Epiphone Les Paul Classic, Heritage Cherry Sunburst Overview
The Epiphone Les Paul Classic is made for the player who loves vintage aesthetics but wants a little more tonal firepower under the hood. Made to look just like a '50 Les Paul Standard that's been modified with open-coil pickups and some cool wiring changes, it gives you an authentic Les Paul character but with a few more sonic tricks and twists to play with!
Its Alnico Classic PRO zebra-coil humbuckers provide a classic '50s style punch, and are wired with CTS pots for maximum responsiveness. Crucially, the Classic features coil splitting and phase switching push/pull controls to let you thin out the sound or get that retro '70s style. On top of that, a traditional SlimTaper neck allows for speedy shredding, while Grover Rotomatic tuners and the Epiphone LockTone bridge and tailpiece ensure a performance that's rock-solid and reliable, night after night.
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It's called classic for a reason. The Epiphone Les Paul Classic brings the world's most popular electric guitar to the forefront of modern music. From the 1950s to the present day, this is a tone that's stood the test of time. Thanks to its pair of Alnico pickups, you are provided with a vintage aesthetic that can handle a variety of genres. So, whether you love hard rock, traditional blues, or anything in between, the Les Paul Classic offers tight, responsive lows, crunchy, pronounced mids, and glassy, bright highs. Versatility redefined. Elevate the iconic sound of the '50s to a whole new level. The Classic can do it all with CTS electronics, coil splitting, and phase switching.
Want a tone that shimmers and jangles? Looking for warm, balanced audio? Ready to switch up your style of playing? It's all possible, all of the time. Go from bright high-end to rounded lows with the 3-way pickup toggle. This sensitive selector is everything you need to take your tone on a journey it won't forget.
Sculpted for perfection
As far as construction goes, it doesn’t get better than the Les Paul. With its single cutaway design and perfectly sculpted curves, it's easy to see why it took the 50s by storm. Now, it's been reinvented to usher in a new music revolution. Its mahogany body not only offers a comfortable playing experience due to its smooth texture, but it also offers a sweet sustain to your overall tone.
Both pickups are mounted directly onto the maple top, resonating with the natural qualities of the wood. The results are obvious. Warm, textured tone that's as recognisable as it is unique. If there's one thing the Classic is known for, it’s its effortless playability. Whether you're a seasoned shredder or a laid-back rhythm player, finger positioning is easy on an Indian Laurel fretboard that's been given the slim taper treatment. Up high, you have unlimited access to reach stratospheric lead lines, and down low, you can play chords in comfort for hours on end. This is about to change what you thought about playing the guitar.
Specifications
- Product Code: EILOHSNH1
Body
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Body Shape: Les Paul
- Top: Plain Maple Cap
- Binding: Cream (neck and body)
- Body Finish: Gloss
Neck and Fingerboard
- Profile: Slim Taper
- Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
- Fingerboard Material: Laurel
- Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in
- Number of Frets: 22
- Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
- Nut Material: Graph Tech®
- Nut Width: 43.0 mm / 1.692 in
- Inlays: Trapezoid
- Joint: Glued in
Hardware and Electronics
- Finish: Nickel
- Bridge: LockTone™ Tune-o-matic
- Tailpiece: Stop bar
- Tuning Machines: Grover® Rotomatic with 18:1 ratio
- Pickguard: 1-Ply; Cream PVC
- Truss Rod: Adjustable
- Control Knobs: Gold with nickel insert
- Pickup Covers: Nickel
- Neck Pickup: Alnico Classic PRO™ humbuckers
- Bridge Pickup: Alnico Classic PRO™ humbuckers
- Controls: 2 Volume, Both with Coil-splitting and Treble Bleed, 2 Tone; One with Phase Switch
- Pickup Selector: 3-way Epiphone toggle
- Output Jack: 1/4"
- String Gauges: .10, .13, .17, .26, .36, .46
**Please note - Although this guitar is listed as featuring Grover tuning machines, it may instead ship with Wilkinson tuners fitted. This is because Epiphone are currently in the process of altering their current acoustic and electric guitar model specs, with this being one of the key changes.
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