There were 3 color options: cherry sunburst, translucent black and blue-silver burst. One oddity was that some models came with generic chrome "Tulip" style tuners and some came with Grover "Kidney Bean" style tuners. Some say the body was multi-bound premium and others say the binding was "painted on" The body was nato with a Flame Maple top, rosewood fingerboard, maple neck and quality chrome-plated hardware. (Although some models had 2 small lightning bolt inlays at the 12th fret in place of Ace's signature) The headstock was adorned with Ace's "Solo Album" face and a signature on the truss rod cover. This guitar came with 3 Dimarzio super distortion (DP100) Humbucker Pickups, lightning bolts fingerboard inlays, with Ace's signature inlay at the 12th fret.
The Ace Frehley Signature model Les Paul Custom made by Epiphone from 1997 to 2008 was based on the Gibson version. Gibson still manufactures and sells an ES version of their Les Paul. The Epiphone versions are quite rare, with only 47 currently known to exist. The term 'ES' is used by Gibson to signify hollow and semi-hollow bodied guitars, for example Gibson ES-335, so it is quite appropriate for this design. It is actually a semi-hollow bodied guitar, incorporating a solid maple centerblock to combine the small body and 'crunch' of a Les Paul with the warmth of a hollow bodied guitar. The Les Paul ES is very similar in appearance to a normal Les Paul Standard, although it has F-holes in the top. Epiphone manufactures 2 variations, one with a traditional Tune-o-matic bridge and one with a Bigsby B6 vibrato unit. It is sometimes known as "the tuxedo guitar". The Epiphone Les Paul Black Beauty 3 is a copy of the Gibson Les Paul Custom with 3 humbucker pickups, in black finish with gold hardware. Released on January 1, 2013, with a limited run of 1,000. It was modeled on the guitar Tommy Thayer used with Kiss. It has Gibson 498T Humbuckers, Grover tuners, and came with a silver hard case with a certificate of authenticity. This guitar has a solid nato body and a plain maple veneer top. Les Paul Tommy Thayer Spaceman Signature It has black Grover tuners and white block inlay fret markers. The pickup selector switch is black and the 4 tone / volume knobs are black with white numerals. It has 3 uncovered black humbuckers, black Tune-o-Matic bridge and Stop-bar tailpiece. It is all black and has the Split Diamond inlay on the headstock. This model was one of the Limited Edition releases in 2006. The guitar has been known as a favorite of many live players, including Christian Kastoun, among others. This makes it more in line with the Gibson variant. The "Inspired By Gibson" version features an ebony fretboard and CTS electronics.
#Epiphone les paul guitar plus
Įpiphone discontinued the Les Paul Custom Plus line, which was a normal Les Paul Custom but with a flame maple top and either a Vintage Sunburst or a Cherry Sunburst finish. The split-diamond inlay on the headstock and the block inlays on the fretboard are slightly smaller than on the comparable Gibson model. Unlike the Epiphone Les Paul Standard, the Custom model features a nato back and top, the available color variants were alpine white, black beauty and vintage sunburst just to name a few. The Les Paul Custom features multiple bindings around the back and top of the body and has a bound headstock with a split-diamond inlay.
#Epiphone les paul guitar pro
The Les Paul Standard Quilt Top PRO is identical but has a quilted top maple veneer finish and is only available in Trans Blue and Faded Cherry Sunburst colors. The body is nato (with the maple veneer top), the neck is hand-set nato, with a rosewood fingerboard. There are multiple available color finishes including Honeyburst (inspired by late '50s vintage Les Pauls), Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Trans Blue, Vintage Sunburst and Wine Red. Like the Standard PlusTop, this guitar features a flame maple veneer top. PAF humbuckers were the original humbuckers from 1957. It has ProBucker-2 and ProBucker-3 pickups with coil-tapping, which distinguishes it from the regular Standard PlusTop. The Les Paul Standard PlusTop PRO is a version of the Epiphone Les Paul Standard. Les Paul Standard PlusTop and Quilt Top PRO There is a "Plain-Top" model that features a smooth maple top and a "Plus-Top" model that features a flame maple top. It is considered by some as the flagship model of Les Paul manufactured by Epiphone. Very similar to a Gibson Les Paul standard, it has a solid mahogany body, mahogany neck (most models) with a rosewood fingerboard, Alnico Classic Humbuckers, Grover tuning pegs, and a Tune-o-Matic bridge.