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Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Maple Top, Mahogany Neck, Indian Laurel Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Smokehouse Burst (Sweetwater Exclusive)
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Channel the Spirit of the ’60s

Hearkening back to 1960s-era Les Pauls, the Epiphone Les Paul Standard ’60s brims with vintage character and legendary rock ‘n’ roll vibe. Its resonant mahogany body is harmonically rich, and the maple top is full of clarity, punch, and snap. The Slim Taper ’60s C profile neck is exceedingly comfortable, makes chording easy, and is perfect for pulling out buttery lead lines. Packed with Alnico ProBucker pickups, the Epiphone Les Paul Standard ’60s has the bite and swagger that made Les Pauls a staple of ’60s classic rock and blues. Premium appointments include kidney tuners, LockTone ABR Tune-o-matic bridge, and high-quality CTS electronics for an upscale Les Paul experience at a super-friendly price—available now from Sweetwater.

A universe of tone with ProBucker pickups

The ProBuckers on the Les Paul Standard ’60s feature Alnico II magnets — the same as sought-after vintage PAF humbuckers — for rich, warm tone with crystalline highs and a tight bottom. With a ProBucker-2 in the neck position and a (slightly overwound) ProBucker-3 in the bridge position, crank your gain, and you can do some serious damage. We’re talking legendary Les Paul — fat, snarling tone served up with exceptional sustain.

The Les Paul backstory

The Les Paul story started with an instrument called “The Log.” In the early 1940s, on a quest for an electric guitar that would sustain for days, Les Paul — the legendary guitarist and inventor — fashioned what may well have been the first solidbody guitar from a length of common 4" x 4" lumber. For appearances (and possibly playing comfort), Les sawed an Epiphone hollowbody in half and attached the two “wings” to either side of The Log. Les continued to develop the idea through a series of prototypes, ultimately resulting in the classic solidbody guitar we know and love.

With a Les Paul, you’re in good company

From rock to fusion and beyond, the Les Paul’s surly snarl has virtually defined attitude-laden overdriven guitar tone. Legendary guitarists such as Jimmy Page, Al Di Meola, Alex Lifeson, Slash, and countless others have forged their signature sounds with a sunburst Les Paul. Epiphone now gives you the opportunity to experience that one-of-a-kind tone and look at an amazingly affordable price with the Les Paul Standard ’60s. What’s more, the Standard ’60s comes with Epiphone’s limited lifetime warranty and is backed by Gibson’s 24/7/365 customer service — so you know you’re making a solid investment.

Epiphone Les Paul Standard ’60s Features:

  • Captures the spirit of 1960s-era Les Pauls
  • Warm and resonant mahogany body with a bright, punchy maple cap
  • Mahogany neck with SlimTaper 60s C profile
  • 2 ProBucker humbucking pickups
  • LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge; stopbar tailpiece
  • High-quality 2-Volume 2-Tone CTS electronics

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape Les Paul Standard '60s
  • Body Material Mahogany
  • Top Material Maple
  • Body Finish Gloss
  • Color Smokehouse Burst
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Mahogany
  • Neck Shape '60s Slim Taper
  • Neck Joint Set Neck
  • Radius 12"
  • Fingerboard Material Indian Laurel
  • Fingerboard Inlay Pearloid Trapezoids
  • Number of Frets 22
  • Scale Length 24.75"
  • Nut Width 1.692"
  • Nut Material GraphTech NuBone
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece LockTone ABR Tune-O-Matic Bridge with Stopbar Tailpiece
  • Tuners Kidney Tuners
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Epiphone Probucker 2 Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup Epiphone Probucker 3 Humbucker
  • Controls 2 x volume, 2 x tone
  • Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings .010-.046
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: EILS6KHNH3

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Rated 5/5

sweetwater does it again!!!!

Amazing quality of the guitar was only surpassed by the service of Sweetwater and their staff. I will never purchase another guitar from any other place !!!!!
Rated 5/5

Epiphone Les Paul 60’s

I had been researching entry level electric guitars for a while. I read all of the reviews and listened to all of them on social media. I finally settled on the Epiphone Les Paul 60's Smokehouse Burst Sweetwater Exclusive. When my guitar arrived it was it was packaged like Fort Knox. When I opened the package I could not believe how beautiful this guitar is. The photo's on the Sweetwater web site doesn't do it any justice. This guitar is just stunning and a pleasure to play. The slim profile neck is perfect for small hands. You just can't put this guitar down once you start playing it. My older brother has been playing lead guitar for over 50 years. He has been a Fender player all of his life. He could not get over the quality and the playability.It looks like this guitar should cost 2or 3 times the price. I needed a hard case for it. Sammi Ross- Lamotte my sales engineer recommended the Epiphone hard case. It fit the Les Paul like a glove. The quality of this case is outstanding especially for price. Last December I purchased a Martin GPC 16e electric acoustic guitar from Sweetwater. Sammi also helped me purchase that guitar with a Gator hard case. What I love about buying guitars from Sweetwater is the 55 point inspection on the guitar's before they leave the warehouse. The guitars are playable right out of the box every time. Because of the expertise of Sweetwater's Sales Engineers I will only buy from Sweetwater.
Music background: Acoustic guitar player for 20 years and now learning to play the piano.
Rated 5/5

Stunningly beautiful - Smoothe as butter!

I've owned about 3 or 4 other Epiphone Les Pauls, but none as sweet looking or playing as this Smokehousre Burst Les Paul. It's been about 20 years or so since I last played in a classic rock and blues cover band. Nowadays, I play on the church worship team, which I love. Mostly played Strats and Teles and some bass. This guitar may be the one to steal my heart away from those others! Tone, touch, feel...WOW! After I watched the You Tube video factory tour of the Epiphone factory in China (which I watched while waiting for this beauty to arrive from Sweetwater), I was certain that this would be a very high quality product. I wasn't disappointed. Sweetwater does an outstanding job of inspecting and prepping each guitar to specs before shipping it out to customers. They are great to do business with. Definitely check out this model of Les Paul before they are gone! BTW, they are only available from Sweetwater.
Music background: Been playing 50+ years. Still learning!
Rated 5/5

Smokehouse Burst.

Will shop here again! Before, and after, my standard.
Rated 5/5

Epiphone Les Paul standard smokehouse burst 60' era

Oh my gosh, this guitar is so amazing in so many ways. I want to start off saying this is my first electric guitar over $200 and I had no idea what I was missing out on. I mean everything, not just looking so flipping gorgeous but the action and being easier to play. The way it hangs with a strap. It's like right there saying, play me! It really has made me sound and play better. Also have to add the customer service and the help from Evan was excellent!,Again so impressed, but that's not all. The guitar even had it own photo shoot, too cool!
Music background: Drums ,now guitar
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