Elitist Les Paul

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Hand selected and kiln-dried woods Custom-wound Made In The USA Pickups
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Precision Grover Machine Heads Real Abalone and Mother of Pearl Inlays
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Real Abalone and Mother of Pearl Inlays
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The Elitist Series was made at the Terada and Fuji-gen factories in Japan. Originally called the Elite Series, Epiphone was forced to change the name because of a conflict with an Ovation line of guitars already bearing the Elite moniker.

The same Terada and Fuji-Gen guitar factories that made all of the Orville by Gibson and Orville guitars were used to make the Gibson/Yamano Gakki Epiphone Elite and Epiphone Elitist series with the Terada guitar factory mostly making the semi acoustic models and the Fuji-Gen guitar factory mostly making the solid body models

The Elitist guitars were made to very high specifications. Most of the parts were made in Japan but some parts were made in other countries, including the USA and Germany. These guitars cost more than twice as much as a standard Epiphone guitar. The Elitist series was discontinued in 2008, with the exception of the Casino model.

The Epiphone Elitist Series includes features such as real Abalone and Pearl inlays, bone nuts and saddles, hand-rubbed finishes, USA strings and meticulous adjustment and set-up. Japanese Domestic Market Elitists use the Gibson-style open-book headstock instead of the Tombstone-shaped headstock.

The Epiphone Elitist guitars are not related to the Epiphone Les Paul Elite, which is a Korean-made semi-hollow guitar similar to the Les Paul-ES.

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Models


Elitist Les Paul

Epiphone Elitist LP Goldtop
Epiphone Elitist LP '57 Goldtop
Epiphone Elitist LP Studio Epiphone Elitist LP Standard
Epiphone Elitist LP Studio
Epiphone Elitist LP Standard
Epiphone Elitist LP Standard Plus Epiphone Elitist LP Custom
Epiphone Elitist LP Standard Plus
Epiphone Elitist LP Custom
Epiphone Elitist LP Goldtop
Epiphone Elitist Les Paul Headstock
Epiphone Elitist LP Goldtop
Epiphone Elitist Les Paul Headstock
  • 2002-2006

Body:

  • Book-matched African Mahogany body
  • Book-matched maple top

Neck:

  • 1-piece set mahogany neck with dovetail neckjoint
  • Rosewood fingerboard with real Mother of Pearl inlays
  • Tombstone-style headstock
  • 2-screw, 2-ply truss rod cover
  • Bone nut
  • 22 frets
  • 24.75" scale
  • 1.68" nut width

Electrics:

  • USA 50SR & 60ST pickups
  • 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
  • 3-way selector switch

Hardware:

  • Nickel hardware
  • Die-cast Grover tuner
  • Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
  • Elevated pickguard

Other Features:

  • Custom-wound pickups made in the USA exclusively for Epiphone
  • Hand selected, slow dried woods
  • Hand-rubbed finishes
  • Real Abalone or Mother of Pearl inlays
  • Vintage-style Epiphone Logo
  • Set-up and adjustments done at Gibson, Nashville

Les Paul Elitist Models:

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Elitist Les Paul (Japan)

Epiphone Elitist Japan '57 Goldtop
Epiphone Elitist Japan '57 Goldtop
Epiphone Elitist Japan Les Paul Studio Epiphone Elitist Japan Les Paul Custom
Epiphone Elitist Japan Les Paul Studio
Epiphone Elitist Japan Les Paul Custom
Epiphone Elitist Japan 1950's Standard Plaintop Epiphone Elitist Japan 1950's Standard Flametop
Epiphone Elitist Japan 1950's Standard Plaintop
Epiphone Elitist Japan 1950's Standard Flametop
Epiphone Elitist Headstock
Epiphone Japanese Domestic Market Elitist Headstock
  • 2003-2006

Body:

  • Book-matched African Mahogany body
  • Book-matched maple top

Neck:

  • 1-piece set mahogany neck with dovetail neckjoint
  • Rosewood fingerboard with real Mother of Pearl inlays
  • Gibson-style Open-Book headstock
  • 2-screw, 2-ply truss rod cover
  • Bone nut
  • 22 frets
  • 24.75" scale
  • 1.68" nut width

Electrics:

  • USA Classic Pickups
  • 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
  • 3-way selector switch

Hardware:

  • Nickel hardware
  • Die-cast Grover tuner
  • Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
  • Elevated pickguard
  • Speed knobs

Other Features:

  • Custom-wound pickups made in the USA exclusively for Epiphone
  • Hand selected, slow dried woods
  • Hand-rubbed finishes
  • Real Abalone or Mother of Pearl inlays
  • Vintage-style Epiphone Logo
  • Hard case included

Models:

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