Epiphone Les Paul Special, TV Yellow Overview
Epiphone Les Paul Special Overview by GAK.
A new year, a new decade and a fantastic new Epiphone Guitars product lineup that is sure to have something for everyone. Taking inspiration from the current Gibson USA range we have the Epiphone Original Collection which is aimed at the purists with models such as the Epiphone Les Paul Standard 50s & 60s available in six great finishes including Bourbon Burst, Iced tea and Heritage Cherry Sunburst, the Epiphone Les Paul Special in TV Yellow, the Epiphone Explorer and Flying V in Ebony and the Epiphone SG Standard '61 in Vintage Cherry to name a few. To add to this we also have the Epiphone Modern Collection which brings modern appointments to a vintage classic for extra tonal options and a different playing experience. Models such as the Epiphone Les Paul Classic available in Ebony, Honeyburst or Heritage Cherry Sunburst, The Epiphone Les Paul Modern with its contoured heel for extra upper fret access and the Epiphone Les Paul Studio which has been given a revamp for 2020 and offered in some fantastic colours such as Smokehouse Burst, Ebony, Alpine White and Wine Red.
The Epiphone Les Paul Special is part of Epiphone’s new Inspired by Gibson Collection and is designed to recreate the sound of the rare single cutaway 1950s era Gibson Les Paul Special. Featuring a Mahogany body with a beautiful reproduction of the iconic TV Yellow finish and powered by critically acclaimed P-90 PRO™ soapbar single-coil pickups and CTS electronics.
Epiphone Les Paul Special Specs:
- Neck
- Material: Mahogany
- Profile: Vintage '50s
- Scale Length: 24.75"
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"
- Fingerboard Material: Indian Laurel
- Number Of Frets: 22
- Frets: Medium Jumbo
- Nut Material: Graph Tech
- Nut Width: 1.693"
- Joint: Glued In
- Body
- Body Shape: Les Paul Special
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Top: None
- Binding: None
- Finish: Gloss
- Hardware
- Finish: Nickel
- Tuner Plating: Nickel
- Bridge: Lightning Bar
- Tailpiece: None
- Tuning Machines: Vintage Style Deluxe
- Pickguard: Black
- Truss Rod: Adjustable
- Pickup Covers: Black
- Electronics
- Neck Pickup: P90 Pro
- Bridge Pickup: P90 Pro
- Controls: 2- Volume, 2- Tone
- Pickup Selector: 3-way Epiphone toggle
- Output Jack: 1/4"
- Miscellaneous
- Strings: .10, .13, .17, .26, .36, .46
- Case: Optional
