Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue Golden Poppy w/Case

If any single year of Les Paul production has achieved mythic status, it's 1959. Fewer than 600 Standards left Kalamazoo that year, and originals now trade for figures that make houses look affordable. Epiphone's Inspired by Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue is built to chase that spec sheet as closely as the price point allows — and the spec sheet is genuinely impressive.

The mahogany body carries a carved maple cap topped with a AAA flamed maple veneer, and the one-piece mahogany neck uses a long tenon joint and an authentic 1959 Rounded Medium C profile — the beefier neck that a lot of players prefer over the slimmer '60s alternatives. The bound rosewood fretboard features mother-of-pearl trapezoid inlays, and even the side dots are sized and positioned to match the originals. The Gibson-style open book headstock carries the Epiphone logo and "Les Paul Model" silkscreen in gold, both in historically accurate placement.

Electronics are where this guitar really earns its keep: a pair of USA-made Gibson Custombucker humbuckers with Alnico 3 magnets, hand-wired to CTS potentiometers, Black Beauty paper-in-oil capacitors, and Switchcraft switching and output. The Vintage Gloss finish gives it a lacquer-like appearance without looking artificially aged. Nickel hardware, Epiphone Deluxe single ring Keystone button tuners, an ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge, and a Gibson Historic Reissue aluminum stop bar tailpiece round things out. Ships in a brown hardshell case with a pink plush interior and Inspired by Gibson Custom graphics.

Specs:

Body: Mahogany with Maple Top and AAA Figured Maple Veneer
Body Finish: Vintage Gloss
Binding: Single-ply Cream, Top and Fretboard
Neck: One Piece Mahogany
Neck Profile: 1959 Rounded Medium C
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
Neck Joint: Glued In, Set Neck, Long Tenon
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Scale Length: 24.75"
Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
Nut: Graph Tech, 1.69" width
Inlays: Mother of Pearl Trapezoid
Headstock: Gibson Open Book
Headstock Inlay: Epiphone Logo in Aged Mother of Pearl; "Les Paul Model" Gold Silkscreen
Neck Pickup: Gibson Custombucker (Alnico 3)
Bridge Pickup: Gibson Custombucker (Alnico 3)
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Black Beauty Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Pickup Selector: Switchcraft 3-way Toggle
Output Jack: Switchcraft 1/4"
Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: Gibson Historic Reissue Aluminum Stop Bar
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Tuners: Epiphone Deluxe with Single Ring Keystone Button
Pickguard: 1-ply Cream
Control Knobs: Gold Top Hat with Dial Pointer
Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case: Brown Hardshell with Pink Interior and Inspired by Gibson Custom Graphic