These characteristics can be found in Epiphone's new "Version 1" 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard. As with the 1959 and all Les Paul's thereafter, the Version 1 is equipped with flatter, wider frets that allow more dramatic bends. The impact of that change was not truly realized until the 1960's when countless rock and blues players discovered the magical fat, warm voice and feel of the Les Paul Standard. And with a history going back to the 1940's when Les Paul himself would visit the Epiphone factory in New York and work on what has come to be known as the FIRST electric guitar, this Limited Edition also pays homage to not only the beginning of the 1960's but also to the man that started it all. Premium Components and Authentic Features Epiphone's Les Paul Standard has been a favorite guitar for years and years. Starting with the same successful recipe, Epiphone significantly "steps it up" on this Limited Edition "1960" reissue. True to it's heritage, the neck features a Version 1 authentic, 1950's rounded neck profile. Often referred to as "the baseball bat", this neck feels beefy yet comfortable in your hands while adding warmth and sustain with it's greater mass. Epiphone hand fits this solid Mahogany neck into the body with an historically accurate "deep set" long neck tenon that extends well into the neck pickup cavity creating even more tone and susta
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