#EPIPHONE LES PAUL TRIBUTE PLUS PLUS#

#EPIPHONE LES PAUL TRIBUTE PLUS PLUS#

Now, the Epiphone Les Paul вЂњTributeвЂќ Plus honors our friendship with Les by combining his classic design features with legendary Epiphone quality and value with the added feature of GibsonВ® USA вЂ™57 classic humbuckers.Д«est Warranty In the Business. in New York City, created one of the world's first solidbody electric guitars, вЂњThe Log.вЂќ Over the years, Les continued to work closely with Epiphone luthiers reviewing new product ideas and offering suggestions. Both 57s Classic humbuckers feature GibsonвЂ™s special Alnico II magnets, vintage enamel coated wire, nickel plated pole pieces, nickel slugs, maple spacers and vintage-style braided wiring.Epiphone's long friendship with innovator Les Paul dates back to the late '30s and early '40s when Les, working at night at the Epiphone factory on 14th St. When combined, these humbuckers overdrive tube preamps to a smooth level of saturation without becoming overpowering. This treatment gives the pickup a slightly higher output without sacrificing its rich, vintage tone.

The 57 Classic gives you a tone that is warm and subtle with full, even response that doesnвЂ™t hold back when you need that classic Gibson humbucker crunch! The 57 Classic Plus is the perfect bridge pickup and mimics humbuckers from the late 50s that often received a few extra turns of wire. With their вЂњPatent Applied ForвЂќ decal on the base plate, the 57 Classic and 57 Classic Plus are faithful replicas of the famous PAF Gibson humbuckers created by Seth Lover that helped define the вЂњLes PaulвЂќ sound. ElectronicsД¬apturing all the power and nuances of the вЂњTributeвЂ™sвЂќ tonewoods is a pair of authentic Gibson USA 57 Classic humbucker pickups. Color finishes include Black Cherry, Faded Cherry, Midnight Ebony, Midnight Sapphire, and Vintage Sunburst. Combined with the Mahogany/Maple body, the result is a tribute to LesвЂ™ timeless guitar design with the sound that you can only get from a Les Paul. The solid mahogany neck with a hand-fitted, glued-in joint extends well into the neck pickup cavity, creating maximum neck-to-body contact and acting almost like one continuous piece of wood. The Epiphone Tribute Les Paul features a solid Mahogany back with a solid, carved hard Maple cap to create the ultimate combination of warmth and bite. Switchcraft 3-way toggle, Mallory-150 tone capacitors, Epiphone StrapLocks, 16:1 ratio premium Grover locking tuners, and a premium hardshell case. The Les Paul Tribute Plus also features EpiphoneвЂ™s famous built-to-last hardware and electronics including a U.S. The result is a Les Paul with all the standard sounds plus a huge palette of tonal possibilities at your fingertips. Using 4-conductor pickup wiring, Epiphone has added two push/pull tone pots to allow for series/parallel pickup switching. But this guitar is not just about recreating the вЂњoldвЂќ, itвЂ™s also about looking ahead, just as Les himself continued to do throughout his lifetime. Now, the Epiphone Les Paul Tribute Plus honors EpiphoneвЂ™s friendship with Les by combining his classic design features with legendary Epiphone quality and value with the added power of Gibson USA 57 Classic humbuckers. Over the years, Les continued to work closely with Epiphone luthiers, reviewing new product ideas and offering suggestions. He built his first, the legendary вЂњLog,вЂќ at the Epi factory in 1941. This also was the era when Les, inspired by the stinging sustain heard in electric steel guitars, began dreaming of making a solidbody guitar. Epi Stathopoulos and Les were good friends and Epi would let Les use the Epiphone factory on 14th Street in New York City at night after hours to experiment on guitar and pickup designs. EpiphoneвЂ™s long friendship with innovator Les Paul dates back to the late 30s and early 40s when Les and fellow guitarists such as Charlie Christian and George Barnes were at the forefront of jazz guitar.

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