three-pickup 1963 SG Custom, and 1962 ES-335. If you’re looking for a Les Paul that’s both affordable and slightly different, this new Epiphone –– at least on paper –– certainly ticks the right boxes.

Gibson’s ledger gives the ‘brown’ a name: Copper Iridescent, that certainly on this Epiphone repro is a dark copper metallic, which almost flip-flops in different lighting. It’s certainly a welcome ...