Talk about a Black “Friday” Beauty! A super rare guitar !
Mint condition, collector owned, never played and kept in its case since purchase. Includes all original accessories, including “Nerdville” hardshell case, COA and paperwork.
This model had an initial run of 1,000 pieces for worldwide distribution in October 2025 only with a few pieces shipped to Australia and now virtually impossible to find (particularly one in this pristine condition).
Joe Bonamassa is widely renowned for his guitar-playing prowess and as a world-class guitar collector. One prized gem in his collection is his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Custom. The original Les Paul Custom came to be known as the “Black Beauty,” and examples from the late 50s are highly sought after, but this particular guitar is quite unique.
Joe’s guitar is a rare custom order with two pickups instead of the standard three-pickup configuration. Adding to its allure, it also sports Grover® Imperial™ tuners and a Bigsby® vibrato tailpiece. The Epiphone Joe Bonamassa 1959 Les Paul Custom faithfully recreates this exceptional guitar for players everywhere to enjoy and at an accessible price. It has an Antique Ebony finish over its all-mahogany body, which features aged multi-ply binding
on the top and back. The mahogany neck has a 1959 Rounded Medium C profile and is topped with a bound ebony fretboard that is equipped with 22 medium jumbo frets and dressed up with pearloid block position marker inlays.
The multi-ply bound 60s Kalamazoo-style headstock features the Epiphone logo and the iconic Custom Split Diamond inlay in mother of pearl and is outfitted with a low-friction Graph Tech® nut for excellent tuning stability. The Joe Bonamassa ’59 Les Paul Custom is powered by a pair of punchy-sounding Epiphone ProBucker™ Custom pickups that
are wired to individual volume and tone controls that use high-quality CTS® potentiometers for outstanding reliability and tonal versatility. As is fitting for a Les Paul Custom, the hardware is gold, including a LockTone™ Tune- O-Matic™ bridge, the Grover tuners, and the Bigsby B70 vibrato tailpiece.
The combination of these elements creates an instrument that is not only visually stunning but also remarkably
versatile in its sound. The Epiphone Joe Bonamassa ’59 Les Paul Custom comes with a certificate of authenticity and
a hardshell case with “Nerdville” graphics.
Body
Shape: Les Paul
Body Material: Mahogany
Binding: Aged/Yellowed 7-ply Top, 5-ply Back and Headstock, Ivory Single-ply Fretboard
Neck
Material: Mahogany
Profile: 1959 Rounded Medium C
Nut Width: 43mm
Fingerboard: Ebony
Scale Length: 628.65mm
Number of Frets: 22
Nut Material: Graph Tech
Inlay: Pearloid Block
Hardware
Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: Bigsby B70 Vibrato
Tuners: Grover Imperial
Plating: Gold
Electronics
Neck Pickup: ProBucker Custom
Bridge Pickup: ProBucker Custom
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers
