The Epiphone 1960 Les Paul Standard Reissue is a left-handed recreation of the 1960 Les Paul Standard, made in partnership with Gibson Custom. It is very similar to the 1959 model year, but has a thinner, faster-playing SlimTaper neck profile instead of the beefier 1959 neck. This version has a rosewood fretboard.
The neck is a one-piece mahogany neck with a long neck tenon for added stability and sustain. The bound rosewood fretboard has mother-of-pearl trapezoid inlays. Side dot markers are the same size as on vintage 1960 models and sit in historically accurate locations. The Gibson-style "open book" headstock has an aged mother-of-pearl Epiphone logo and "Les Paul Model" silkscreened in gold.
The genuine mahogany body has a carved maple cap topped with an AAA flamed maple veneer. Two USA Gibson Custombucker humbucking pickups with Alnico 3 magnets are hand-wired to CTS potentiometers and Bumblebee paper-in-oil capacitors. A Switchcraft pickup selector toggle switch and output jack complete the electronics. The Vintage Gloss finish looks vintage without appearing overly aged. A brown hardshell case is included.
- Orientation
- Left-handed
- Body
- Genuine mahogany with carved maple cap and AAA flamed maple veneer
- Neck
- One-piece mahogany with long neck tenon
- Neck profile
- SlimTaper
- Fretboard
- Bound rosewood with mother-of-pearl trapezoid inlays
- Headstock
- Gibson-style "open book" with aged mother-of-pearl Epiphone logo and gold "Les Paul Model" silkscreen
- Pickups
- 2 x USA Gibson Custombucker humbuckers with Alnico 3 magnets
- Electronics
- Hand-wired CTS potentiometers, Bumblebee paper-in-oil capacitors, Switchcraft toggle switch and output jack
- Tuners
- Epiphone Deluxe "Double Ring" Keystone button tuners