Description
Renowned guitarist Joe Bonamassa has one of the world’s most enviable guitar collections. One prized instrument is a 1955 Les Paul Standard with a very rare Copper Iridescent finish that was originally created for display at the 1955 NAMM Show. As Joe noted, “From a distance, it looks brown, but in direct light, it has gold metal flake in the finish.” Epiphone’s Joe Bonamassa 1955 Les Paul Standard faithfully recreates this special guitar. It features the same Copper Iridescent color, a pair of Epiphone P-90 PRO pickups wired to CTS® potentiometers and Mallory™ capacitors, a Custom ’59 Rounded C neck profile, long neck tenon, and a “Nerdville” graphic hardshell case.
Body
Body Shape: Les Paul
Body Styles: Les Paul
Body Material: Mahogany
Top: Maple
Binding: Single-ply, Top and Fretboard
Body Finish: Gloss
Neck
Fingerboard Material: Laurel
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count: 22
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Inlays: Pearloid Trapezoid
Joint: Glued In, Set Neck; Long Tenon
Neck-Finish: Light Cherry, Gloss
Neck Material: Mahogany
Nut Material: Graph Tech
Nut Width: 43.0mm / 1.69in
Profile: Custom '59 Rounded C
Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Epiphone P-90 PRO Soapbar
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Mallory Capacitors, 50s Wiring
Neck Pickup: Epiphone P-90 PRO Soapbar
Output Jack: 1/4" Epiphone
Pickup Selector: 3-way Epiphone Toggle
Hardware
Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic
Control Covers: Dark Brown
Control Knobs: Copper Iridescent Speed with Dial Pointer
Finish: Nickel
Jack Plate Cover: Cream
Pickguard: 1959 Les Paul; Cream, No Bevel
Pickup Covers: Cream Soapbar
Strap Buttons: 2 - Bottom and Upper Bout
Switch Tip: Ivory
Switchwasher: Cream with Gold Text
Tailpiece: LockTone Stop Bar
Truss Rod: Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply Bell; Black
Tuner Plating: Nickel
Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe
Miscellaneous
Case: Brown/Pink Hardshell with Gold Bonamassa Nerdville Graphics
Headstock: 60s Kalamazoo
Headstock Inlay: Epiphone Logo in Mother of Pearl (Aged), Les Paul Model in Gold Silkscreen
Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity