Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1960 Les Paul Special Double Cut Reissue Cherry Red w/Case

The Les Paul Special started life as a step up from the Junior — two P-90s instead of one, a bound fretboard, and a bit more visual polish. By 1960, Gibson had moved it to a double cutaway body and fitted a slimmer neck profile, and what emerged was one of the most satisfying workhorse guitars of the era: simple, direct, and absolutely loaded with tone from those P-90s.

Epiphone's Inspired by Gibson Custom recreation nails the fundamentals. The slab mahogany body with double cutaways gives full access to all 22 frets, and the one-piece mahogany neck uses a '60s SlimTaper profile that plays fast without feeling insubstantial. The rosewood fretboard carries mother-of-pearl dot inlays, and the Gibson-style open book headstock is fitted with Epiphone Deluxe three-on-a-plate tuners. A historic-style aluminum wraparound bridge with intonation adjustment screws keeps things simple at the other end.

The real story here is the pickups: a pair of USA-made Gibson Custom P-90 Soapbar singles, hand-wired to CTS potentiometers and Bumblebee paper-in-oil capacitors. These are the same P-90s that go into Gibson's American-made instruments, and they deliver the midrange punch, articulation, and dynamic responsiveness that make P-90 guitars so addictive to play. The Vintage Gloss finish completes the vintage look. Ships in a brown hardshell case with a pink plush interior and Inspired by Gibson Custom graphics.

Specs:

Body: Mahogany
Body Shape: Les Paul Double Cut
Body Finish: Vintage Gloss
Binding: Single-ply Cream, Fretboard
Neck: One Piece Mahogany
Neck Profile: 60s SlimTaper
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
Neck Joint: Glued In, Set Neck
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Scale Length: 24.75"
Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
Nut: Graph Tech, 1.69" width
Inlays: Mother of Pearl Dot
Headstock: Gibson Open Book
Neck Pickup: Gibson Custom USA P-90 Soapbar
Bridge Pickup: Gibson Custom USA P-90 Soapbar
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Bumblebee Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Pickup Selector: 3-way Toggle
Output Jack: Switchcraft 1/4"
Bridge: Historic Aluminum Wraparound with Intonation Adjustment Screws
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Tuners: Epiphone Deluxe Three-on-a-Plate, White Button
Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case: Brown Hardshell with Pink Interior and Inspired by Gibson Custom Graphic