However, we’re confident that this has no detrimental effect, and the enamelled metal switch cover denoting this guitar as a limited edition model is a classy touch. There’s even a US-spec Switchcraft toggle switch and the only deviation from vintage specifications is the plastic-insulated multicore switch wire. Under the hood, the controls are hand-wired 50s-style, with CTS 500k pots mounted directly onto the body and Mallory 150 tone capacitors. “Under the hood, the controls are hand-wired 50s-style, with CTS 500k pots mounted directly onto the body and Mallory 150 tone capacitors” There’s a BurstBucker 2 in the neck position and a slightly hotter BurstBucker 3 at the bridge and both have unpotted coils and unpolished alnico II magnets. Though the ProBucker units on Epiphone’s regular Les Paul Standard 50s are no slouches and we found them hugely impressive on their debut in early 2020, this 1959 model has been fitted with a set of USA BurstBuckers. The headline news is the choice of pickups. READ MORE: Epiphone’s Aljon Go and Richard Akers on the ’59 Les Paul.Suffice to say, the result is a well-made Epiphone Les Paul of Chinese origin equipped with components and features you’d usually only find on American-made Gibsons. The latest addition to the Inspired By Gibson range, Epiphone’s limited-edition 1959 Les Paul Standard is the first collaboration between Epiphone and Gibson Custom. However, when it comes to the stuff that really matters such as tone and playability, getting the small things right can turn an ordinary Les Paul into a great one, irrespective of price. It’s nerdy, for sure, and the average guitar player might understandably be indifferent to details such as switch tips and pickguard bevels. Perhaps more than any electric guitar subculture, its members will debate metal alloys, plastic formulations, neck joints and pickup specifications ad infinitum. Les Paul enthusiasts are all about the details.
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