Epiphone Les Paul Standard '50s
Overview
The Epiphone Les Paul Standard '50s brings the classic Les Paul experience to a more accessible price bracket, making it a strong choice for intermediate players and budget-minded enthusiasts. It features a mahogany body with a maple veneer top, a 1950s-style rounded mahogany neck profile, and a laurel fingerboard with 22 medium-jumbo frets on a 12-inch radius. Two ProBucker humbucking pickups with Alnico 2 magnets deliver warm, thick tones with respectable clarity and articulation, performing well across clean, crunch, and high-gain settings. CTS electronics and orange-drop capacitors contribute to a smooth, musical taper on the tone controls. The overall build quality has improved dramatically in recent years, with clean fret edges, well-seated hardware, and attractive finish options. Grover Rotomatic tuners and a LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge with stop bar tailpiece provide reliable tuning stability and solid intonation. This guitar suits players who want genuine Les Paul styling, tone, and feel at a fraction of the American-made price. The maple veneer top does not resonate quite the same as a carved solid maple cap, but the difference is subtle in a band context.
Electric Guitars
A budget-friendly Les Paul with ProBucker humbuckers and CTS electronics that delivers warm, thick tones across clean to high-gain settings, offering genuine Les Paul styling and feel at an accessible price.
Instrument Details
$449
Intermediate
Brand
Epiphone
Type
Solid Body Electric
Made In
China
Year
2020
