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Limited Edition Les Paul Standard Black Royale Electric Guitar
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However, McCarty and Paul knew that the œLes Paul design, as great as it was, was only the beginning in their quest to make a guitar that could, in Les Paul' words, œsustain for days. Then in 1957, with the help of Seth Lover's humbucker pickup, the Les Paul Standard brought that dream into reality. Not only did humbuckers give the Les Paul Standard incredible sustain (and buck the hum!) but it also gave players unheard tones with complex overdrive sounds. The Les Paul Standard quickly became a favorite of blues, rock, and country players and would eventually become the standard must-have guitar for everyone from Jeff Beck to Jimmy Page to Zakk Wylde. And now Epiphone' Les Paul Standard Royale makes this must-have guitar affordable with all the original trademarks.
Classic Styling and Unique Features
The Les Paul Standard Black Royale features a solid mahogany body with a plain maple veneer to deliver classic œLes Paul tone along with an eye-catching beautiful Black Pearl, fine metallic color finish with silver sparkle binding. The hand-set mahogany neck features the classic 24.75 scale with medium jumbo frets. The rosewood fingerboard has a Trapezoid pearloid inlay and the 14 degree headstock gives you more pressure at the nut for better sustain without the tuning hang-ups you get from string-tree gadgets. The headstock also features Les Paul' iconic signature with a classic Epiphone logo.
Legendary Electronics
Underneath the hood are Alnico Classic Humbuckers that give this 'king of the solid body guitars' a rich warm tone. Epiphone uses a double vacuum waxing process to ensure quiet operation free from microphonic hum that“ after 60 years ” is a problem for many vintage Les Paul Standards.
The Royale' Alnico Classic Humbuckers are first put in a specialized wax vacuuming system before the cover is placed on the unit to ensure that the wax fully penetrates to the very center of the pickup and solidifies all parts. After the cover is placed on, it is again given a second vacuum wax bath until the unit is completely saturated with wax. Epiphone uses only the highest quality parts for its pickups including ABS plastic bobbins, 1010 Cold Rolled Steel pole shoes and pole screws, Alnico magnets and the finest magnet wire available.
Quailty Construction and Hardware
The Les Paul Black Royale includes 1" diameter potentiometers for better "throw", longer life and reliable service, an all metal toggle switch with rugged spring-steel contacts, and a heavy duty output jack. The Les Paul Standard Royale employs Grover Machine heads for a long life of tuning stability. Also included as standard equipment on the Epiphone Les Paul Standard Royale is Epiphone' exclusive gold LockTone locking Tune-o-matic bridge and Stopbar tailpiece which yields even more sustain. Case sold separately.
Features
- Mahogany body material
- Mahogany neck material
- SlimTaper; D-profile neck shape
- Glued-in, set neck neck joint
- Adjustable truss rod
- 24.75" scale length
- Rosewood fingerboard
- 12 fingerboard radius
- 22 medium jumbo frets
- Alnico Classic Plus humbucker bridge pickup
- Alnico Classic humbucker neck pickup
- Epiphone all-metal 3-way toggle switch pickup selector
- 1-neck volume, 1-neck tone, 1 bridge volume, 1-bridge tone Controls
- Locktone Tune-o-matic/stopbar bridge
- 1.68 nut width
- Nickel hardware
- Silver sparkle binding
- Case sold separately
Grab an axe with looks that kill and a sound that rivals its more expensive cousin. Order today.
- Free Standard Ground shipping (48 contiguous states, some overweight and Used/Vintage items excluded).
- Orders placed before 3 p.m. ET usually ship the same business day.
Every guitar or bass you purchase from Musician's Friend (electric or acoustic, New or Open Box) includes two years of protection from manufacturer defects.
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