Joe Bonamassa has once again partnered with Epiphone to lovingly replicate one of his most-prized guitars, his “Black Beauty” Les Paul Custom. When Bonamassa visited Hauer Music in Centerville Ohio he walked away with a 1958 Gibson Les Paul Custom in black – otherwise known as the “Black Beauty,” one of the rarest electric guitars made and one of the most coveted. This limited-edition recreation has a 50s neck prole for an era-correct feel, LP Custom bound body and neck, nonweight relieved mahogany body, unique vintage tuners, Orange Drop capacitors, CTS potentiometers, two Epiphone ProBucker 2 and one ProBucker 3 pickups, Switchcraft output jack, and classic black hardshell case with gold hardware and yellow gold plush lining.
Body Shape: Les Paul
Material: Mahogany
Top: Mahogany
Binding: Multi-ply Custom
Neck: Mahogany
Profile: 50s
Nut width: 1.693″ / 43mm
Fingerboard: Ebony, Antique Ivory binding
Scale length: 24.724″ / 628mm
Number of frets: 22
Nut: Graph Tech NuBone
Inlay: Pearloid blocks
Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: LockTone Stop Bar
Knobs: Black Top Hat knobs with dial pointers
Tuners: Epiphone Historic
Plating: Gold
Neck pickup: ProBucker 2
Middle pickup: ProBucker 2
Bridge pickup: ProBucker 3
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS potentiometers, Orange Drop capacitors
Case: Hardshell