Epiphone and Gibson Custom Collaborate on a Flagship Les Paul Custom
As part of the ongoing collaboration with Gibson™ Custom, Epiphone is proud to introduce the flagship Les Paul™ Custom to the Inspired by Gibson Custom lineup. Replete with all of the classy "tuxedo" appointments that the model is known for, this beautiful guitar has a one-piece mahogany neck with a 50s Rounded C profile, an ebony fretboard, and mother-of-pearl block fretboard inlays.
There are also mother-of-pearl split diamond and Epiphone logo headstock inlays on the Gibson-style "open book" headstock. Gold hardware, including Grover® Rotomatic® 18:1 gear ratio tuners, gives it even more visual appeal. The solid mahogany body has a maple cap for a touch of added sonic bite, while the Gibson USA 490R and 498T pickups provide tonal sophistication and plenty of muscle to back up all the beauty. They're hand-wired to CTS® potentiometers, a Switchcraft® output jack and pickup select switch, and Mallory™ capacitors.
An Inspired by Gibson Custom double diamond logo is on the back of the headstock, and a black hardshell case with the Inspired by Gibson Custom logo and a goldenrod interior is also included.
Specifications
Body
- Body Style: Les Paul
- Body Shape: Les Paul
- Body Material: Solid Mahogany
- Top: Maple Cap
- Binding: 7-ply Top, 5-ply Back and Headstock, Single-ply Fretboard
- Body Finish: Gloss
Neck
- Profile: Modern Medium C
- Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in
- Neck Material: One Piece Mahogany
- Fret Count: 22
- Frets: Medium Jumbo
- Nut Material: Graph Tech
- Nut Width: 43.0 mm / 1.692 in
- Inlays: Mother of Pearl Block
- Joint: Glued In, Set Neck, Long Tenon
Hardware
- Finish: Gold
- Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: LockTone Stop Bar
- Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic, 18:1 Ratio
- Pickguard: 5-ply Black
- Truss Rod: Dual Action
- Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply Bell with "Les Paul Custom" Text
- Control Knobs: Black Speed
- Switch Tip: Cream
- Switch washer: Black with Gold Hot Stamp Text
- Jack Plate Cover: Gold Plated Metal
- Plastic Parts: Black
- Control Covers: Black with Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo in Gold
- Strap Buttons: 2 - Bottom and Upper Bout
- Mounting Rings: Black
- Pickup Covers: Gold
Electronics
- Neck Pickup: Gibson USA 490R
- Bridge Pickup: Gibson USA 498T
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; Hand-wired with CTS Potentiometers and Mallory Capacitors
- Pickup Selector: Switchcraft 3-way Toggle
- Output Jack: Switchcraft 1/4"
Misc.
- Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
- Case: Black Hardshell with Goldenrod Interior, Gold Hardware, and Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo
