Epiphone Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Top – Classic White (2025)

Part of Epiphone’s highly acclaimed “Inspired by Gibson” Collection, this Les Paul Standard '50s in a stunning Classic White lovingly recreates the feel and tone of the 1950s-era Les Pauls. Built in July 2025 at the highly regarded Qingdao factory in China, this guitar delivers the vintage accurate specifications and classic aesthetics that Les Paul players love.

The now discontinued Epiphone Les Paul Standard 50’s Classic White Exclusive was crafted with all the key ingredients you would expect: a solid mahogany body paired with a maple cap, and a bound mahogany neck featuring a historically accurate ’59 Rounded Medium C-profile with a long neck tenon. It is powered by a critically acclaimed pair of Epiphone ProBucker humbuckers. Together with CTS potentiometers, era-appropriate wiring, and gold Top Hat knobs with dial pointers, this setup delivers rich, dynamic tones, from smooth, warm cleans to biting, articulate lead sounds. The Kalamazoo-style headstock is equipped with Epiphone Vintage Deluxe tuners and a Graph Tech nut, which together with the long neck tenon all contribute to its tone which is to die for, its tuning stability, sustain, and reliability. This guitar delivers in all areas!

Condition-wise, this instrument is absolutely flawless; I have struggled to find any marks on her. It is in "as new" pristine condition, honestly, it is like the previous owner gave this guitar special treatment, and only ever played it wearing a suit made of bubble wrap! (yes, that conjures up strange images for me too!)

As with all instruments that pass through my hands at Sosbro Guitar Co., this guitar has just undergone a thorough professional refurbishment/setup to ensure it arrives stage ready and plays to its best ability. Full setups in most shops are expensive, and because of the high cost of paying a guitar tech, very few new guitars off the shelf or even second-hand guitars ever get a proper going over before being sold. I have personally already done the hard work for you. During its service, I removed the old strings, cleaned the fretwire, polished the frets, cleaned and tested all the volume/tone pots and the pickup switch, and polished the entire guitar. In addition to the usual wood restoration treatments, this guitar’s fretboard was specially treated with Monty's Montypresso (the original guitar relic wax), which has beautifully darkened the board and fed the natural open-grain wood. Finally, it was restrung with a fresh set of D’Addario XL Nickel Wound strings (9-42 gauge), tuned, and correctly intonated, dialed in with a comfortable low action that makes it an absolute joy to play.

Due to the extensive workshop setup, this guitar genuinely plays better than when it was sold brand new. These guitars retail for £550+ new, so this is a fantastic opportunity to grab yourself an upgraded, pristine bargain. The previous “Inspired by Gibson” guitars I have had in stock just don’t hang around very long, so don’t miss your opportunity to get yourself a beaut, otherwise you will kick yourself for sure!

No gig bag or hard case is included in the price, but as a specialist reseller, I have various suitable options available separately. I stock a number of brand-new big brand name bags and cases, as well as a few quality second-hand options. Just ask for details, and I’ll be happy to offer a discount when a case is purchased together with the guitar.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.