Epiphone

Description

Epiphone, a world leader in archtop design, presents the Les Paul ES PRO, a true ES-style archtop that combines Epiphone’s long tradition of building superior archtops with the classic sound and profile of the world’s #1 electric guitar, the Les Paul.

Featuring an ES-style body f-holes with traditional ES-body bracing, Epiphone ProBuckers with coil-tapping, a Dual-Action Truss Rod, Grover Rotomatic machine heads, LockTone bridge, and Stopbar tailpiece. The Les Paul ES PRO archtop hollowbody features a Flame Maple Top and Maple Body with the classic Les Paul profile with carved f-holes inspired by legendary ES-style archtops like the Casino, Sheraton, and the “335.” The body top and back has single layer white binding along with a cream pickguard.

The Les Paul style 24.75 in. scale neck has single layer Pure White binding and is made from Mahogany with a 1960s SlimTaper D-profile. The Rosewood fingerboard has medium jumbo frets, a 12” radius, and “Trapeze” pearloid inlays found on '50s era Les Pauls. Inside the ES-PRO hollow body is a center block and counter brace, both hallmarks of a true ES-style archtop. 

ProBucker Pickups with “P.A.F” Sound
Like many Epiphone Les Pauls, the new Les Paul ES-PRO is powered by Epiphone’s critically acclaimed ProBucker pickups, designed to recreate the first generation of hand wound Les Paul humbuckers from the 1950s that today can only be found in rare “Sunburst” Les Pauls that go for over $150,000 on the vintage market.  

Epiphone ProBucker humbucker pickups are made with the same 42 gauge Elektrisola wire as the originals plus 18% Nickel Silver unit bases and covers, the same alloy used by Gibson for their BurstBucker pickups. The Les Paul ES-PRO features an Epiphone ProBucker-2 in the neck position and a slightly “hotter” Epiphone ProBucker-3 in the bridge position for leads. Both pickups also come with coil-tapping, activated by a simple push/pull of each pickup’s volume control, which allows players to mix single coil and humbucker tones together in endless combinations.

Each pickup has “Les Paul” style volume and tone controls with Gold RidgeTop "top hat" knobs with metal pointers. The 3-way Pickup Selector has a white toggle cap. The Les Paul ES-PRO’s archtop body design combined with its vintage-toned ProBucker pickups makes it one of today’s most versatile electric guitars. And, it’s available for the fraction of the cost of a vintage ES-style archtop or Les Paul.

Solid Epiphone Hardware
The Les Paul ES PRO comes with world class rock solid Epiphone hardware including a solid nickel fully adjustable LockTone bridge and Stopbar tailpiece, a solid nickel Heavy-Duty Non-Rotating 1/4 in. output jack with square jack plate, and legendary Grover Rotomatics machine heads with an 18:1 turning ratio for fast and accurate tuning.
Open Box Epiphone Les Paul ES Pro Hollowbody Electric Guitar Level 1 Faded Cherry Sunburst
Open Box Epiphone Les Paul ES Pro Hollowbody Electric Guitar Level 1 Faded Cherry Sunburst
Open Box Epiphone Les Paul ES Pro Hollowbody Electric Guitar Level 1 Faded Cherry Sunburst

Features

Body
  • Body shape: Single cutaway
  • Body type: Semi-hollow or chambered body
  • Body material: Laminated
  • Top wood: Flame Maple
  • Body wood: Mahogany
  • Body finish: Gloss
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: SlimTaper D
  • Neck wood: Mahogany
  • Joint: Set-in
  • Scale length: 24.75 in.
  • Truss rod: Dual-action
  • Neck finish: Gloss
Fretboard
  • Material: Rosewood
  • Radius: 12 in.
  • Fret size: Medium jumbo
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Inlays: Trapeze
  • Nut width: 1.687 in. (42.8 mm)
Pickups
  • Configuration: HH
  • Neck: ProBucker 2
  • Middle: Not applicable
  • Bridge: ProBucker 3
  • Brand: Epiphone
  • Active or passive pickups: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Series
  • Piezo: No
  • Active EQ: No
  • Special electronics: Push/pull coil taps
Controls
  • Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, tone 1, tone 2
  • Pickup switch: 3-way
  • Coil tap or split: No
  • Kill switch: No
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed
  • Bridge design: Tune-o-matic
  • Tailpiece: Stopbar
  • Tuning machines: Grover
  • Color: Nickel
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: Electronics
  • Case: Sold separately
  • Accessories: None
  • Country of origin: China

Reviews

4.83

12 Reviews

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

Filters
Best Uses
  1. Jamming2
  2. Recording1
  3. School Bands1
  4. Fun to play1
  5. Makes an older guy feel young1
Cons
  1. Ding on side near top1
Describe Yourself
  1. Experienced1
  2. Professional Musician1
Pros
  1. Fun To Play2
  2. Good Pick Up2
  3. Good Feel1
  4. Good Tone1
  5. Solid Electronics1
  • Nice ES axe.

    4

    submitted8 years ago

    byFred

    fromKansas

    The nut is too high so it plays sharp in the first position. Also, the toggle switch is cheap. Overall, it is very good.

  • Awesome

    5

    Verified Buyer

    submitted8 years ago

    byRALPH

    fromundisclosed

    awesome - exactly what I wanted!

  • Beautiful Guitar At A Great Price.

    5

    Verified Buyer

    submitted8 years ago

    byjoe

    fromundisclosed

    Absolutely beautiful guitar. I got the wine red one for my wife who is juast starting out. No flaws that I can see in the finish. Only minor quality thing is that a couple of the tuner nuts were loose. Kind of special to have a hollowbody Les Paul. My wife loves how much lighter it is. Still has great sustain and classic les paul sound when pushed,but a nice warm sound when being mellow. Nice to have the split pickups to get that cleaner Strat style sound out of the humbuckers. Dizzying array of options between the bridge, neck, and blended with both, one or the other, or neither humbucker split. LIke other commenters, I like just looking at it on the stand, but palying it even more.

  • I would another epiphone

    5

    Verified Buyer

    submitted8 years ago

    byJ man

    fromIllinois

    Love it

  • great

    5

    Verified Buyer

    submitted9 years ago

    bydon

    fromundisclosed

    got guitar on time and plays great

  • I would buy this product again.

    5

    Verified Buyer

    submitted9 years ago

    byPenny

    fromundisclosed

    I bought this for my son.He loves it! Great sounding.

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Q&A

Have a question about this product? Our expert Gear Advisers have the answers.

  • asked byDao

    fromIndpls, in

    How much does it weigh? Don't understand why guitar specs rarely if ever list weight of guitars. There are lots of us with back issues where weight matters...a lot.

    Open Reply - Beau
    This guitar weighs 12 lbs.
  • asked byJimmy

    fromCedar Rapids, Iowa

    Does this guitar fit comfortably in a Les Paul case?

    Open Reply -
    Yes it does. It's the same size and shape of a normal Les Paul, it's just a hollow-body.
  • asked byBrody

    fromBoston, MA

    So what is the difference between this and the Florentine model? On the Florentine page the answer to this question is that the Florentine has ProBucker 3 and the ES ProBucker 2, but the specs say that each guitar has one of each pickup. I can't find any difference in the specs.

    Open Reply -
    Very little difference aside from body style, pick guard, truss rod, and tuning machines.
  • asked byDonald

    fromMICHIGAN

    Anyone know the lower bout width? Is it 14"?

    Open Reply -
    Please refer to the manufacturer's website. - http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Les-Paul/Les-Paul-ES-PRO.aspx