EPIPHONE 1959 LES PAUL STANDARD
Les Paul enthusiasts are all about the details. Perhaps more than any electric guitar subculture, its members will debate metal alloys, plastic formulations, neck joints and pickup specifications ad infinitum. It’s nerdy, for sure, and the average guitar player might understandably be indifferent to details such as switch tips and scratchplate bevels. However, when it comes to the stuff that really matters, such as tone and playability, getting the small things right can turn an ordinary Les Paul into a great one, irrespective of price.
The latest addition to the Inspired By Gibson range, Epiphone’s limitededition 1959 Les Paul Standard is the first collaboration between Epiphone and Gibson Custom. There’s more on how that came about in our accompanying interview on p95 but suffice to say that the result is a
