Epiphone Joe Bonamassa Signature Les Paul Goldtop 2012 Electric Guitar

This is an Epiphone Joe Bonamassa Signature Les Paul Goldtop. Made in China in 2012, this guitar features a set-neck construction comprising a Mahogany body with a Carved Hard Maple top, Mahogany neck and a 22 Medium Jumbo fret Rosewood fingerboard. This guitar is fitted with Chrome hardware including Locktone Tune-O-Matic bridge and StopBar tailpiece and a set of Grover Rotomatic tuning machines. The pickups installed are a pair of Gibson USA humbuckers, with a Burstbucker 2 in the neck and Burstbucker 3 in the bridge, these are wired to the standard Les Paul controls.

The Mahogany neck plays very well, the Rounded ‘D’ ‘59 profile filling the hand nicely, whilst the profile is certainly substantial, it remains slim enough for articulate playing, and with the Satin finish to the rear feels plenty fast enough for lead lines and solos. The Rosewood fingerboard is pleasant under the fingers, and with its traditional 12” radius strikes a perfect balance between comfortable chord playing and practicality for lead lines and string bending. The Medium Jumbo frets offer a rock solid playing surface whilst enhancing vibrato feel.

The pair of Gibson USA humbuckers installed in this guitar offer a full and thick tone, exactly as you would expect for a Les Paul. The Burstbucker 2 in the neck delivers a warm low end, driving mids and rounded yet clear high frequencies, perfect for rock solo tones. The Burstbucker 3 in the bridge is hotter and provides a bright tone that saturates beautifully into distortion as you crank the gain, easily cutting through the mix. The traditional Les Paul control layout offers comprehensive control of your tone without over-complicating things.