Epiphone’s new Les Paul Modern from the ‘Inspired by Gibson’ Collection brings a new look and sound to the world's greatest electric guitar. Featuring a weight relief Mahogany body with Maple Cap and contoured heel, ProBucker pickups with coil splitting (controlled by volume knobs push/pull), phase switching (controlled by 1 tone knob push/pull), and a treble bleed circuit. Plus, Grover Locking Rotomatic tuners with Tulip Buttons with an 18:1 ratio, Graph Tech nut, and an Ebony fingerboard.
Epiphone Les Paul Modern Electric Guitar Features
- Solid Mahogany Les Paul body with weight relief and Maple Cap
- Slim-Taper Neck, Ebony fingerboard
- ProBucker humbucking pickups modeled after classic ‘50s Gibson PAF pickups for a vintage sound
- ProBucker-2 in the neck position, ProBucker-3 in the bridge position – with coil splitting
- LockTone ABR Bridge
With a ProBucker-2 in the neck position and a ProBucker-3 in the bridge position, a wide variety of bold, brawny, and driven tones are at your disposal. This guitar can change character as well – the Epiphone Les Paul Modern can also bring the clean, shimmery, and round tones to your sonic color palette.
The engineers at Epiphone really put in tons of work researching and experimenting with these pickups, so they could hand-pick the right tonal characteristics worthy of a Les Paul guitar. The fine details have all been taken into account.
The Les Paul has dominated the guitar landscape for over 60 years and the Epiphone Les Paul Modern is here to join the newest members of this amazing guitar lineup! It is a gorgeous instrument that has been inspired by Les Pauls of the past, while simultaneously catering to today’s studio and stage guitarists. It is also a beacon of consistency, looks great, plays great, and is an incredible value, checking all necessary boxes required for a trusty guitar that’s needed for any journey!