EPIPHONE LES PAUL CLASSIC WORN-WORN EBONY
Les Paul Classic Worn Main Features
Mahogany body with a maple top, worn finishMahogany neck with SlimTaper C-profile, Indian laurel fretboardDual Alnico Classic Pro humbuckers, coil-split, 3-way selectorLockTone ABR bridge, stopbar tailpiece, Grover Rotomatic tuners
Classic Tonewoods
Before releasing the Les Paul in 1952, Gibson president Ted McCarty experimented with different body woods. The first version was solid maple, but McCarty felt that it sounded shrill. Next was solid mahogany. That sounded “too soft.” But when he put the two together—maple on mahogany—it was magic. The Epiphone Les Paul Classic Worn uses this same combination for its sonic base.
Neck Construction
The mahogany neck has a SlimTaper C-profile, unlike some of the “baseball bat” necks on ’Pauls of the past. An Indian laurel fretboard provides plenty of snap with a pick, or subtlety with fingers.
Historic Hardware
Epiphone outfitted the Classic Worn with a LockTone ABR bridge and stopbar tailpiece. The Grover Rotomatic tuners have kidney buttons and a modern 18:1 gear ratio.