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The limited-edition Les Paul Blackback celebrates the 1950s classic.
The Les Paul Custom Blackback is a limited-edition electric and part of Epiphone's Inspired by Gibson Collection. Honoring the 1950s classic designed by Les Paul himself, known as the "tuxedo" version of his groundbreaking solid-body masterpiece, the Blackback electric features the specs and appointments of the original. With a traditional Custom-style mahogany body and ebony fingerboard, this limited-edition electric feels just like the original 1950s instrument. Additional features include gold hardware, ProBucker humbuckers with CTS electronics, Grover machine heads and Custom-style inlay.
Features:
Mahogany body and neck
SlimTaper neck profile
LockTone ABR bridge
Grover Rotomatic tuners
Dual ProBucker pickups
Specifications:
Les Paul Custom Blackback Limited-Edition Electric Guitar Specifications:
Body
Body Type: Single Cutaway Solid Body
Body wood: Mahogany
Neck
Neck shape: Slim Taper
Neck wood: Mahogany
Scale length: 24.75"
Truss rod: Standard
Fingerboard
Material: Ebony
Number of frets: 22
Inlays: Pearloid Block
Nut width/material: 1.69"/GraphTech
Electronics
Configuration: HH
Neck: Proprietary Humbucker
Bridge: Proprietary Humbucker
Control layout: Individual volume, Individual volume, Individual tone, Individual tone
Hardware
Bridge type: Fixed Bridge
Bridge design: LockTone ABR
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Tuning machines: Sealed High-ratio
Color: Gold
Other
Number of strings: 6 String
Orientation: Right-Handed
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50's necks are a thicker profile than 60's necks, personal preference but I would recommend slimmer neck profiles for beginners.
Obvious typo on the product page.
Obvious typo on the product page.
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For comparison's sake, I also own a USA Gibson Les Paul Standard Slash "Victoria" Goldtop. This one comes very close to Gibson as far as the actual tangible benefits (Sound, Playability and Looks). The Gibson will be far more collectible, and will have the "intangibles" like a nitrocellulose finish, USA pickups, far better construction, etc, but most of that doesn't affect sound quality as much. If you're a new player, save your money for a better amp. You can gig with this guitar easily.
They will come with a lot of fret buzz out the factory, so you will have to get the guitar professionally set up.
The pickups are Epiphone Burstbuckers, they are very good sounding pickups, and the open window design makes them look really unique. You also get coil split with this model, meaning you can switch from humbuckers to single coils, if you prefer to sound like a Fender Stratocaster (kind of silly on a Les Paul, but some people like it).
The black backing is piano gloss black so fine scratches will show easily.
This is one of the cheapest Les Paul Customs you can get for the money. However, they seem to always go on sale, and I don't know why, but resale value will be low because of that, and I suspect it won't be as collectible (though the original Gibson Blackback is super rare and super collectible).
The description is misleading because it talks about the 50s, which is when the Les Paul was first introduced, but the Blackback (the one this is modeled after) came out in the 70s. So it has the slim taper neck, which I prefer, but Gibsons are Plek'd at the factory so even with thicker necks, they play like a dream.
I actually play this more than the Gibson, because I'm always worried about scratching that one. With the Epi, I have less concerns, and it sounds 90% of the way there, even with the stock chinese Burstbuckers.
That said, I also think it's a little unfair to characterize Epiphone in the light that you have. Epiphone has a storied history, just like Gibson. Les Paul, in fact, played Epiphone long before Gibson swayed him into playing Gibsons to compete against Fender (very long story, but it's a good one if you're curious and would like to look it up). It's not exactly like "Squier" for Fender, even though the Squier brand also has a reputation for quality.
The Epiphone line is complex. It ranges from budget models like the Studio, to the Standard, to the Customs and the newer Prophecy lines and their signature guitars. They aren't all $300 guitars. At the higher end of that scale, the Customs, Custom Pros, and the signature models, are known to be higher quality and some even compete with Gibson in quality, if not reputation and saleability.
This is what a Les Paul Custom Blackback (this model) sells for on Reverb used:
https://reverb.com/p/epiphone-les...ckback-pro
They may not resell the way a Gibson does, that's a given, but I also wouldn't liken it to "lighting money on fire and throwing it out the window". Not all Epiphones are created equal.
Also, not everyone is looking to make money off the guitars they purchase. Epiphones as you have noted yourself, are fine entry to mid-level instruments. Great for beginners and for working class musicians alike.
Apologies in advance, wasn't meaning to crap on your post. Just wanted to address some things that while well meaning, might be misleading to newer players.
That said, I also think it's a little unfair to characterize Epiphone in the light that you have. Epiphone has a storied history, just like Gibson. Les Paul, in fact, played Epiphone long before Gibson swayed him into playing Gibsons to compete against Fender (very long story, but it's a good one if you're curious and would like to look it up). It's not exactly like "Squier" for Fender, even though the Squier brand also has a reputation for quality.
The Epiphone line is complex. It ranges from budget models like the Studio, to the Standard, to the Customs and the newer Prophecy lines and their signature guitars. They aren't all $300 guitars. At the higher end of that scale, the Customs, Custom Pros, and the signature models, are known to be higher quality and some even compete with Gibson in quality, if not reputation and saleability.
This is what a Les Paul Custom Blackback (this model) sells for on Reverb used:
https://reverb.com/p/epiphone-les...ckback-pro
They may not resell the way a Gibson does, that's a given, but I also wouldn't liken it to "lighting money on fire and throwing it out the window". Not all Epiphones are created equal.
Also, not everyone is looking to make money off the guitars they purchase. Epiphones as you have noted yourself, are fine entry to mid-level instruments. Great for beginners and for working class musicians alike.
Apologies in advance, wasn't meaning to crap on your post. Just wanted to address some things that while well meaning, might be misleading to newer players.
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