I know, I know, the last few posts have been about Les Pauls (or Les Paul himself!) but cruising Musician’s Friend this mornig I stumbled onto the gorgeous Epiphone Les Paul Custom Silverburst and, well… I fell head-over-heels in love.
From what I’ve been able to gather (Epiphone doesn’t actually list this instrument on their website,) the Les Paul Custom Silverburst is a limited edition guitar whose main stand-out feature is its decidedly slick “Silverburst” finish – that, and the fact that it sells for around $600.
IMHO this is one of the best looking LPs to come down the line in ages, which is surprising when you consider that it’s not even a true Gibson. The price is pretty impressive too.
Besides that amazing finish, the Les Paul Custom Silverburst sports deluxe 5-ply binding all around (top, back & headstock,) a carved alder top, a pair of chrome humbuckers, and of course matching chrome hardware.
The Epiphone Les Paul Custom Silverburst LE Features–
- Carved Alder Top
- Mahogany Back
- Mahogany Neck
- Rosewood Fingerboard With 22 Frets
- Two Humbucker Pickups
- Two Volume & Two Tone Controls
- 3-Way Pickup Switching
- Bound Fingerboard
- 4-Ply Pickguard
You can take this with a grain of salt, but I have no idea how long this limited edition is running, so if you’re actually thinking about picking one of these up you might want to get on it.
- Return Of The Epi Les Paul Custom Silverburst!
- Sweetwater Gets Exclusive Limited Edition Silverburst Les Paul
- Epiphone Giving Away A Les Paul Studio!
- One Year Later: Epiphone Introduces Music Rising Les Paul
- Epiphone Debuts New Limited Edition ’59 Les Paul “Burst”
- Killer Good Looks: Epiphone Releases Joe Perry Boneyard Les Paul
- Epiphone Releases Limited Edition 1964 Paul McCartney Texan
- Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #3 :: SG Standard Silverburst
June 17th, 2006 at 9:40 pm
This thing is flat out gorgeous… I’m not even sure I could muster up the nerve to play it.
June 21st, 2006 at 2:07 am
Do you know anyone with one of these for sale?
July 16th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
I saw one in a magazine for $549. Musician’s Friend I think it was. The thing is making me drool lol.
July 18th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
I have a question about this guitar for those who have played it. I recently played a gibson version of this and i fell in love with it completely but the price (about $3000) scared the shit out of me. I’m wondering if it would be a smart idea to buy this Epiphone Custom and put 57′ classic humbuckers on it since those are what are on the gibson version.
August 9th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
I just got one as a gift and oh man ……. what a beaut! It certainly does produce a nice sound once crank it up to overdrive
November 19th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
Hi. Well, I fell in love too, when i saw it…. Ordered it, it took 2 months longer to turn up than it should have and I DONT CARE! it was so totally worth the wait. I own quite a few guitars, including a u.s strat and an s.g and this things just shoves them out the way….. It is quite simply stunning. The sustain from this baby is incredible, it feels lovely, plays perfectly and looks fantastic….. I wouldn’t change a single thing about it.
November 21st, 2007 at 6:05 pm
i just ordered one. can’t wait for it to come!
January 3rd, 2008 at 1:53 pm
I received this magnificent marriage of art and function for Christmas and let me tell you, IT’S AMAZING!!!! It was ordered at Guitar Center in Dallas and had to be shipped in from out of state. IT WAS HARD TO FIND. The price was exactly $647. It had a small scratch around the binding on the back but I thought it added character. I loved this guitar because of Adam Jones (TOOL), and although we use different pickups (i threw in emg 81/85) this thing has never disappointed. From heavy ass crunching metal to sweet clean leads, to balls out blues this thing leads the pack. I too was a bit daunted at how beautiful it was and was almost scared to handle it too roughly. But, now, I can’t keep my hands off it. Every player I know now wants one!!
July 21st, 2008 at 8:49 am
i had that guitar and it is really amazing, but i found it very easy on guitar world or guitar center or something like that, maybe you sholud look around there and buy one, its really good
July 21st, 2008 at 8:49 am
i had that guitar and it is really amazing, but i found it very easy on guitar world or guitar center or something like that, maybe you sholud look around there and buy one, its really good and it looks way better
September 14th, 2008 at 11:35 am
Hey i am about to order this guitar. From the reviews its seems like this guitar is amazing. i have an ibanez RG series and was wondering if the strings on this are close to the fretboard like the ibanez i own. i find it much easier to play with strings closer to the fretboard. i havent been playing very long so excuse me if i sound “stupid”.
October 18th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
I have one and I will never part with it. Although I’d love to put some Seymour Duncan’s in it like Adam Jones from TOOL, I don’t have the heart to mess with it right now. The stock silver humbuckers look and sound great. Right out of the box the action was set nice and low for easy payability. everyone who has seen or played it now wants one too.
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:04 pm
I grabbed one today and had Zak Wyldes EMG 81/85 set installed.
October 26th, 2008 at 6:12 am
Just ordered one yesterday, and it should come sometime this week. Absolutely love the look, I just hope it plays as well as it looks :D
January 28th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I owned an original Gibson Les Paul Silverburst back in 1980. I had it for about 5 years or so and it was a great player/looker.I always regreted selling it. So much later I found out it was limited edition etc.etc. and couldn’t touch one used at the price tag they became.
I have owned this Epi for about a year and this is a great guitar !!!
Plays as good as the ole one and brings back some haunting memeories.Ha!
Sell your girlfriend,mother or your dog before you let this go !!
You don’t get second chances and screw them up !
January 28th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
hahaha! a lesson hard learned for sure!