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The 1950s classic returns

The Epiphone Les Paul Special is part of Epiphone’s new Inspired by Gibson Collection and is designed to recreate the sound of the rare single cutaway 1950s era Gibson Les Paul Special. Featuring a Mahogany body with a beautiful reproduction of the iconic TV Yellow finish and powered by critically acclaimed P-90 PRO™ soapbar single-coil pickups and CTS electronics. P-90 Single Coil Pickup Legendary Tone First introduced in the early 1950s, Gibson's legendary P90 single coil pickup produced a raw powerful tone that helped define the blues and rock and roll in their formative years. Today, the P90's traditional combination of high output and brilliant tone is still considered a favorite among many top musicians. Known by such familiar nicknames as the "Soapbar" and the "Cobalt," the P90 still cuts through any type of music, all while displaying amazing tonal sensitivity for everything from blues and rock to mellow jazz riffs. It's perfect as a vintage replacement, and features vintage, braided two-conductor wiring. It's also fully wax potted to eliminate any chance of unwanted microphonic feedback.

  • P-90 Single Coil Pickup
  • Tuning Machines: Vintage style Deluxe Tuners with Ivory Buttons
  • Fingerboard Material: Indian Laurel

Body
Body Shape: Les Paul Special
Body Material: Mahogany
Top: Single Cutaway
Finish: Gloss

Neck
Neck Material: Mahogany single
Profile: Vintage 50s
Scale Length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
Fingerboard Material: Indian Laurel
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Number Of Frets: 22
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Graph Tech®
Nut Width: 1.69" / 43mm
Inlays: Pearloid Dot
Joint: Glued in-set

Hardware
Finish: Nickel
Tuner Plating: Nickel
Bridge: Lightning Bar Wrap Around
Tuning Machines: Vintage style Deluxe Tuners with Ivory Buttons
Pickguard: Black
TrussRod: Adjustable
Control Knobs: Black Top Hats
Switch Tip: Black
Strap Buttons: 2
Pickup Covers: Black

Electronics
Neck Pickup: P-90 PRO™ Soap Bar
Bridge Pickup: P-90 PRO™ Soap Bar
Controls: 1 - Neck Volume, 1 - Bridge Volume, 1 - Neck Tone, 1 - Bridge Tone, 1 - Three Way Pickup Selector
Pickup Selector: 3-way Epiphone toggle
Output Jack: 1/4"

Miscellaneous
Strings: .10, .13, .17, .26, .36, .46
Case: Optional

Key attributes
Pickup Types
P
Fingerboard Material
Indian Laurel
Body Material
Mahogany
Body Shape
Single Cut
Colour
Yellow
Body
Orientation
Right-Handed
Guitar Construction
Solid Body
Top Material
Mahogany
Neck
Position Inlays
Dots
Neck Profile
Custom
Guitar Scale
24.75"
Neck Material
Mahogany
Nut Material
Graphite
Nut Width
43mm
Fret Size
Medium Jumbo
Number of Frets
22
Fingerboard Radius
12"
Hardware
Tuning Machines
Vintage Tuning Machines
String Gauge
.010"
Hardware Finish
Nickel
Gold
Coil Split
No
Bridge Type
Hard Tail
Including Bag
Not included
General Information
Manufacturer information
Gibson, Inc.
209 10th Avenue South, Suite 460 (Cummins Station building)
37203 Nashville TN
United States

service@gibson.com
Product Warranty
Years
3
Single Cutaway Electric Guitar attributes
Guitar Finish
Gloss
Product Details
Product Number
213091
Brand
Epiphone
Series
Les Paul
SubSeries
Special
Category
Single Cutaway Electric Guitar
Brand Category
Epiphone - Single Cutaways
Relevancy rank in Category Single Cutaway Electric Guitar
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Date
March 2020
Product Quantity
Unit
1 piece(s)
Dimension
Weight
3.82kg
Gross Weight
4.82kg
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Color: is definitely mustard color and not yellow. Other comments are saying the same. So that you know! Guitar came with one uneven fret. It costed me around 50 CHF for the fix where Musix has been providing a voucher to me! Very nice. Fret ends needed some work too. Above was not a deal killer and was kind of expected for a guitar at this price range. Otherwise the guitar came well built with no other flaws and is really fun to play. Has a great mojo too. Tuning mechanics are very good for such guitar price point

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Features
Sound