Epiphone Joe Bonamassa 59 Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar - Antique Ebony

Epiphone Joe Bonamassa 59 Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar - Antique EbonyCelebrating the legacy of the blues masters 59 Les Paul Custom Joe Bonamassa is widely renowned for his guitar playing prowess and as a world class guitar collector. One prized gem in his collection is his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Custom. The original Les Paul Custom came to be known as the Black Beauty, and examples from the late 50s are highly sought after, but this particular guitar is quite unique. Joes guitar is a rare custom order with two pickups

Celebrating the legacy of the blues master’s ’59 Les Paul Custom

Joe Bonamassa is widely renowned for his guitar-playing prowess and as a world-class guitar collector. One prized gem in his collection is his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Custom. The original Les Paul Custom came to be known as the “Black Beauty,” and examples from the late 50s are highly sought after, but this particular guitar is quite unique. Joe’s guitar is a rare custom order with two pickups instead of the standard three-pickup configuration. Adding to its allure, it also sports Grover® Imperial™ tuners and a Bigsby® vibrato tailpiece.

The Epiphone Joe Bonamassa 1959 Les Paul Custom faithfully recreates this exceptional guitar for players everywhere to enjoy and at an accessible price. It has an Antique Ebony finish over its all-mahogany body, which features aged multi-ply binding on the top and back. The mahogany neck has a 1959 Rounded Medium C profile and is topped with a bound ebony fretboard that is equipped with 22 medium jumbo frets and dressed up with pearloid block position marker inlays. The multi-ply bound 60s Kalamazoo-style headstock features the Epiphone logo and the iconic Custom Split Diamond inlay in mother of pearl and is outfitted with a low-friction Graph Tech® nut for excellent tuning stability.

The Joe Bonamassa ’59 Les Paul Custom is powered by a pair of punchy-sounding Epiphone ProBucker™ Custom pickups that are wired to individual volume and tone controls that use high-quality CTS® potentiometers for outstanding reliability and tonal versatility. As is fitting for a Les Paul Custom, the hardware is gold, including a LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™ bridge, the Grover tuners, and the Bigsby B70 vibrato tailpiece. The combination of these elements creates an instrument that is not only visually stunning but also remarkably versatile in its sound. The Epiphone Joe Bonamassa ’59 Les Paul Custom comes with a certificate of authenticity and a hardshell case with “Nerdville” graphics. This limited edition Epiphone Joe Bonamassa ’59 Les Paul Custom is a tribute to a legendary guitarist and an iconic guitar and represents both a lasting investment and excellence in musical instrument craftsmanship.

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SPECIFICATIONS

BODY 

Binding : Aged/Yellowed 7-ply Top, 5-ply Back and Headstock, Ivory Single-ply Fretboard
Body Finish : Gloss
Body Material : Mahogany
Body Shape : Les Paul
Body Styles : Les Paul

NECK

Fingerboard Material : Ebony
Fingerboard Radius : 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count : 22
Frets : Medium Jumbo
Inlays : Pearloid Block
Joint : Glued In, Set Neck; Long Tenon
Neck Material : Mahogany
Nut Material : Graph Tech
Nut Width : 43.0mm / 1.69in
Profile : 1959 Rounded Medium C
Scale Length : 628.65mm / 24.75in

HARDWARE

Bridge : LockTone Tune-O-Matic
Control Covers : Black
Control Knobs : Black Top Hat
finish : Gold
Jack Plate Cover : Black 3-ply Square
Mounting Rings : Black
Pickguard : Black Les Paul 5-ply
Pickup Covers : Gold
Strap Buttons : 2 - Bottom and Upper Bout; Gold
Switch Tip : Amber
Switchwasher : Black with Gold Hot Stamp
Tailpiece : Bigsby B70 Vibrato
Truss Rod : Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover : Black 2-ply Bell; Les Paul Custom
Tuner Plating : Gold
Tuning Machines : Grover Imperial

ELECTRONICS

Bridge Pickup : ProBucker Custom
Controls : 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers
Neck Pickup : ProBucker Custom
Output Jack : 1/4"
Pickup Selector : 3-way Toggle

MISCELLANEOUS

Accessories : Certificate of Authenticity
Model: EIJBLPCBGB1
Case : Hardshell with Joe Bonamassa Nerdville Graphics
Headstock : 60s Kalamazoo
Headstock Inlay : Epiphone Logo and Custom Split Diamond in Mother of Pearl
Strings Gauge : .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046