Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s Inspired by Gibson - Ebony, 2024 - used

Here is the original Epiphone description first:

“Authentic Les Paul Look, Sound and Feel for Every Stage

Few guitars can claim such legendary status as the Gibson Les Paul™ Standards from 1958 to 1960. Prized for their beauty, outstanding playability, and exceptional tone, they are among the most sought-after vintage guitars in the world. They have been seen in the hands of countless musicians on concert stages around the globe and heard on numerous hit records. Epiphone is proud to introduce the updated Les Paul Standard 60s, an ‘Inspired by Gibson’ tribute to those legendary guitars, lovingly recreating the feel and tone of the Les Paul Standards of that era.

Epiphone’s long friendship with Mr. Les Paul began in 1940, when Les experimented at night in the former Epiphone factory in Manhattan, building one of the world’s first solidbody electric guitars. Les’ first solidbody guitar, nicknamed ‘The Log,’ would later inspire the Les Paul™ Standard, regarded by many as the finest electric guitar ever made. The Les Paul Standard 60s models from the Epiphone Inspired by Gibson™ Collection recreate the look, feel, and sound of Les Pauls from the early 1960s. They feature a mahogany body with a maple top. The mahogany neck has a rosewood fretboard with pearloid trapezoid inlays, 22 medium jumbo frets, and a fast-playing 60s SlimTaper™ profile. The 60s Kalamazoo headstock is fitted with high-quality Grover® Rotomatic® tuners and a Graph Tech® nut for reliable tuning stability, so you can spend more time playing and less time tuning. The sound of the Les Paul Standard 60s is delivered by a perfectly balanced set of Epiphone’s renowned ProBucker™ pickups, with a ProBucker 2 in the neck position and a slightly hotter ProBucker 3 at the bridge. Each pickup is wired to its own volume and tone controls using high-quality CTS® pots.”

This Paula is almost like new, with only a few signs of use and no major damage. The hardware is also in top condition.

The ProBucker 2 and 3 pickups do a really great job. They simply sound fantastic and, in our opinion, there is absolutely no reason to think about replacing them.

Visually, it is a very elegant guitar. The black Ebony finish on the maple top creates a beautiful contrast with the natural mahogany on the body and neck. Add to that the rosewood fretboard with its attractive grain and classic trapezoid inlays, and you have a very well-balanced and classy-looking Paula.

The neck with its 60s SlimTaper C profile is a dream. It is pleasantly slim, feels excellent in the hand, and makes the guitar very comfortable to play.

The frets showed virtually no signs of wear, and the factory fretwork was actually quite decent overall. Only a few frets needed leveling. We then carefully recrowned and polished the frets and gave the guitar a complete setup. It now plays exactly the way it should.

At approx. 3.89 kg, it has a comfortable Les Paul weight and feels nicely substantial and well balanced.

A Paula to fall in love with.

**SPECS:**
Year: 2024
Series: Inspired by Gibson
Body: Mahogany
Top: Maple
Color / Finish: Ebony
Neck: Mahogany, Set-Neck
Neck Profile: 60s SlimTaper C
Fretboard: Rosewood
Fretboard Radius: 12"
Inlays: Pearloid Trapezoid Inlays
Nut: Graph Tech
Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: approx. 20.5 mm
Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: approx. 23.8 mm
Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Scale Length: 24.75" (629 mm)
Neck Pickup: Epiphone ProBucker 2
Bridge Pickup: Epiphone ProBucker 3
Pickup Switching: Standard
Electronics: CTS Pots
Control Knobs: Gold Top Hat with Nickel Reflectors and Dial Pointers
Tuners: Grover Rotomatic
Hardware: Nickel
Weight: approx. 3.89 kg