1957 holds a unique place in Les Paul history: it was the first year Gibson's revolutionary PAF humbuckers appeared on the model, and the last year the Standard would wear the iconic Goldtop finish. That combination makes the '57 Goldtop one of the most significant guitars Gibson ever produced. This Epiphone recreation, built in partnership with Gibson Custom, captures that moment: mahogany body with carved maple cap, a 50s Rounded Medium C neck profile, and a pair of genuine Gibson USA Custombucker pickups with Alnico 3 magnets hand-wired to CTS potentiometers, Black Beauty paper-in-oil capacitors, and a Switchcraft selector and output jack. The Double Gold finish gets the look just right.