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Vintage-Spec Tone, for Today’s Player

To maximize the tonal potential of these top-notch constructional features, the Tribute Les Paul Standard carries a pair of Gibson USA’s highly acclaimed 57 Classic humbucking pickups. With "Patent Applied For" decals on their base plates, the '57 Classic in the neck position and '57 Classic Plus in the bridge are faithful replicas of the famous Gibson PAF humbuckers that helped define the music of the late 1950s. The '57 Classic gives a tone that is warm and subtle with full, even response that doesn't hold back when you need that classic Gibson humbucker crunch. The '57 Classic Plus is the perfect bridge pickup and mimics humbuckers of that era that received a few extra turns of wire.

This treatment gives the pickup slighter higher output without sacrificing its rich, vintage tone. In combination, this pair of humbuckers overdrives tube preamps to a smooth level of saturation without becoming overpowering. Both '57s feature Gibson's special Alnico II magnet, vintage enamel coated wire, nickel-plated pole pieces, nickel slugs, maple spacers and vintage-style, braided wiring. But this guitar is not just about recreating the "old"; it's also about looking ahead... just as Les himself continued to do throughout his lifetime. Using 4-conductor pickup wiring, Epiphone has added two push/pull tone pots to allow for series/parallel pickup switching. The result is a Les Paul with all the standard sounds plus a huge palette of tonal possibilities at your fingertips.

Premium Components
On top of all these features, the Tribute Les Paul Standard is loaded with premium components to maximize its tone and playability. A US-made Switchcraft™ 3-way toggle selector, Mallory-150 tone capacitors, Epiphone StrapLocks, 16:1 ratio premium Grover™ locking tuners, and tight fitting Epiphone Locktone™ Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece all help to insure this guitar is locked and loaded, and solid as a rock.

The Tribute Les Paul Standard comes protected in a premium Epiphone hardcase and includes Epiphone's Limited Lifetime Warranty and 24/7/365 Customer Service. Check one out today and discover just how good a Tribute this Les Paul is!
Body and Finish
The body of each Tribute Les Paul Standard is crafted from solid mahogany with a carved hard maple top. The guitar is finished in your choice of Faded Cherry Sunburst or Translucent Black.
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As with all classic Les Paul Standards, the Tribute Les Paul Standard pairs a solid mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard and a back-angled headstock. These features—in addition to the added mass of the solid mahogany neck and the deep-set long neck tenon—all increase the guitar’s warmth, resonance and sustain, as well as making it a superbly playable instrument. To top it all off, the Tribute Les Paul Standard is available in two great neck profiles: a 1960s SlimTaper™ and a new Asymmetrical profile.
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Pickups and Electronics
In the image of the original Les Paul Standard, the Tribute Les Paul Standard carries a pair of Gibson USA’s popular 57 Classics, which are among the most accurate PAF-style humbuckers available today. Their signal reaches the amp via a high-quality Switchcraft™ three-way selector switch and output jack, independent volume controls and tone controls with acclaimed Mallory™ 150 tone caps and push/pull switching to tap series/parallel tones via these pickups’ 4-conductor wiring.
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Befitting its status as a guitar that celebrates Les Paul’s contribution to electric guitar design in a package that’s primed for the most demanding contemporary player, the Tribute Les Paul Standard carries an upgraded hardware package that makes ready to rock from the moment you lift it from the case. Super-efficient Grover Locking tuners keep it all tight at the headstock end, while Epiphone’s acclaimed Locktone™ Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece provide rock-solid anchors at the body. Finally, a pair of Epiphone StrapLock tuner buttons ensure the Tribute Les Paul Standard stays strapped on tight, however hard you hammer it.
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