Introduced in 1954 as a more upscale sibling to the original Les Paul Standard, the Les Paul Custom quickly carved its own identity in both sound and style. Alpine White Customs first appeared in 1975 and have been iconic ever since, associated with players like Randy Rhoads and Mick Jones of The Clash. This Epiphone recreation, built in partnership with Gibson Custom, brings the full Custom treatment: ebony fretboard, mother-of-pearl block inlays, gold hardware throughout, and a pair of genuine Gibson USA 490R and 498T pickups hand-wired to CTS potentiometers, a Switchcraft output jack and pickup select switch, and Mallory capacitors. This is the kind of guitar that turns heads before you even play a note.