Built to rock
The Les Paul is a guitar that's steeped in the history of rock 'n' roll. Epiphone know that the guitar's roots are in the genre. As such, they've ensured that their PlusTop PRO is the perfect guitar for rock music styles of any kind.
Solo with sizzling speed. The Les Paul PlusTop's combination of a mahogany neck and rosewood fingerboard provides you with the perfect neck construction to play at pace. Both woods are extremely smooth, meaning your fingers can dance across the frets quickly and easily. Your solos and riffs will be fantastically dynamic.
Elegant style
Simply beautiful. Words don't do the stunning appearance of the PlusTop PRO justice. It has to be seen to be fully appreciated. Epiphone have ensured that every inch of this instrument looks elegant.
The neck will sparkle and shine under stage lights thanks to distinctive trapezoid inlays along the fretboard. The guitar's mahogany body is finished in unique, eye-catching heritage cherry sunburst. All of this combined with the iconic Les Paul aesthetic ensures it is a guitar of matchless class. Sheer artistry.
Total creative freedom
You'll be able to play all the way to the very top of the scale. The PlusTop features a single cutaway body design, meaning your hand can comfortably reach the guitar's top end without strain. Benefit from uninhibited access to the highest notes, giving you more freedom to play exactly the way you want to.
The best in playability
The most enjoyable playing experience you'll ever have in a guitar. The Les Paul Standard PlusTop has been painstakingly, carefully designed by Epiphone to provide you with the absolute maximum in playability. Every second you have this instrument in your hands will be a complete joy.
The classic, sixties-style slim taper neck profile provides you with complete comfort at every point along the guitar's scale. You'll be able to play for long periods of time without having to stop because of hand cramp. Ideal for honing your skills. Furthermore, the neck's slim profile also makes it easier for you to hit difficult notes and chords. A guitar that's built to actively help you sound awesome. You'll be a guitar god in no time.
Sound that doesn't compromise with ProBucker pickups
Exhilarating tone. The Epiphone Les Paul is a guitar with unlimited sonic potential. It comes loaded with a powerful, top-calibre pair of ProBucker pickups. This is an electronic system that is incredibly versatile. Whether you want gigantic, growling edge in your playing, or clean, singing harmony, you'll be able to capture whatever sound you want.
Full rhythm tones are created by the ProBucker-2 pickup at the neck position. Your chord playing will sound superbly rich. Then there's the remarkable lead sound. A ProBucker-3 pickup at the bridge will ensure that every note of every solo you play will explode with raw intensity and power.
Good enough for the very best
A time-served legend. It's been seen and heard in the music of the very best for decades, and with good reason. The supreme fullness and richness of the Les Paul sound has seen a long line of brilliant musicians take it up as a go-to guitar.
Pete Townshend used one as he drove The Who to rock and roll superstardom. Reggae music was changed forever by Bob Marley and his Les Paul, utilising the instrument's ability to deliver jangly, clean sounds. Jimmy Page embraced the guitar's roaring, aggressive power as he created some of the greatest guitar lines ever heard with Led Zeppelin.
Eric Clapton, Guns N' Roses, the Sex Pistols, and many, many more artists have used the Les Paul in their music. The list is as long as it is impressive. It's time for you to experience why this guitar is the most celebrated in the history of rock n' roll.
Specifications
Body & Bridge
- Body: Mahogany
- Top: AAA Flame Maple
- Bridge: Locking Tune-o-matic™
- Tailpiece: Stopbar
- Binding Body: 1 ply
- Binding Neck: 1 ply
- Finish: Sunburst
Neck & Fingerboard
- Neck: Mahogany
- Neck Joint: Hand-Set
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Inlay: Trapezoid
- Radius: 12"
- Frets: 22 medium jumbo
- Scale Length: 24.75"
- Nut width: 1.68"
Pickups & Hardware
- Pickups: ProBucker-2™
- Bridge Pickup: ProBucker-3™
- Controls: Neck pickup w/ Push-Pull CoilTapping, Bridge Pickup w/ Push-Pull CoilTapping, Neck pickup tone, Bridge pickup tone
- Machine Heads: Grover 14:1
