Custom Sound, Custom Color Epiphone and Trivium's Matt Heafy present the Limited Edition Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom, a new and totally killer original takes on the world famous Les Paul!  Designed in close collaboration with Matt Heafy, each guitar reflects Heafy's distinctive approach to guitar, which has earned him and Trivium scores of dedicated fans around the world. Trivium's records have sold over a million copies worldwide.  Matt Heafy's signature Les Paul features an all blacked out Ebony gloss finish that's especially striking on the sleek profile of a Les Paul Custom. This 6 string limited edition Custom model features a Mah body with a plain maple veneer top, a time tested combination that has gone virtually unchanged since the '50s.  The Mah neck has a fast 1960's SlimTaper D profile with a glued in set neck joint with an "Axcess" heel for a smooth and easy reach to the upper frets. The scale length is 24.75" and the Ebony fretboard has a 12" radius and 22 medium jumbo frets and features Pearloid block inlays, which seem to practically glow in the dark against the Ebony finish.  The nut, which is also black, is cut to 1.68". The classic clipped dovewing headstock features the historic pearloid “split-diamond” Les Paul Custom inlay and a vintage style “Epiphone” logo in white. The bell-shaped truss rod cover is black with a shadow of white binding and MKH Les Paul Custom in white silk screen.This guitar features beautiful 7-ply white and black binding on the top and 5-ply binding on the headstock. The fretboard features single ply white binding. This guitar features Epiphone's no-compromise electronics that include a 1/4" non rotating output jack and volume and tone controls with Black Speek Knobs that are powered by full size 500K potentiometers. The pickup switch is Epiphone's all metal 3 way pickup selector with a black toggle cap. Matt Heafy asked that his Les Paul Custom feature black active EMG pickups voiced especially the guitar's unique profile. The Limited Edition Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom features an EMG-85 in the neck position and an EMG-81 in the bridge position. The EMG-81 is one of the most popular metal pickups ever and has been at the center of a sound revolution since it was first introduced. Utilizing powerful ceramic magnets and close aperture coils, the EMG-81 is designed for detailed intensity, incredible amounts of high end cut, and fluid sustain. The EMG-85 features Alnico-V magnets and has a slightly more rounded tone. The classic combination of an EMG 81 and 85 in a Les Paul Custom offers metal guitarists an incredible array of extreme possibilities. An easy-access 9V battery compartment can be found on the back of the guitar. This Matt Heafy LP Custom includes Epiphone’s made-to-last heavy duty hardware including Epiphone StrapLocks and a black LockTone Tune-o-matic/StopBar bridge. It also features deluxe die-cast machine heads with metal “tulip buttons” with a 14:1 tuning ratio. An optional hard case is available. At The Music Farm, we take quality seriously! That is why we have our in-house technicians do a multi-point inspection on each product, ensuring that it'll be ready to play when it hits your hands! Included in your shipment will be instructions on care and maintenance.  We want to help you Grow Your Passion®  

This guitar is required to be listed as seller refurbished by the manufacturer. It has been completely checked over by The Music Farm team, and also by the largest manufacturer refurbishing center in America. Buying one of these guitars is almost like buying a brand new guitar, but getting a huge savings on it! Most of these instruments do not have any visible defects. If there is a visi