The Epiphone Inspired by Gibson collection is proud to present the Les Paul Standard 50s! This guitar lovingly recreates the feel and sound of the 1950s Les Pauls. Epiphone’s long friendship with Mr. Les Paul began in 1940, when Les built one of the world’s first solidbody electric guitars while working night shifts at the original Epiphone factory in Manhattan. Les’s first solidbody guitar, nicknamed “the Log,” would inspire the Les Paul Standard, which many consider the greatest electric guitar ever made. This guitar is crafted with a mahogany body, a maple headstock with AAA flamed maple veneer, a mahogany '59 Rounded Medium C bound neck with a long tenon, a laurel fingerboard with classic trapezoid inlays, Epiphone Vintage Deluxe tuners, a pair of critically acclaimed Epiphone Probucker humbuckers, and gold Top Hat knobs with dial pointers. This Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Original model also features the Kalamazoo headstock, Graph Tech® nut, period-correct wiring, and CTS® potentiometers. A premium gig bag is also included.