The Les Paul Custom gets an exciting new finish

The Les Paul Custom Widow is part of Epiphone’s Inspired by Gibson Collection and honors the 1950s classic designed by Mr. Les Paul himself in 1954 as the “tuxedo” version of his groundbreaking solidbody masterpiece, but you’ve probably never seen a “tuxedo” that looked quite like this one! The Epiphone Les Paul Custom Widow is fitted out with all of the specifications and details that have made the Les Paul Custom a player favorite for over 70 years. It features the traditional Les Paul Custom multi-ply top and back bound, all-mahogany body and adds a beautiful AAA flame maple veneer to the top and a very distinctive finish with matching binding and accents for looks that kill. The mahogany neck has a comfortable and fast-playing 60s SlimTaper™ neck profile and is topped with an ebony fretboard with pearloid block inlays. The fretboard has an easy-playing 12” fretboard radius and is equipped with 22 medium jumbo frets that make smooth string bends a breeze.

This Epiphone Inspired by Gibson model also has the popular 60s-style Kalamazoo headstock and a low-friction Graph Tech® nut, and the multi-ply bound headstock proudly displays the Epiphone logo and a new, larger-sized Custom split-diamond inlay; both in mother-of-pearl and accented with color to match the body finish and binding. This wildly distinctive-looking guitar is equipped with a nickel Epiphone LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™ bridge that provides outstanding intonation and string height adjustment and is paired with a classic Stop Bar tailpiece that contributes to the Les Paul’s well-known sustain.

The Epiphone Les Paul Custom Widow comes ready to rock with a pair of critically acclaimed Epiphone ProBucker™ Custom humbucker™ pickups that are paired with high-quality CTS® potentiometers with era-appropriate wiring. A Premium Gig Bag is included, and an optional hardshell case is also available.

Highlights

  • Mahogany body with AAA flame maple veneer top
  • Mahogany neck with 60s SlimTaper profile
  • Bound ebony fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and pearloid block inlays
  • Epiphone Probucker Custom pickups and CTS potentiometers
  • LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge and stop bar tailpiece
  • Epiphone premium gig bag included

Guitar Specifications

Body Specs

BindingMulti-ply Top, Back and Headstock, Single-ply Fretboard

Body FinishGloss

Body MaterialMahogany

Body ShapeLes Paul

Body StylesLes Paul

TopAAA Flame Maple Veneer

Neck Specs

Fingerboard MaterialEbony

Fingerboard Radius304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count22

FretsMedium Jumbo

InlaysPearloid Block

JointGlued In, Set Neck

Neck MaterialMahogany

Nut MaterialGraph Tech

Nut Width43.0mm / 1.69in

Profile60s SlimTaper™

Scale Length628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

Bridge PickupProBucker Custom

Controls2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers

Neck PickupProBucker Custom

Output Jack1/4"

Pickup Selector3-way Toggle

Hardware Specs

BridgeLockTone Tune-O-Matic

Control CoversBlack

Control KnobsBlack Speed

finishNickel

Jack Plate CoverNickel Plated Metal

Mounting RingsBlack

PickguardLes Paul 5-ply; Black

Pickup CoversNickel

Strap Buttons2 - Bottom and Upper Bout; Nickel

Switch TipBlack

SwitchwasherBlack with Gold Rhythm/Treble Hot Stamp

TailpieceLockTone Stop Bar

Truss RodDual Action

Truss Rod Cover2-ply Black, Les Paul Custom

Tuner PlatingNickel

Tuning MachinesGrover Rotomatic, 18:1 Gear Ratio

Misc Specs

CasePremium Gig Bag

Model:EILPCWYBNH3

Headstock60s Kalamazoo

Headstock InlayEpiphone Logo and Custom Split Diamond in Mother of Pearl

Strings Gauge.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046