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Epiphone Les Paul 100

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Epiphone LP-100
ManufacturerEpiphone
Period1993-Current
Construction
Body typeSolid
Neck jointBolt On
Scale24.75"
Woods
BodyMahogany Body/ Maple Veneer Top
NeckMahogany
FretboardRosewood with Dot markers
Hardware
BridgeStopbar
Pickup(s)700T, 650R, Both Ceramic Magnet
Colors available
Ebony, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst[1]

The Epiphone Les Paul 100 (LP-100) is a solid body electric guitar first produced in 1993[2] and is based on the Gibson Les Paul. This budget priced, Gibson-authorized version of the Les Paul model, originally introduced with a carved maple top by Jim "Epi" Rosenberg at NAMM 1993, is made as a guitar with beginner and value minded consumers in mind.[2] The Les Paul 100 is outwardly very similar to the original Les Pauls. It has a traditionally shaped, single cut mahogany body, thinner than most Les Paul models, with two tone controls, two volume controls and the three position Rhythm/Treble switch. It also sports a stopbar tailpiece and Tune-o-matic bridge, like the higher end models.[1]

The main difference with the Les Pauls is the guitar's mahogany bolt-on neck, as opposed to the set-in neck normally found on Les Pauls and other Gibson guitars. The fingerboard also sports dot inlays instead of the Les Paul's Trapezoid inlays.[1]

The LP-100 currently comes with open coil 700T & 650R Ceramic humbucker pickups.[1]

There have been several variations of the LP-100 model, Including the LP-100 Studio, Standard (Japan), Studio-Standard (flame-top) and Deluxe (gold hardware).

Les Paul 300

Also in this range of instruments was the LP-300.[3] The LP-300 and LP-300 Standard ran alongside of the LP-100 and began production at the same time. The LP-300 was a slightly upscale version of the LP-100. The main differences between the LP-100 and LP-300 were the body woods and fingerboard inlays. The LP-300 had a laminated maple body and block inlays.[3] The LP-300 Standard also had a laminated maple body, but trapezoid inlays. The LP-300 was produced from 1989-1992 and was available in a Starter Pack.[3] The Standard version was produced from 1991-1997.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Epiphone Les Paul 100". Epiphone.com.
  2. ^ a b The Epiphone Guitar Book, Walter Carter, 2012
  3. ^ a b c 1991 Epiphone Catalog

Epiphone Technical Support, used as reference.