The 2006 Epiphone Les Paul Special MIJ in Vintage Cherry is a Japan-market Les Paul Special-style single-cut that blends simple, focused appointments with boutique upgrades. Built in Japan and sold primarily in Asia, this model features the distinctive open-book headstock and a Vintage Cherry finish over a slab mahogany body and a set mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard. This particular example has been fitted with Lindy Fralin P-90 pickups—single-coil soapbar-style units known for clear midrange bite—and upgraded tuners, improving tuning stability and string response while retaining the guitar’s raw, punchy voice.
Electronics follow a 50’s wiring approach, giving the volume and tone pots a vintage taper and allowing the pickups to interact in a musical, dynamic way. Hardware includes a stop tail bridge and ABR and comes with the original hardshell case (OHSC). Specs: year 2006, Made in Japan, Vintage Cherry finish, mahogany body and neck, rosewood fretboard, Lindy Fralin P-90 pickups (aftermarket), 50’s wiring, upgraded machine heads, and original hardshell case included.
Features:
- Year: 2006, Made in Japan (MIJ)
- Finish: Vintage Cherry
- Pickups: Lindy Fralin P-90 soapbars (upgraded)
- Wiring: 50’s wiring configuration
- Headstock: Open-book MIJ headstock
- Hardware: Upgraded tuners; Stoptail bridge
- Case: Original hardshell case (OHSC) included
