Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue Electric Guitar, Dark Burst

Bursting through as a timeless classic in its era or any other, the Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue is all that and more. Following in the pace set by its forefather, one of the world's most coveted electric guitars in one of its most coveted years, this Epiphone "Inspired by Gibson Custom" model takes on 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standards with class and finesse. This Epiphone model assembles with so much of what makes '59 Les Pauls so beloved, for that, we can't help but be happy.

With all the things to love about 1959 Les Paul Standard, this "Inspired by Gibson Custom Shop" model checks all the boxes. If you're familiar with '59 Standards, this Epiphone model leaves no stone unturned. Everything starts with a mahogany body taking on Gibson's iconic Les Paul single-cutaway form. Its AAA flamed maple veneer top pairs up for a marvelous balance of warmth and brightness.

Original 1959 Les Paul Standards shared a lot with their 1960 brethren – one of those things excludes their name shape. This "Inspired by Gibson Custom" model delivers a one-piece mahogany neck taking the cue for a 1959 Rounded C Medium neck for a fuller feel in the fretting hand. Along with this neck, a bound rosewood fingerboard appears for a fast and fluid fretting fee across twenty-two Medium Jumbo frets.

Through its voice, the Epipohne 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue throws it over to its originator's timeless tones. Two all-American Gibson USA Custombucker Alnico 3 pickups line up with this model, summoning authentically warm, full, and bold Gibson humbucker textures. These pickups, hand-wired to CTS potentiometers and Black Beauty paper-in-oil capacitors, offer impressively expressive tonal flavors ready for the stage.

The model's hardware setup backs up its robust sonic palette splendidly. Onboard, a GraphTech nut and Epiphone Deluxe Single Ring Keystone tuning machines land at the "open book" headstock for smooth stringing experiences. Moving past it, an ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge pairs up with a historical aluminum tailpiece for a solid transfer of motion. An Epiphone brown hardshell case travels with this "Inspired by Gibson Custom" electric guitar.

A loving tribute to one of Gibson's biggest stars in one of its biggest years, this Les Paul Standard can't help but turn a few heads.