Epiphones Inspired by Gibson Collection proudly presents the Les Paul Standard 50s! This guitar lovingly recreates the feel and tone of the 1950s-era Les Pauls. Epiphones long friendship with Mr. Les Paul began in 1940 when Les built one of the worlds first solid body electric guitars while working nights at the original Epiphone factory in Manhattan. Les first solid body guitar, nicknamed the Log, would go on to in spire the Les Paul Standard, which many consider the greatest electric guitar ever made.