For those who are partial to what they might call "the real deal," the Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue has your back. Following in the reputation and example of one of the world's most beloved and coveted electric guitars, this Epiphone "Inspired by Gibson Custom" guitar takes notes from a fairly famous place – the 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard. This Epiphone model assembles so much of what makes the 1959 Les Paul Standard so compelling, because of that, we have quite a bit to be excited about.

There's quite a bit to explore with this "Inspired by Gibson Custom" model that you might find familiar if you've seen a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard or two. This all starts out with a genuine mahogany body taking a classic Gibson Les Paul single-cutaway form. A AAA flamed maple veneer top matches with this genuine mahogany for an effortless balance of warmth and brightness – the kind you know and love from the Les Paul.

While original 1959 Les Paul Standards were constructed similarly to their 1960 brethren, a key distinction was their shape of their necks. The "Inspired by Gibson Custom" model drops in with a one-piece mahogany neck taking that cue. A one-piece mahogany neck lands on this Epiphone in a 1959 Rounded C Medium profile, filling the hand with a chunkier, vintage-inspired grip. Along with this neck, a bound rosewood fingerboard joins in on the fun for fluid and fast fretting across twenty-two frets.

To produce its sweet sounds, this Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue introduces its two stars. Two American-made Gibson Custombucker humbucking pickups with Alnico 3 magnets get in formation for summoning authentic Gibson humbucking breath and warmth for matching with any player's preferences. Hand-wired to CTS potentiometers and Luxe Bumblebee paper-in-oil capacitors, these pickups offer great versatility and expression as they invite players to mix through their spectrum of voices.

Hardware makes this guitar even more marvelous. Onboard, a GraphTech nut and Epiphone Deluxe Single Ring tuning machines with keystone buttons meet past the Gibson-style "open book" headstock. At the scale's opposite end, an ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge matches with a historic-style aluminum tailpiece for grounding strings stably and insuring fluid and responsive playing. An Epiphone brown hardshell case travels with this "Inspired by Gibson Custom" model.

As a throwback to one of Gibson's timeless classics, this Epiphone "Inspired by Gibson Custom" model is an authentic and honest representation of Gibson's iconic Les Paul Standard primed for performance.

• Epiphone "Inspired by Gibson Custom" collection model
• Vintage Gloss-finished single-cutaway mahogany solid body
• AAA flamed maple veneer top
• One-piece mahogany neck in 1959 Rounded C Medium profile
• Bound rosewood fingerboard with twenty-two frets
• Mother-of-Pearl trapezoid fret inlays
• Graph Tech nut and Epiphone Deluxe Single Ring tuning machines
• Two American-made Gibson Custombucker pickups
• Hand-wired CTS potentiometers with Bumblebee paper-in-oil capacitors
• ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge with historical aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece
• Epiphone brown hardshell case included