Epiphone Les Paul Special Satin E1 Electric Guitar - Ebony

Epiphone introduces the new Les Paul Special VE™ (Vintage Edition) electric guitar featuring the classic Les Paul profile with a lightweight Poplar body.  The Les Paul Special VE is powered by Epiphone Open Coil humbuckers and is available in beautiful new “Vintage Worn” color finishes including Cherry, Ebony, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst, and Walnut.  For decades, the Les Paul Special has been one of Epiphone’s best selling electric guitars. And the new Les Paul Special VE™ --inspired by the Les Paul, the greatest electric guitar in rock--continues the tradition of giving new both players and pros a real Les Paul at a price anyone can afford. The Les Paul Special VE™ has a Poplar body with a sleek look thanks to the Vintage Worn finish and no binding on the neck or body.  The Les Paul VE is cut to the same classic profile of all Les Pauls and has a comfortable and fast Mahogany bolt-on neck with a 1960's SlimTaper™ D profile. The Rosewood fingerboard has traditional Pearloid Dot inlays, a 24.75” scale, a 14” radius, 22 medium jumbo frets, and a standard 1 11/16” nut.  Just below the headstock is the famed “bell” shaped truss rod cover found on every Les Pauls since the early 50s with “Vintage Edition” in white.  The Les Paul Special VE is available in a wide range of Vintage Worn finishes including Cherry, Ebony, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst, and Walnut. Epiphone Open Coil Humbuckers:  The Les Paul Special VE features Epiphone’s world famous open-coil humbuckers with a warm 650R in the neck position and a slightly hotter 700T in the bridge or lead position.  Controls include a 3-way pickup selector switch, a Master Volume, and a Master Tone control, each with traditional “Black Speed Knobs” pots with long lasting. Specifications Finish: Vintage Worn Body Material: Poplar Neck Material: Mahogany Neck Shape Options: 1960's SlimTaper™; D profile Neck Joint: Bolt-On Truss Rod: Adjustable Truss Rod Cover: Bell shaped; 2-layer; Vintage Edition in white Scale Length: 24.75 Fingerboard Material: Rosewood with Pearloid Dot Inlays Neck Pickup: Epiphone 650R Humbucker; Open-coil; Ceramic-8 Magnets Bridge Pickup: Epiphone 700T Humbucker; Open-coil, Ceramic-8 Magnets Controls: 3-way Pickup Selector, Master Volume, Master Tone Knobs: Black Speed knobs Headstock: Epiphone Clipped Ear; Les Paul Model in gold; Epiphone logo in silver Binding: None Fingerboard Radius: 14 Frets: 22; medium-jumbo Bridge: Tune-o-matic Tailpiece: Stopbar Nut Width: 1-11/16 Hardware: Nickel Machine Heads: Premium Covered; 14:1 ratio Other: 2016 Edition logo on back of headstock Warranty: Epiphone Limited Lifetime