
Adam Jones 1979 Les Paul Custom, Antique Silverburst
Epiphone and Gibson Custom Partner to Recreate Adam’s 1979 Silverburst Les Paul Custom Multi-platinum-selling and four-time Grammy Award® winner Adam Jones, from the band Tool, is one of rock’s most talented and sonically innovative guitarists. Now Epiphone has partnered with Gibson Custom to create a new model that pays tribute to what Adam calls “one of my top favorite guitars of all time” - his Silverburst 1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom. It has a three-piece maple neck with a custom Adam Jones profile, an ebony fretboard, and a mahogany body with a maple cap. Finished in Antique Silverburst, it also features a Custombucker pickup in the neck position and a Seymour Duncan® Distortion® in the bridge position, along with CTS® potentiometers and Orange Drop® capacitors. It also has a Gibson “open book” headstock profile with custom artwork on the headstock's rear that was designed by Joyce Su and Adam Jones, and even comes with a replica two-inch convex mirror included in the Deluxe Protector Series hardshell case.
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Epiphone |
|---|---|
| Type | Electric |
| Body wood | Mahogany |
| Neck wood | 3-piece Maple |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Strings | 6 |
| Frets | 22 |
| Scale length | 24.75" |
| Pickups | Custombucker Reverse Mounted / Seymour Duncan Distortion |
| Accessories | 2" Convex Mirror (Included in the Case) |
| Binding | 7-ply Top, 5-ply Back and Headstock, Single-ply Fretboard |
| Body Finish | Gloss |
| Body shape | Les Paul |
| Body Styles | Les Paul |
| Bridge | Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic |
| Bridge pickup | Seymour Duncan Distortion |
| Case | Protector Series Hardshell Case |
| Control Covers | Black |
| Control Knobs | Black Speed with Nickel Dial Pointers |
| Controls | 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS Potentiometers, Orange Drop Capacitors |
| Finish | Nickel |
| Fretboard inlay | Mother of Pearl Block |
| Fretboard radius | 304.8mm / 12.0in |
| Fret Count | 22 |
| Headstock | Gibson Open Book Profile |
| Headstock Inlay | Epiphone Logo and Custom Split Diamond in Mother of Pearl |
| Jack Plate Cover | Nickel Plated Metal |
| Joint | Glued In, Set Neck, Long Neck Tenon |
| Model | EIGCAJLPC79NH1 |
| Mounting Rings | Black |
| Neck pickup | Custombucker Reverse Mounted |
| Nut | Graph Tech |
| Nut width | 43.0mm / 1.69in |
| Output Jack | 1/4" |
| Pickup Covers | Nickel (Neck Pickup Only) |
| Pickup Selector | 3-Way Toggle |
| Profile | Adam Jones Custom Profile |
| Strap Buttons | 2 - Bottom and Shoulder (PosiLock Buttons) |
| String gauges | .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046 |
| Switch Tip | Chrome |
| Switchwasher | Black; Rhythm/Treble in Silver Hot Stamp |
| Tailpiece | Epiphone LockTone Stop Bar |
| Top wood | Maple |
| Truss rod | Dual Action |
| Truss Rod Cover | 2-Ply Bell, Les Paul Custom |
| Street price | $1,499 |





