Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue Electric Guitar, Golden Poppy Burst

Bursting with charm, character, and that "it factor," the Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue checks all the boxes. Following in the footsteps and – enormous – reputation of one of the world's most coveted electric guitars, this Epiphone "Inspired by Gibson Custom" model takes its inspiration from quite the famous source: the 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard. This Epiphone model brings together so much of what makes '59 Les Pauls so compelling, and for that, we are eternally grateful.

There's more than enough to explore in this "Inspired by Gibson Custom Shop" model that might feel familiar if you're a '59 Standard fan. Everything here kicks off with a mahogany body assuming Gibson's iconic Les Paul single-cutaway form. A AAA flamed maple veneer top pairs up with this genuine mahogany body for a seamless match of brightness and warmth – you know, like a Les Paul's, right?

While original 1959 Les Paul Standards shared a lot of design specs with their 1960 brethren, a key distinction was the shape of their necks. This "Inspired by Gibson Custom" model swings in with a one-piece mahogany neck taking that cue. A one-piece mahogany neck lands with this Epiphone in a 1959 Rounded C Medium profile for a chunkier feel filling the palm. Along with this neck, a bound rosewood fingerboard enters for a fluid and fast fretting feel across twenty-two Medium Jumbo frets.

With its voice, the Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue hearkens to its predecessor's timeless tone. Two American-made Gibson Custombucker Alnico 3 pickups line up with this model for creating authentically warm, full, and bold Gibson humbucking tones. These pickups, hand-wired to CTS potentiometers and Black Beauty paper-in-oil capacitors, offer enormously expressive tonal palettes primed for performance.

This model's hardware setup makes for an even more marvelous instrument. Onboard, a GraphTech nut and Epiphone Deluxe Single Ring Keystone tuning machines land at the "open book" headstock for smooth stringing. Moving down the line, 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" model.

A throwback to one of Gibson's foundational models in its foundational years, this Les Paul Standard Reissue is just that – the standard.