Epiphone Jeff Beck Oxblood 1954 Les Paul - Oxblood 25041522637

A Tribute to One of the Most Iconic Electric Guitars in History, Made Famous by Jeff Beck

Tone. Touch. Taste. Grace and finesse. In the minds of many of his fellow guitarists, as well as those of countless fans, Jeff Beck was one of the finest players ever to pick up the instrument. From his early work with the Yardbirds to his work with the Jeff Beck Group, Beck, Bogert & Appice, as a session musician and throughout his solo career, Jeff Beck was one of the most influential lead guitarists of all time.

A guitarist’s guitarist and sonic innovator, he was a master of genres who played rock, blues, hard rock, and jazz fusion; helped popularize the use of feedback, fuzz pedals, and distortion; and influenced countless players with his inimitable style. An eight-time GRAMMY® Award winner, including six times for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Beck also received the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. He was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: as a member of the Yardbirds and also as a solo artist.

His heavily modified 1954 Les Paul™, known to millions as the Oxblood due to its unique chocolate brown/oxblood finish, was immortalized on the cover of his first solo album, Blow by Blow. The original Oxblood recently sold at auction for a record-setting $1.3 million. In 2009, Gibson Custom recreated the Oxblood in a limited edition run of only 50 aged guitars, which collectors still highly value.

Now, Epiphone, in collaboration with Gibson Custom, is proud to introduce the Jeff Beck Oxblood 1954 Les Paul™. It features a mahogany body with a maple cap, a one-piece mahogany neck with a long neck tenon and a Jeff Beck Custom Large C neck profile, a rosewood fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and aged mother-of-pearl trapezoid inlays, and a Gibson “open book” style headstock with an Epiphone logo inlaid in aged mother-of-pearl. The headstock is equipped with a low-friction Graph Tech® nut and Grover® Rotomatic® tuners with spade buttons. It is powered by USA-made Gibson Custombucker humbuckers™, with CTS® potentiometers and Mallory capacitors using 50s-style wiring.

Other details include gold Speed knobs, a Les Paul pickguard with the historically accurate “gap” above the bridge pickup, and a Gibson Historic Wraparound bridge. Each guitar comes with an Epiphone hardshell case with Inspired by Gibson Custom graphics and a vintage-style replica strap.

Highlights

• Mahogany body with a maple cap

• One-piece mahogany neck with long neck tenon

• Rosewood fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and mother-of-pearl trapezoid inlays

• Gibson "open book" headstock

• Grover Rotomatic tuners

• Custombucker pickups

• Hardshell case with Inspired by Gibson Custom logo

Specifications

Body Specs

• Binding: Single-ply, Top and Fretboard

• Body Finish: Vintage Gloss

• Body Material: Mahogany

• Body Shape: Les Paul

• Body Styles: Les Paul

• Top: Maple

Neck Specs

• Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood

• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in

• Fret Count: 22

• Frets: Medium Jumbo

• Inlays: Aged Mother-of-Pearl Trapezoid

• Joint: Glued In, Set Neck; Long Tenon

• Neck Material: One-Piece Mahogany

• Nut Material: Graph Tech

• Nut Width: 43.0mm / 1.69in

• Profile: Jeff Beck Custom Large C

• Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

• Bridge Pickup: Custombucker

• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Mallory Capacitors

• Neck Pickup: Custombucker

• Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft

• Pickup Selector: Switchcraft 3-way Toggle

Hardware Specs

• Bridge: Gibson Historic Aluminum Wraparound

• Control Covers: Cream; Smooth Gloss

• Control Knobs: Gold Speed with Nickel-Plated Dial Pointer

• Finish: Nickel

• Jack Plate Cover: Nickel Plated

• Mounting Rings: Cream

• Pickguard: 1959 Les Paul; Cream, No Bevel, with Gap Above Bridge Pickup

• Pickup Covers: None

• Plastic Parts: Cream

• Saddle Material: Aluminum

• Strap Buttons: 2 – Bottom and Upper Bout

• Switch Tip: Ivory

• Switchwasher: Cream with Gold Text

• Truss Rod: Dual Action

• Truss Rod Cover: Single Ply Bell; Black

• Tuner Plating: Nickel

• Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic with Spade Button

Misc Specs

• Accessories: Vintage-style Replica Strap

• Model: ECJB54AOXNH3

• Case: Black Epiphone Hardshell with Gold Hardware, Red Interior, and Gold Inspired by Gibson Custom Exterior Graphics

• Headstock: Gibson Open Book; Inspired by Gibson Double Diamond Logo Etched on Rear

• Headstock Inlay: Epiphone Logo in Aged Mother of Pearl

• Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

Weight: 8.50 lbs