1996 Epiphone Les Paul Standard - Translucent Wine Red - MIK Unsung Factory
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1996 Epiphone Les Paul Standard - Translucent Wine Red - MIK Unsung Factory
30 years of rock n roll - little dings & dongs nothing heavy
toggle switch works fine, but can use a replacement
case not included.
Highly sought after collectioner series in a beautifull colour!
The 1996 Epiphone Les Paul Standard in Translucent Wine Red is a highly sought-after Korean-made model. Featuring a mahogany body with a maple top and set mahogany neck, it is prized for its stunning finish and classic humbucker tone.
Your guitar is a premium Korean-born model built at the Unsung Factory in December 1996. Guitars from this specific factory and era are highly regarded for their robust construction and excellent natural resonance
Key Specifications & Features
- Body: Mahogany with a carved Maple top
- Neck: Set Mahogany, usually with a slim-taper profile and Rosewood fretboard
- Hardware: Chrome (or gold on specific limited edition runs)
- Pickups: Dual Epiphone Humbuckers
- Country of Origin: Crafted in South Korea (often at the renowned Peerless or Unsung factories), known for excellent build quality and wood selection during that era
Complete Technical Specifications
🪵 Body & Construction
- Body Material: Solid Mahogany
- Top Material: Carved Maple cap with a highly figured Flame Maple veneer
- Body Binding: Single-ply cream binding (top only)
- Body Depth: 1.75 inches
- Finish: Gloss Polyurethane, Translucent Wine Red [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
📐 Neck & Fingerboard
- Neck Joint: Set-in (glued) for enhanced sustain
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Profile: SlimTaper "D" profile
- Scale Length: 24.75 inches (standard Gibson/Epiphone scale)
- Fingerboard Material: Bound Indian Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 12 inches
- Number of Frets: 22 medium-jumbo frets
- Inlays: Pearloid Trapezoid positions
- Nut Width: 1.68 inches (1-11/16")
- Headstock: Classic clipped-ear shape with a gold "Les Paul Model" silkscreen [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
⚡ Electronics & Pickups
- Neck Pickup: Epiphone Alnico Classic Humbucker (typically metering ~7.6k ohms)
- Bridge Pickup: Epiphone Alnico Classic Plus Humbucker
- Controls: 2 Volume dials, 2 Tone dials
- Switching: 3-way toggle pickup selector
- Potentiometers: Standard 500k linear/audio taper pots (non-coil-splitting for this era) [, 2]
🎛️ Hardware & Control Knobs
- Bridge: Tune-o-matic bridge with an independent stopbar tailpiece
- Tuners: Unbranded die-cast precision tuners (vintage green-key style or sealed chrome, 14:1 ratio)
- Hardware Finish: Chrome / Nickel
- Control Knobs: Amber bell knobs
- Pickguard: Raised cream pickguard (often removed by owners to showcase the translucent wood grain)
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| Condition | Good (Used) Good condition items function properly but may exhibit some wear and tear.Learn more |
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