50s Les Paul Growl, Flame Top Looks, No-Nonsense Price
This Epiphone Les Paul Standard 50s Figured in Bourbon Burst nails the feel of a good 50s style LP: solid mahogany punch, a lively maple cap, and a neck that makes you want to keep playing long after the rehearsal is over. It looks like a high dollar flame top, but the price keeps plenty of room in your budget for amps and pedals.
Mahogany Backbone With AAA Flame Maple Top
The classic recipe is all here: a mahogany body with a maple cap and an AAA flame maple veneer on top. You get that thick, singing midrange and sustain you expect from a Les Paul, with the maple adding snap and definition so chords stay clear instead of turning to mush.
The Bourbon Burst finish shows off the flame in a big way without getting gaudy. At 8.8 lbs it has enough mass for real low end and bloom, but it will not crush your shoulder on a three set gig. Cream binding on the top and fretboard ties it all together with that old school Gibson style look.
59 Style Neck That Feels Broken In
The 1959 Rounded Medium C neck profile hits that sweet spot between vintage chunk and modern comfort. It fills your hand just enough to make bends feel solid and controlled, but it will not fight you when you are playing fast runs or big stretches.
A glued in long tenon joint helps the whole guitar resonate as one piece, so notes ring longer and feel more connected. The laurel fingerboard with a 12 inch radius and 22 medium jumbo frets keeps bends buttery and chords clean up and down the neck. A Graph Tech nut and Epiphone Vintage Deluxe tuners keep tuning rock solid, even if you lean hard on big vibrato.
Probucker Humbuckers And 50s Wiring
Epiphone’s Probucker pickups are the secret weapon on this guitar. The Probucker 2 in the bridge gives you that tight, throaty crunch for rock and blues, with enough bite to cut through a mix without going harsh. The Probucker 1 in the neck is warm and round for singing leads and big jazzier chords that still stay articulate.
CTS pots and 50s style wiring mean your volume knobs are actually usable. Roll back the volume and the top end stays glassy instead of turning to mud, so you can ride the controls for everything from clean chime to thick gain without touching your amp. The 3 way toggle and traditional 2 volume, 2 tone layout will feel like home to any Les Paul player.
Gig Ready Hardware And Kalamazoo Vibe
The Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge and stop bar tailpiece keep the strings locked down for solid sustain and reliable intonation. Nickel hardware, cream pickguard and mounting rings, gold top hat knobs with dial pointers, and the Kalamazoo style headstock all bring the right vintage attitude without you having to baby it like a museum piece.
Out of the box you get a premium gig bag, so this one is ready to hit rehearsals and stages right away. Real talk: for this price range it is hard to beat how dialed in and put together this Les Paul feels.
Dialed In By Moore Guitars
Every Epiphone we sell gets treated like it is going into our own rig. Our techs do a full Player-Perfect setup: intonation, neck relief, action and play test so it feels right the second you open the case. Tell us your preferred string gauge and action at checkout and we will set it up your way before it leaves the shop.
Each guitar is inspected multiple times, photographed individually, and shipped fast with free 2 to 3 day shipping. The photos you see are of this exact Bourbon Burst Les Paul Standard 50s Figured, hanging in our Evansville shop right now and ready to go.
Questions about this guitar or how it stacks up against other Les Pauls you are considering? Call (888) 794-8482 and talk to a real player on our team.
