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Tone. Touch. Taste. Grace and finesse. In the minds of many of his fellow guitarists, as well as
those of countless fans, Jeff Beck was one of the finest players ever to pick up the instrument.
From his early work with the Yardbirds to his work with the Jeff Beck Group, Beck, Bogert &
Appice, as a session musician and throughout his solo career, Jeff Beck was one of the most
influential lead guitarists of all time. A guitarist’s guitarist and sonic innovator, he was a master
of genres who played rock, blues, hard rock, and jazz fusion; helped popularize the use of
feedback, fuzz pedals, and distortion; and influenced countless players with his inimitable
style. An eight-time GRAMMY® Award winner, including six times for Best Rock Instrumental
Performance, Beck also received the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British
Music. He was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: as a member of the
Yardbirds and also as a solo artist.
His heavily modified 1954 Les Paul™, known to millions as the Oxblood due to its unique
chocolate brown/oxblood finish, was immortalized on the cover of his first solo album, the
groundbreaking Blow by Blow. The original Oxblood recently sold at auction for a
record-setting $1.3 million. In 2009, Gibson Custom recreated the Oxblood in a limited edition
run of only 50 aged guitars, which collectors still highly value. Now, Epiphone, in collaboration
with Gibson Custom, is very proud to introduce the Jeff Beck Oxblood 1954 Les Paul™, based
on his iconic 1954 Les Paul. It features a mahogany body with a maple cap, a one-piece
mahogany neck with a long neck tenon and a Jeff Beck Custom Large C neck profile, a
rosewood fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and aged mother-of-pearl trapezoid inlays,
and a Gibson “open book” style headstock with an Epiphone logo inlaid in aged
mother-of-pearl. The headstock is equipped with a low-friction Graph Tech® nut and Schaller
M6 90 tuning machines. It is powered by a pair of USA-made Gibson Custombucker
humbucker™ pickups that are connected to CTS® potentiometers and Mallory capacitors using
50s-style wiring. Other thoughtfully considered details are included to match the original guitar,
including gold Speed knobs, a Les Paul pickguard with a gap above the bridge pickup, and a
Gibson Historic Wraparound bridge. It comes packaged in an Epiphone hardshell case with
Inspired By Gibson Custom graphics and includes a vintage-style replica strap. Available for a
limited time, so don’t miss this rare opportunity to own an accessible tribute to one of the
world’s most famous, cherished, and valuable electric guitars and the master instrumentalist
who made it famous–Jeff Beck.