Epiphone Les Paul Standard

Unfortunately, new Gibson Les Pauls have become pricier every year, way out of reach for many players. Enter Epiphone. Gibsons sister division has become a pipeline of affordable yet highly playable guitars, many based on classic Gibson instruments. The imported Epiphone Les Paul Standard is a prime example: With its mahogany and alder body, maple top, and 24 ¾ scale rosewood fingerboard over mahogany neck, it and an American-built Les Paul Standard are made of very similar materials. Hardware:two humbuckers with chrome cover, individual volume and tone knobs for each pickup, stop tailpiece, tune-o-matic bridge, and vintage-style tuning keys-all recall the classic design. The biggest difference is price: The Epiphone version in black lists for just $830, one-third the price of the least-expensive version of the Standard ($2,399). We are now offering it for $689.95