Is This Really an Epiphone!

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Look at the specs on the new 59' Les Paul Outfit! True AAA Maple Cap, Gibson Burst Buckers and a Case! $799...Did I mention I ordered one?

The Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Outfit Solid Body Electric Guitar brings back one the most iconic guitars in rock. With all the right stuff, including Gibson Burstbucker pickups, this '59 Les Paul Standard is destined to please serious guitar players on a budget or not. If you're looking for a guitar that sounds great and plays even better, this Les Paul is an obvious choice.

This Epiphone Les Paul model features the same body tonewoods you'd find on an original '59 Les Paul: namely mahogany with a AAA maple veneer top. Available in two sunburst finishes, the woodgrain shines through and so does the tone. The neck is made of mahogany and shaped to match the original 1959 Les Paul with a rounded medium C profile. Along with an Indian Laurel fingerboard and long tenon neck joint, the feel and response of the body and neck will satisfy aficionados and young players alike.

Electronics and hardware matter, so it's no surprise Epiphone choose Gibson BurstBucker pickups for this Les Paul Standard because they come closest to the original tone of a vintage '59 Les Paul. '50s wiring with CTS potentiometers and Mallory capacitors ensure that in any position, or volume/tone setting, you've got the sound you've heard on countless albums and hit songs. Nickel hardware includes a period-correct LockTone ABR bridge and stopbar, along with deluxe Tulip-key machine heads.

The Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard comes beautifully bound with an aged gloss finish. It'll arrive ready to play and includes a nice hardshell "Lifton" style case with pink interior and tan tolex.

Features
  • Mahogany body with AAA flame maple cap, aged gloss finish
  • Mahogany neck with ’59 rounded medium C-profile, aged gloss finish, Indian laurel fretboard
  • 2 Gibson Burstbucker pickups, 3-way toggle, ’50s wiring with Mallory caps
  • LockTone ABR bridge and stopbar tailpiece, Epiphone Deluxe tulip key tuners, GraphTech nut
 
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It will be a sad day for me when Gibson throws its U.S. workmen out of work
and ships all their jobs to China, in the name of profit.

That will turn Gibson into just one more soul-less corporation
and will make anything I ever said about the company meaningless.
I don't want this to happen. It was bad enough when Gibson got pissed
off by their workers getting organized, and they moved their plant to
Tennessee, which is a "right to work" state, undermining all the hard work
done by the Union.

They hired non-union workers in Tennessee, making each worker alone in
dealing with the bosses, just like it was 100 years ago. Some of the prejudice
directed against "Norlin" Gibsons is because of this.

And maybe it won't happen. And maybe it won't matter. Musicians of the
future will likely make music on instruments that have not been invented
yet.

So maybe guitars are passe. If so, the value of all of our "genuine" Gibsons
will likely increase. When Gibson went bankrupt, I was known to suggest
that Epiphone buy them out. Which would be a payback for Ted McCarty
and Les Paul arranging Gibson's buyout of Epiphone after old Epi died.
 
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