Epiphone Les Paul Standard ’60s Electric Guitar Bourbon Burst

Description

As part of Epiphones Inspired by Gibson collection, the Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s electric guitar stays true to the original Standard first made in Kalamazoo. With a mahogany body, AA maple top, dual ProBucker pickups and a slimmer neck profile, this Epiphone is ideal for players seeking classic tones with vintage style and a faster neck.

Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s Main Features

Mahogany body with AA flame maple top
Mahogany set neck with SlimTaper 60s C-profile, Indian laurel fretboard
2 Epiphone ProBucker pickups, dual volume and tone controls, 3-way selector
LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge, stopbar tailpiece, Grover Rotomatic tuners, Graph Tech nut

Tonewoods

The Les Paul Standard 60s Epiphone has a mahogany body with a flame maple AA topa great combination of sustain, warmth and clarity. The Standard is gloss-finished and surrounded by cream binding.

Les Paul Standard 60s Neck Construction

Gibsons first Les Paul Standard, released in 1958, had a set-in mahogany neck with a glued joint for maximum string-to-body resonance. The Epiphone ’60s Standard follows this tradition, but adds an Indian laurel fretboard and a revamped headstock design.

Les Paul Standard 60s Electronics

Epiphones ProBucker humbuckers were designed to match the holy grail tone of vintage PAF pickups. At lower volume settings, that means clarity with a warm edge. Driven harder, the ProBuckers give the Les Paul Standard 60s a thick and muscular growl.

Stable Hardware With Sustain

Epiphone loaded the Standard 60s with a LockTone ABR Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiecea solid combination for sustain. Grover Rotomatic tuners offer precise tuning with an 18:1 ratio. Other high-quality specifications include pearloid trapezoid fret markers, medium-jumbo frets, Graph Tech nut and nickel pickup covers.

Body

• Body Type: Single-Cutaway Solidbody
• Top wood: AA Flame Maple Cap
• Body wood: Mahogany
• Body finish: Gloss 

Neck

• Neck shape: ’60s SlimTaper C 
• Neck wood: Mahogany
• Joint: Set-in
• Scale length: 24.75"
• Neck finish: Gloss

Fingerboard

• Material: Indian Laurel
• Radius: 12"
• Number of frets: 22
• Inlays: Trapezoid Pearloid
• Nut width/material: 1.69" (43 mm)

Electronics

• Configuration: HH
• Neck: Epiphone ProBucker 2
• Bridge: Epiphone ProBucker 3
• Control layout: Individual volume Individual tone
• Pickup switch: 3-Way

Hardware

• Bridge type: Fixed Bridge
• Bridge design: Individual saddle LockTone ABR
• Tailpiece: LockTone Stopbar
• Tuning machines: Grover Rotomatic Kidney Button 
• Color: Nickel

Other

• Number of strings: 6-string
• Orientation: Right handed