The Les Paul Special, taken to the next level

The Gibson Les Paul™ Special was designed as an enhanced version of the Les Paul Junior, featuring two P-90 pickups compared to the Junior’s single P-90 pickup for increased sonic flexibility. It also added fretboard binding and a mother-of-pearl headstock logo, giving it a bit more visual appeal as well and creating an intermediate model that sat between the fancier Les Paul Standard and the Les Paul Junior in the product lineup. The Les Paul Special was first released as a single-cutaway model in 1955, but by 1958, it had transitioned to a double-cutaway body, offering improved access to the upper range of the fretboard. A change to a thinner SlimTaper™ neck profile and lower rhythm pickup positioning in 1960 brought improved neck stability and made it easier to play than ever.

Now, Epiphone is proud to introduce the Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured. It retains all the features that make the Les Paul Special eminently playable and elevates its visual appeal to the next level. It features a Les Paul Special double cutaway mahogany body and caps it with a beautiful AAA figured maple veneer. Additionally, the top is also bound. The mahogany neck has a fast-playing SlimTaper profile and is topped with a bound rosewood fretboard that is equipped with 22 medium jumbo frets and adorned with acrylic dot position marker inlays. The 60s Kalamazoo headstock is outfitted with Grover® Rotomatic® tuners and features the Epiphone logo inlaid in mother-of-pearl. The electronics are also different than what you’ll find on most Les Paul Specials. Instead of the usual P-90 single coil pickups, the Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured is equipped with a pair of Epiphone’s acclaimed ProBucker™ humbucking pickups, with a ProBucker 2 in the neck position and a slightly hotter ProBucker 3 in the bridge position for blistering solos. Both pickups are wired to individual volume and tone controls, along with a three-way toggle switch for excellent tonal control and versatility. The Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured comes packed in a premium gig bag to help keep it safe when traveling.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY 

Binding : 3-ply Top, Single-ply Fretboard
Body Finish : Gloss
Body Material : Mahogany
Body Shape : Les Paul Double Cut
Body Styles : Double Cut
Top : AAA Figured Maple Veneer

NECK

Fingerboard Material : Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius : 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count : 22
Frets : Medium Jumbo
Inlays : Acrylic Dot
Joint : Glued In, Set Neck
Neck Material : Mahogany
Nut Material : Graph Tech
Nut Width : 43.0mm / 1.69in
Profile : 60s SlimTaper™
Scale Length : 628.65mm / 24.75in

HARDWARE

Bridge : LockTone Tune-O-Matic
Control Covers : Black
Control Knobs : Black Top Hat
finish : Nickel
Jack Plate Cover : 3-ply Black
Mounting Rings : Black
Pickguard : Black Les Paul Special, 5-ply
Pickup Covers : Nickel
Plastic Parts : Black
Strap Buttons : 2 - Bottom and Back of Neck Heel
Switch Tip : Black
Switchwasher : Black with Silver Text; Black with Gold Text on Bourbon Burst Model
Tailpiece : LockTone Stop Bar
Truss Rod : Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover : 2-ply Black Bell
Tuner Plating : Nickel
Tuning Machines : Grover Rotomatic

ELECTRONICS

Bridge Pickup : ProBucker 3
Controls : 2 Volume, 2 Tone
Neck Pickup : ProBucker 2
Output Jack : 1/4" Epiphone
Pickup Selector : 3-way Epiphone Toggle

MISCELLANEOUS

Case : Premium Gig Bag
Model: EILSDFOWNH1
Headstock : 60s Kalamazoo
Headstock Inlay : Epiphone Logo in Mother of Pearl, Les Paul Special in Gold Silkscreen
Strings Gauge : .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046