
Les Paul Custom Widow, Yellow Burst, Exclusive
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.
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Epiphone |
|---|---|
| Type | Electric |
| Body wood | Mahogany |
| Neck wood | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Strings | 6 |
| Frets | 22 |
| Scale length | 24.75" |
| Pickups | ProBucker Custom / ProBucker Custom |
| Binding | Multi-ply Top, Back and Headstock, Single-ply Fretboard |
| Body Finish | Gloss |
| Body shape | Les Paul |
| Body Styles | Les Paul |
| Bridge | LockTone Tune-O-Matic |
| Bridge pickup | ProBucker Custom |
| Case | Premium Gig Bag |
| Control Covers | Black |
| Control Knobs | Black Speed |
| Controls | 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers |
| Finish | Nickel |
| Fretboard inlay | Pearloid Block |
| Fretboard radius | 304.8mm / 12.0in |
| Fret Count | 22 |
| Headstock | 60s Kalamazoo |
| Headstock Inlay | Epiphone Logo and Custom Split Diamond in Mother of Pearl |
| Jack Plate Cover | Nickel Plated Metal |
| Joint | Glued In, Set Neck |
| Model | EILPCWYBNH3 |
| Mounting Rings | Black |
| Neck pickup | ProBucker Custom |
| Nut | Graph Tech |
| Nut width | 43.0mm / 1.69in |
| Output Jack | 1/4" |
| Pickguard | Les Paul 5-ply; Black |
| Pickup Covers | Nickel |
| Pickup Selector | 3-way Toggle |
| Profile | 60s SlimTaper™ |
| Strap Buttons | 2 - Bottom and Upper Bout; Nickel |
| String gauges | .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046 |
| Switch Tip | Black |
| Switchwasher | Black with Gold Rhythm/Treble Hot Stamp |
| Tailpiece | LockTone Stop Bar |
| Top wood | AAA Flame Maple Veneer |
| Truss rod | Dual Action |
| Truss Rod Cover | 2-ply Black, Les Paul Custom |
| Tuner Plating | Nickel |
| Tuners | Grover Rotomatic, 18:1 Gear Ratio |
| Street price | $849 |





