Epiphone Joe Bonamassa 1955 Les Paul Standard, Copper Iridescent, Limited Ed
This new addition to the "guitars-I-didn't-know-I-needed-list" features iconic 1950's-era style Les Paul appointments like P-90 pickups, beautiful late 50's neck profile, and long neck tenon build, but is decked out in a phenomenal, historically-significant-but-astoundingly-rare Copper Irisescent finish.
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
- Shape: Les Paul
- Material: Mahogany
- Top: Maple
- Binding: Single ply, top and fretboard
Neck
- Neck: Mahogany
- Profile: Custom '59 rounded c
- Nut Width: 43 mm
- Fingerboard: Laurel
- Scale Length: 628.65 mm
- Number of Frets: 22
- Nut: Graph Tech
- Inlay: Pearloid trapezoid
Hardware
- Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic
- Knobs: Copper iridescent speed with dial pointer
- Tailpiece: LockTone stop bar
- Tuners: Epiphone deluxe
- Plating: Nickel
Electronics
- Neck Pickup: Epiphone P-90 PRO Soapbar
- Bridge Pickup: Epiphone P-90 PRO Soapbar
- Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone; CTS potentiometers, Mallory capacitors, 50s wiring
Misc.
- Case: Hardshell case included
