Offered for sale;
Used c2015 Epiphone Les Paul 1960 Tribute Plus serial number F339495.
This guitar is in excellent condition showing little playing time. The bridge and tail piece have been upgraded to
Babicz units.
Epiphone states:
“The Epiphone Tribute Les Paul features a solid Mahogany back with a solid, carved hard Maple cap to create the ultimate combination of warmth and bite. The solid mahogany neck with a hand-fitted, glued-in joint extends well into the neck pickup cavity, creating maximum neck-to-body contact and acting almost like one continuous piece of wood. Combined with the Mahogany/Maple body, the result is a tribute to Les' timeless guitar design with the sound that you can only get from a Les Paul.”
“Capturing all the power and nuances of the "Tribute's" tonewoods is a pair of authentic Gibson USA '57 Classic humbucker pickups. With their "Patent Applied For" decal on the base plate, the '57 Classic and '57 Classic Plus are faithful replicas of the famous PAF Gibson humbuckers created by Seth Lover that helped define the "Les Paul" sound. The '57 Classic gives you 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 from the late '50s that often received a few extra turns of wire. This treatment gives the pickup a slightly higher output without sacrificing its rich, vintage tone. When combined, these humbuckers overdrive tube preamps to a smooth level of saturation without becoming overpowering. Both '57 Classic humbuckers feature Gibson's special Alnico II magnets, vintage enamel coated wire, nickel plated pole pieces, nickel slugs, maple spacers and vintage-style braided wiring.”
“But this Les Paul 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 gives you a Les Paul with all the legendary sounds plus a huge palette of tonal possibilities at your fingertips. Other key upgrades include a USA Switchcraft 3-way toggle, Mallory-150 tone capacitors, Epiphone StrapLocks, 18:1 ratio premium Grover 106 Series Locking Rotomatic machine heads, and a premium hard case.”
Hard-shell case included.
Interesting guitar. Real carved maple top [rather than maple veneer] and real live honest to goodness USA ’57 classic humbuckers giving it much more of that real Les Paul tone than the run of the mill standards. Made in China with American components equals a lot of guitar for not a lot of coin!
“We carefully inspect every instrument when we buy it and bring it up to our standards before we offer it for sale. We also do a full set up before we ship. If you decide to purchase this guitar, please let us know what gauge strings you prefer.”
GUITAR SPECS:
Body Material: Mahogany
Top Material: Carved Hard Maple w/AAA Flame Maple Veneer
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Shape Options: 1960's SlimTaper, D Profile
Neck Joint: Vintage "Deep-Set", Glued-In
Truss Rod: Adjustable
Scale Length: 24.75"
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood w/Mother-Of-Pearl Trapezoid Inlays
Neck Pickup: Gibson USA '57 Classic Humbucker (4-Wire)
Bridge Pickup: Gibson USA '57 Classic Plus Humbucker (4-Wire)
Controls: Switchcraft 3-Way Pickup Selector, Neck Pickup Volume, Bridge Pickup Volume, Neck Pickup Tone
(push/pull - series/parallel), Bridge Pickup Tone (push/pull - series/parallel)
Electronics: Mallory-150 Tone Capacitors
Binding: Fingerboard-1-Ply (Cream), Body - 1-Ply (Cream)
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Frets: 22, Medium-Jumbo
Bridge: BABICZ Full Contact bridge & tailpiece
Nut Width: 1-11/16"
Hardware: Nickel
Machine Heads: Grover Locking
Color: Midnight Sapphire
Weight: 8.6 lbs.
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