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!
- Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #3 :: SG Standard Silverburst
- An SG Maestro For The Rest Of Us: Epiphone’s G-400 Maestro Custom
- Gibson Introduces Limited Edition John Lennon Les Paul
- EGR’s Gibson Guitar Of The Week Index
- Leaked! Gibson Guitar Of The Week #48: RD Standard Reissue Silverburst
- Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #28 :: Les Paul Classic Custom W/Dual P-90s
- Catching Up With Gibson’s Guitar Of The Week
- Price Drop! Epiphone Les Paul Jr. Just $99
- One Year Later: Epiphone Introduces Music Rising Les Paul
- Gibson Announces Three New Limited Edition Slash Signature LPs
- Gibson’s “Robot Guitar” Now Available In Sixteen Different Styles
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”.