first solidbody electric guitars while working nights at the original Epiphone factory in Manhattan. Les’ first solidbody guitar, 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 is crafted with a mahogany body and a maple cap, delivering the rich midrange punch of mahogany along with a touch of brightness from the maple cap, which is essential to the sonic signature of a Les Paul Standard. It also has a mahogany neck with a 1959 Rounded Medium C-profile and long neck tenon for exceptional stability and added sustain. The fretboard is now rosewood and features pearloid trapezoid inlays and 22 medium jumbo frets. The Kalamazoo headstock is equipped with Epiphone’s Vintage Deluxe tuners and a Graph Tech® nut, ensuring solid tuning stability, while the other ends of the strings pass over an Epiphone LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™ bridge and are anchored with a LockTone Stop Bar tailpiece. The Les Paul Standard 50s is powered by a pair of critically acclaimed Epiphone ProBucker™ humbuckers™, with a ProBucker 1 in the neck position and a slightly hotter ProBucker 2 in the bridge for a balanced tone in all three switch positions. The pickups are wired to CTS® pots using 50s-style wiring, and the controls are topped with gold Top Hat knobs with dial pointers. A premium gig bag is also included. The Les Paul Standard 50s is a fitting and accessible tribute to a legendary guitar that players at every stage can enjoy.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY

Binding : Single-ply Cream, Top and Fretboard
Body Finish : Gloss
Body Material : Mahogany
Body Shape : Les Paul
Body Styles : Les Paul
Top : Maple

NECK

Fingerboard Material : Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius : 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count : 22
Frets : Medium Jumbo
Inlays : Pearloid Trapezoid
Joint : Glued In, Set Neck; Long Tenon
Neck Material : Mahogany
Nut Material : Graph Tech
Nut Width : 43.0mm / 1.69in
Profile : 1959 Rounded Medium C
Scale Length : 628.65mm / 24.75in

HARDWARE

Bridge : LockTone Tune-O-Matic
Control Covers : Black
Control Knobs : Gold Top Hat with Dial Pointer
finish : Nickel
Jack Plate Cover : Cream
Mounting Rings : Cream
Pickguard : Cream
Pickup Covers : Nickel
Strap Buttons : 2 - Bottom and Upper Bout
Switch Tip : Ivory
Switchwasher : Cream with Gold Text
Tailpiece : LockTone Stop Bar
Truss Rod : Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover : 2-ply Black Bell, Standard
Tuner Plating : Nickel
Tuning Machines : Epiphone Vintage Deluxe

ELECTRONICS

Bridge Pickup : ProBucker 2
Controls : 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS Potentiometers, 50s Wiring
Neck Pickup : ProBucker 1
Output Jack : Epiphone 1/4"
Pickup Selector : Epiphone 3-way Toggle

MISCELLANEOUS

Case : Premium Gig Bag
Model: EIGLP5GTNHR
Headstock : 60s Kalamazoo
Headstock Inlay : Epiphone Logo in Mother of Pearl, Les Paul Model in Gold Silkscreen
Strings Gauge : .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046