Epiphone 1960 Les Paul Special Dble Cut Reissue Electric Guitar - TV Yellow

The Gibson Les Paul™ Special was first introduced as a single cutaway model in 1955, and with the exception of the sunburst Standards that were produced from 1958-1960, it was the last of the original 50s-era Les Paul model variants to be introduced.

An enhanced version of the Les Paul Junior with increased sonic flexibility, it featured two P-90 pickups instead of the single P-90 found on the Junior and also added a bit of extra bling in the form of a bound fretboard and a mother-of-pearl headstock logo. In 1958, the body shape was revised from a single cutaway to a double cutaway, which delivered improved fretboard access, and the Special hit its stride in 1960 when a thinner SlimTaper™ neck profile and a lower neck pickup placement made it more robust and easier to play than ever.

Now, Epiphone, in partnership with Gibson Custom, is proud to introduce the 1960 Les Paul Special Double Cut Reissue, an Inspired by Gibson Custom recreation of the sought-after 1960 Les Paul Special Double Cut. Like the originals, it features a slab mahogany body with double cutaways that provide excellent access to the entire length of the fretboard. The one-piece mahogany neck has a fast-playing 60s SlimTaper profile and is capped with a rosewood fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and mother-of-pearl dot position marker inlays.

The fretboard has a 12” radius that makes playing first-position chords and solos with string bends further up the neck equally effortless. The Gibson “open book” style headstock is equipped with Epiphone Deluxe three-on-a-plate tuners with white buttons and a Graph Tech® nut help to keep the tuning nice and stable, while a historic style Wraparound bridge with intonation screws solidly anchors the strings at the other end and contributes to the excellent sustain that the Les Paul Special is famous for.

A pair of USA-made P-90 Soapbar pickups from Gibson Custom that can go from sweet and clean to outright nasty and dirty sounding are hand-wired to individual volume and tone controls with high-quality CTS® potentiometers and Bumblebee paper-in-oil capacitors for authentic vintage tones that are sure to please even the most tone-conscious players. The 1960 Les Paul Special Double Cut Reissue comes packaged in a vintage-style case with a brown exterior and pink plush interior that features Inspired by Gibson Custom graphics on the exterior. It all comes together to deliver a vintage playing and ownership experience at an accessible price that is Special in every way.

Body

Shape: Les Paul Special Double Cut

Body Material: Mahogany

Binding: Single Ply Cream, Fretboard

Neck

Neck Material: One Piece Mahogany

Profile: 60s SlimTaper

Nut Width: 43mm

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Scale Length: 628.65mm

Number of Frets: 22

Nut Material: Graph Tech

Inlay: Mother of Pearl Dot

Hardware

Bridge: Historic Aluminum Wraparound with Intonation Adjustment Screws

Tuners: Epiphone Deluxe Three on a Plate; White Button

Plating: Nickel

Electronics

Neck Pickup: Gibson Custom USA P-90 Soapbar

Bridge Pickup: Gibson Custom USA P-90 Soapbar

Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Bumblebee Paper-in-Oil Capacitors

Key features:

• Les Paul Special Double Cut Mahogany Body with Single Ply Cream, Fretboard Binding

• One Piece Mahogany 60s SlimTaper Profile Neck with Rosewood Fingerboard

• Neck Pickup: Gibson Custom USA P-90 Soapbar, Bridge Pickup: Gibson Custom USA P-90 Soapbar

• Inspired by Gibson Custom Brown Hardshell Case with Pink Interior Included