Epiphone Les Paul Classic Worn Electric Guitar

Epiphone Les Paul Classic Worn Electric Guitar, Ebony, Full Straight Back

Epiphone Les Paul Classic Worn Electric Guitar, Ebony, Headstock Left Front

Epiphone Les Paul Classic Worn Electric Guitar, Ebony, Body Straight Front

Epiphone Les Paul Classic Worn Electric Guitar, Ebony, Body Left Front

Epiphone Les Paul Classic Worn Electric Guitar, Ebony, Body Straight Back

Epiphone Les Paul Classic Worn Electric Guitar, Ebony, Headstock Straight Back

zZounds Gear Experts Say...

With a gently worn-in finish for a hint of vintage vibe, this Les Paul has the classic maple-topped mahogany body loaded with Alnico Classic PRO humbuckers.

What's special about this item?

Feature:	What it does:
Epiphone Alnico Classic PRO pickups	Classic biting tone with warm, fat mids
Mahogany body	Rich, warm, focused sound; added sustain
Maple top	Long sustain with crisp, bright tone
LockTone Tune-o-matic/Stopbar bridge	Epiphone proprietary lock-in hardware

Overview

The Les Paul Classic Worn Collection offers fans four vintage styled worn finishes plus powerful Alnico Classic PRO humbuckers. Available in Worn Ebony, Worn Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Worn Violet Purple Burst, and Worn Gold Top.

A "Vintage" Les Paul

The Les Paul Classic Worn has a solid Mahogany body with a Plain Maple Cap cut to the classic profile of a late '50s Les Paul. All Epiphone Les Pauls feature a 14-degree angled headstock that provides more pressure at the nut for longer sustain and better intonation without the hang-ups caused by "string-tree" gadgets. The Mahogany neck has an easy-to-play 60s era SlimTaper C profile with a worn open grain finish that combined with the worn color finish gives the Les Paul Classic Worn an elegant look. The neck has a 24.75" scale length, 22 medium jumbo frets, an Indian Laurel fingerboard with Trapezoid inlays, and a 12" fingerboard radius. The body and fingerboard have cream binding. The ABR nut is 1.68". Epiphone's famous sloped dovewing headstock has a "bell" shaped truss rod cover and Les Paul's iconic signature in gold silkprint along with an Epiphone '60s-era slanted logo in mother of pearl.

Alnico Classic PRO Humbuckers

The Epiphone Les Paul Classic Worn Collection features two open-coil "zebra" Alnico Classic PRO humbuckers with Alnico-V magnets, which provide a slightly higher output than vintage pickups and also have enhanced mids and highs. Each pickup has a Volume and Tone control with vintage-styled Gold 'Top… read more Hats" knobs plus Epiphone's all-metal 3-way pickup selector switch.

Buck the Hum!

Epiphone Alnico Classic PRO humbuckers utilize a double vacuum waxing process that ensures you quiet operation free from microphonic hum. The pickup is first placed in a specialized wax vacuuming system before the cover is placed on the unit to ensure that the wax fully penetrates to the very center of the pickup and solidifies all parts. After the cover is placed on, the pickup is given a second vacuum wax bath until the unit is completely saturated. Epiphone uses only the highest quality parts for pickups including ABS plastic bobbins, 1010 Cold Rolled Steel pole shoes and pole screws, Alnico magnets and the finest magnet wire available.

LockTone ABR Bridge and Stopbar Tailpiece

The Les Paul Classic Worn comes with Epiphone's rock solid nickel hardware including a LockTone ABR bridge and Stopbar tailpiece combo that auto-locks the bridge and tailpiece in place with no tools needed. Tuning is fast and accurate with Grover Rotomatic machine heads with "kidney" buttons with an 18:1 tuning ratio.

Specs

Specifications:

Body: Mahogany
Top: Plain Maple
Binding: Cream (Top and Neck)
Neck: Mahogany with open grain worn finish
Neck Profile: 60s SlimTaper C
Scale: 24.75
Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Nut: 1.68" ABR
Fingerboard: Indian Laurel
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Fingerboard Inlay: Trapezoid
Pickguard: Cream (Les Paul)
Pickup Mounting Rings: Cream
Neck Pickup: Alnico Classic PROTM w/ coil-splitting
Bridge Pickup: Alnico Classic PROTM w/ coil-splitting
Controls:
- 3-way toggle
- Neck Volume
- Bridge Volume
- Neck Tone
- Bridge Tone
Control Knobs: Gold Top Hat
Hardware: Nickel
Bridge: LockTone ABR
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Output: 1/4" Epiphone Standard
Case: Available from Authorized Epiphone Dealer

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
Ebony: Shipping Weight: 12.5 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 41 x 17 x 5 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): ENLPCWEBNH1
Open Box (Very Good), Ebony: Shipping Weight: 12.5 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 41 x 17 x 5 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): ENLPCWEBNH1
Metallic Gold: Shipping Weight: 11.5 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 41 x 16 x 5 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): ENLPCWMGNH1
Heritage Cherry: Shipping Weight: 11.75 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 42 x 17 x 5 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): ENLPCWHSNH1
Violet Purple Burst: Shipping Weight: 12 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 42 x 17 x 5 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): ENLPCWVPNH1

In order to continually improve the design, quality, and performance of Epiphone's products and instruments and to make use of the best materials at all times, Epiphone reserves the right to change specifications without notice.

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-4GIBSON
Web: https://www.epiphone.com/en-US/Support/Contact

Reviews

(25 ratings)

Submitted April 10, 2023 by Scott P in Springfield, OR

"Epiphone Les Paul Classic Gold Top"

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Well, I was trying to get a couple more of the exclusive 1959 LP’s, but I wasn’t able to. The ones that I wanted shot up in price just recently, and may not arrive before July.So I discovered that the Gold Top LP Classics had gone up as well. But, zZounds had them still for $449.00. I ordered two. One for me and one for my son. The finish on the back and sides were smooth, clean satin. The top has been buffed with wire brush. I would have liked to see the top smooth satin like on the 1959, but you do have to get a foot or less closer to see the damage. Back and sides are pristinely smooth satin. It seems the filled the grain on the back and sides, just not on the top.The pickups Sound great with high gain and when playing clean. The one has a 2 piece body with a center seam. The other has at least 3 pieces for the body.I wound up tapping some frets down, and there were sharp edges on the frets, so I hit the ends with a file. That was really all of the work I had to do on them frets were all level by the time I got done.The frets are a little bigger than on the 59’s, which a lot of people digging the med/jumbo frets.The Laurel fretboard darkened quite a bit after oiling it.The tuners are Wilkinson, and I will get them to send me another set of tuners as there are some burrs that jam into your fingers when tuning up.At $449.00, there isn’t a whole lot to complain about.

Features
I would much rather had Grover tuners.

Quality… read more
It seems like this guitar will last a long time. The frets are tall enough to allow a few leveling and crowning jobs.

Value
These guitars punch well above their price range. If you get one be prepared to take it for a set up, as with all guitars.

Manufacturer Support
I have had to call customer service between the Epiphones and Gibson. Took a long time to the the parts I needed, like four months. They couldn’t get parts from overseas during the Pandemic.

The Wow Factor
I also really like that these guitars come with the pick guard mounted. Les Paul’s just seem to look naked without it.

Musical Background:
Playing guitars since 1983

Musical Style:
Classical GuitarClassic RockMetal

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