Epiphone Les Paul Tribute Plus in Faded Cherry Burst

The Epiphone Les Paul Tribute Plus features a host of top specs that propel this guitar to the top of the line. Not only do you get all the classic styling that you'd expect but it comes loaded with tappable Gibson '57 Humbuckers with push/pull tonepots, a 1960's Slimtaper neck profile, upgraded electrics, Epiphone Straplocks and even includes a hardcase.

Epiphone's premium Les Paul Tributes have offered the professional guitarist all the performance they need - whether it's on the road or in the studio. Now, Epiphone steps it up a notch by adding a gorgeous AAA Flame Maple Top and new translucent colors! Introducing the Les Paul Tribute PLUS - the new standard for professionals that now looks just as stunning as it sounds and feels.

As Good As It Gets!
Epiphone's history and association with Les Paul dates way back to the days when Les, working at the Epiphone factory on 14th St. in New York, created the world's first electric guitar. Over the years, Les continued to work closely with Epiphone by reviewing new product ideas and offering suggestions. The Epiphone Les Paul "Tribute" Plus honors that relationship by combining "as good as it gets" performance and features with legendary Epiphone quality and value.

At the heart of the "Tribute" Les Paul is Great Design!
Tributes feature a solid Mahogany back with a solid, carved hard Maple cap with Flame Maple veneer to create the ultimate combination of warmth and bite. Everyone knows that set-neck guitars provide the best rock tone and sustain and the Tribute PLUS takes that to the next level featuring the original "deep set" neck joint. The solid Mahogany neck with hand-fitted, glued-in joint extends well into the neck pickup cavity creating maximum neck-to-body contact and acting almost like one continuous piece of wood. Combined with the Mahogany/Maple body, the result is a tribute to Les' timeless guitar design with the sound that you can only get from a Les Paul.

SlimTaper Neck Profile
The new Tribute PLUS features the "1960's" SlimTaper neck with a comfortable "D" shape that was introduced and made famous on many 1960's era, Kalamazoo-made guitars from Gibson and Epiphone. This profile is thick enough to provide the stability and tone you want but thin enough to provide you with the comfort and speed you need. In other words... it feels just right!

But quality construction, premium woods and choice are only part of the equation.
Capturing all the power and nuances of the Tribute PLUS is a pair of authentic Gibson USA '57 Classic humbucking pickups. With its "Patent Applied For" decal on the base plate, the '57 Classic and '57 Classic Plus are faithful replicas of the famous Gibson humbuckers that helped define the music of the late 1950s. The '57 Classic gives you a tone that is warm and subtle with full, even response that doesn't hold back when you need that classic Gibson humbucker crunch! The '57 Classic Plus is the perfect bridge pickup and mimics humbuckers of that era that received a few extra turns of wire. This treatment gives the pickup slighter higher output without sacrificing its rich, vintage tone. In combination, this pair of humbuckers overdrives tube preamps to a smooth level of saturation without becoming overpowering. Both '57's feature Gibson's special Alnico II magnet, vintage enamel coated wire, nickel plated pole pieces, nickel slugs, maple spacers and vintage-style, braided wiring. But this guitar is not just about recreating the "old", it's also about looking ahead... just as Les himself continued to do throughout his lifetime. Using 4-conductor pickup wiring, Epiphone has added two push/pull tone pots to allow for series/parallel pickup switching. The result is a Les Paul with huge pallette of tonal possibilities - from full-on, in your face humbuckers to quacky singlecoil-like sounds and everything in-between.

Loaded with premium add-ons!
Other upgrades include a U.S. Switchcraft(tm) 3-way toggle, Mallory-150 tone capacitors, Epiphone StrapLocks, 16:1 ratio premium Grover(tm) locking tuners and a premium hard case. Like every Epiphone, it features their Limited Lifetime warranty backed by world famous 24/7/365 day Gibson Customer Service. This guitar is not only a tribute to Les Paul; it's a tribute to just how good a guitar can be...TODAY!

• Mahogany body
• Carved Hard Maple top with AAA Flame Maple veneer
• Mahogany neck
• 1960's SlimTaper; D profile neck
• Vintage "Deep-Set", Glued-In neck
• 24.75" scale
• Rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl Trapezoid inlays
• Gibson USA '57 Classic Humbucker neck pickup(4-wire)
• Gibson USA '57 Classic Plus Humbucker bridge pickup(4-wire)
• Switchcraft 3-way Pickup Selector, Neck Pickup Volume, Bridge Pickup Volume, Neck Pickup Tone (push/pull - series/parallel), Bridge Pickup Tone (push/pull - series/parallel)
• Mallory-150 tone capacitors
• Binding - Fingerboard - 1 ply (cream), Body - 1 ply (cream)
• 22 medium-jumbo frets
• LockTone Tune-o-matic/Stopbar
• Grover Locking Tuners