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Epiphone Joe Bonamassa Signature 1960 Les Paul Standard Outfit In Norm Burst

Based on Joe’s Favourite Vintage Les Paul! Includes “Lifton”-Style Hardshell Case & Certificate of Authenticity

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Product Description

Joe Bonamassa is a modern blues-rock icon, known for his tasteful pentatonic chops and glorious guitar tones. However, the man from New York is also famed for his massive collection of vintage guitars - the majority of which he keeps at his "Nerdville" home/museum.

With such a large assortment of premium guitars from the golden age of guitar building, Joe's favourite instruments must be truly special. And one of his most cherished guitars is a 1960 Les Paul Standard, which he famously purchased from Norman's Rare Guitars in California. The Epiphone "Norm Burst" 1960 Les Paul Standard Outfit is the sixth signature model made for Bonamassa, which is directly modelled after his rare 1960 Les Paul made during the final year of the LP Standard’s original production run.

The instrument features powerful Epiphone ProBucker humbuckers, an AA Maple Cap with Flame Veneer top and Mallory tone caps to recapture that old-school LP sound. This guitar also includes a “Lifton”-style case and a hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity!

Here's what Epiphone says about the Joe Bonamassa Signature 1960 Les Paul Standard Outfit:

The Story of the “Norm Burst”

Grammy nominee Joe Bonamassa has become renowned world-wide as of the most gifted guitarists of his generation as well as a passionate collector of the original Les Paul Standard, perhaps the most coveted vintage instrument of the modern era. The original LP Standard was produced at the Epiphone & Gibson factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1958-1960 and today, original models are sold for $250,000 or more. 

The Joe Bonamassa 1960 Les Paul Standard “Norm Burst” Outfit is a stunning recreation of Joe’s vintage 1960 LP Standard found at Norm’s Rare Guitars in Tarzana, California. Joe dubbed the Les Paul a “Norm Burst” because when it was purchased, the nearly 60 year old guitar appeared brand new--all of the instrument’s original dealer paperwork and tags were still tied around the headstock. Joe remarked that of all his vintage LP Standards, the “Norm Burst” stands out as “the cleanest vintage Les Paul Standard I’ve ever seen.” It also happens to be sequentially numbered to Joe’s other Les Paul Standard from 1960 which he nicknamed “The Runt” and was found far from Norm’s in South Africa!  

AA Flame Maple Cap and “Norm Burst” Finish

The Joe Bonamassa 1960 Les Paul Standard “Norm Burst” Outfit is closely modeled after Joe’s vintage 1960 LP Standard and has a classic Les Paul profile with a Mahogany body, cream LP-style pickguard, and a AA Flame Maple Cap in a Heritage Cherry “Norm Burst” finish like Joe’s original. The Mahogany neck has a SlimTaper 60’s profile with an Indian Laurel fingerboard, a 24.75” scale, a GraphTech nut, 22 medium frets, a 12” radius, and Les Paul-style trapezoid inlays. The small sloped dovewing headstock has a replica of Joe’s signature on the back in gold silkscreen. 

ProBucker Power

Joe’s “Norm Burst” Les Paul is powered by Epiphone ProBucker humbucker pickups which feature the same components and materials as vintage humbuckers from the late 1950s including sand cast Alnico II magnets, 18% Nickel Silver unit bases and covers, and high quality 4 conductor lead wire. Each ProBucker humbucker is also vacuum wax potted to eliminate microphonics. Controls include an Epiphone 3-way pickup selector with an amber toggle cap and volume and tone controls for the bridge and neck, plus gold Top Hat knobs with nickel plated dial pointers. All controls have 50s style wiring with Mallory tone caps.

Rock Solid Epiphone Hardware

The Joe Bonamassa “Norm Burst” comes with Epiphone’s rock solid nickel hardware including an Epiphone non-rotating 1/4" output jack and a LockTone ABR bridge and Stopbar tailpiece.  Turning is fast and reliable with Epiphone Deluxe “Tulip” keys with an 18:1 tuning ratio. Included is a hard case modeled after the original 50s era “Lifton” Les Paul cases. Each case is decorated with Joe’s “Nerdville, CA” artwork along with a Certificate of Authenticity hand-signed by Joe. 

Key Features

  • Based on Joe’s favourite vintage Les Paul from Norm’s Rare Guitars: “The cleanest I’ve seen!”
  • AA Maple Cap with Flame Veneer top and Mahogany body
  • Epiphone ProBucker humbuckers and Mallory tone caps
  • Original '50s-style wiring
  • Includes “Lifton” '50s-style hard case and hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity

Specifications

Body

  • Top: Maple Cap AA Flame Veneer
  • Body: Mahogany

Neck

  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Neck Profile: '60s SlimTaper
  • Fingerboard: Indian Laurel
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Les Paul-Style Trapezoid
  • Frets: 22, Medium
  • Nut: GraphTech
  • Radius: 12”
  • Headstock: Small Sloped Dovewing
  • Back Of Headstock: “Joe Bonamassa” Signature in Gold Silkscreen

Electronics

  • Neck Pickup: Epiphone ProBucker 2 (Nickel Cover)
  • Bridge Pickup: Epiphone ProBucker 3 (Nickel Cover)
  • Controls: Neck Volume, Neck Tone, Bridge Volume, Bridge Tone, 3-Way Toggle w/ Amber Cap 
  • Wiring: '50s-Style Les Paul Wiring with Mallory Tone Caps

Hardware

  • Hardware: Nickel
  • Pickguard: Cream
  • Knobs: Gold Top Hat with Nickel-Plated Dial Pointers
  • Bridge: LockTone ABR
  • Tailpiece: Stopbar
  • Output Jack: Epiphone Non-Rotating 1/4" 
  • Machine Heads: Epiphone Deluxe “Tulip” Key 18:1 Ratio

Miscellaneous

  • Hard Shell “Lifton”-Style Case with Bonamassa “Nerdville, CA” Art
  • Hand-Signed Certificate of Authenticity
  • Finish: Heritage Cherry “Norm Burst”
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Customer Reviews

4.9

9 reviews

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Mr Christopher Martin21st Apr 2020

A superb reasonably priced Les Paul which sustains well. The neck is super comfortable.

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Miguel Ribeiro3rd Apr 2020

Great sounding beautifull guitar with AA flamed maple top. Great setup and action right out of the box. Great value case. A shame that the bonamassa certificate and autograph were missing.

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 4

Mr Paul Owen3rd Apr 2020

This is my new favourite guitar. The finish is incredible and has a very prestigious feel to it, the tuning pegs to the switch are fine attention to detail. As for the sound! It blew me away. The ring out from the bends holds like the crem de la crem of church bells...The Vatican church bells it is then!

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

joe morgan31st Mar 2020

Value 4Looks 4Sound 4

Mr Matt McCoy27th Feb 2020

Brilliant guitar. Quality of fretboard finishing is much better than a new Gibson I had in the late 90's. Pickups sound wonderful. Customer service was excellent.

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Mr Tim Mower18th Feb 2020

Great guitar and great value. Love it!!

Value 4Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Mr. Marshalsea13th Feb 2020

As advertised. I now own two Epiphone and a Gibson, and there isn't 3k worth of extras in the Gibson. Yeah, sure it is better, but these Epiphones are getting better and better - at the price point you can't go wrong.

Value 5Looks 5Sound 4

Trusted Customer6th Jan 2020

Compared to two 30 years old epiphones the overall quality of product has improved a lot. Quality of finish is excellent, humbuckers sound good and sisarineen is what it is should be. Good value for monet.

Value 5Looks 4Durability 4Sound 4

Mr Olivier Stein6th Jan 2020

bought that product without having seen or heard from it. took the risq on andertons quality of service and Joe. Not disapointed by any of them... again keep it up with the good work you are doing fantastic a job

Value 5Looks 5Sound 5

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