Epiphone’s Futura Les Paul Custom supercharges the LP’s timeless vibe, honoring its heritage while reimagining the model with versatile sonics, a sleek modern feel, and some daring futuristic shelf presence. At its core, the Futura Les Paul Custom retains its mahogany body and maple top, dripping with early-’50s hourglass-shaped elegance. But the history ends there! Dutifully evolved for speed and comfort, the Futura Les Paul Custom adds a Modern C-shaped mahogany neck with a 10-inch to 14-inch compound-radius ebony fretboard into the equation. Furthermore, a range of modern appointments aid tuning stability and playability, including stainless steel frets, Posi-Lok strap buttons, locking Grover Rotomatic tuners, and a LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge and Stopbar tailpiece. A set of ProBucker Ignite humbucking pickups provides high-output clarity and heat, with push-pull controls for coil splitting and phase switching to help easily shape your tone. Combining vintage design and modern edge, Epiphone’s Futura Les Paul Custom embarks upon a truly innovative endeavor in sight and sound.

Epiphone Futura: the future is now

The Epiphone Futura series arrives freshly pulled from the depths of time — an iridescent iteration of legendary Gibson-inspired body styles, including the SG, Explorer, Flying V, ES-355, Les Paul, Firebird, and RD Custom. Built for captivating sound, pro-grade utility, and shimmer-laced showmanship, this lineup proves more than just a futuristic facelift on some classic silhouettes — it demonstrates forward-thinking on virtually every front. The Futura series’ powerful and versatile guitars also introduce Epiphone’s push-pull-equipped ProBucker Ignite pickups, which treat performers and recording artists alike to a wealth of modern tones. Thanks to sleek designs with stainless steel frets, dome knobs, comfortable modern neck profiles, and split-inlaid compound-radius fingerboards, every element of the Epiphone Futura series brings the future further into focus.

A classic axe for modern players

The Futura Les Paul Custom’s forward-thinking design translates the model’s legendary look and feel for players seeking a modern edge. Its hourglass-shaped, maple-capped mahogany body remains the backbone of the design, with Ultra Modern weight relief, matched with a mahogany neck shaped to a comfortable Modern C profile and a smooth-playing 10-inch to 14-inch compound-radius ebony fingerboard. This guitar’s thoughtful blend of past and present provides effortless playability, ensuring Music Experience players feel right at home in any position along the neck. Coated in a striking Chromashift finish, all the Futura Les Paul Custom’s distinctive features are emphasized with color-changing sparkle, complemented by multi-ply body binding, split-block inlays, and chrome pickup housings.

ProBucker Ignite: fiery, articulate tone

The ProBucker Ignite humbuckers fuel the Futura Les Paul Custom’s modern design, adding extra heat to the guitar’s tonal arsenal. Carrying the same philosophy that inspired the Futura lineup, the ProBucker Ignite pickups are a higher-output take on Epiphone’s PAF-style ProBucker. The additional power in these revoiced humbuckers lends them a punchier, aggressive tone that retains clarity as you increase the gain. This blazing tone is made even more versatile with push-pull Volume and Tone pots that offer the snappy articulation of coil splitting and the funky pop of phase switching, letting you tailor your tone no matter the style.

What Epiphone Says...

The new Futura Series guitars from Epiphone are designed for today’s guitarists who want a guitar that delivers professional performance and forward-thinking features. These Inspired by Gibson models deliver tone and style that’s perfect for gigging, recording, or content creation in the modern era. With bold, color-shifting finishes, all-new pickups, and versatile electronic features like coil splitting and phase switching, they have the look and sound that today’s players need to stand out from the crowd and make their own statement, both sonically and visually. Other high-performance features, including stainless steel frets, compound-radius fretboards, and ultra-comfortable neck profiles, make the Futura Series guitars truly innovative and a must-have addition for any guitar collection. The Gibson Les Paul™ is one of the most popular electric guitar designs of all time, and has been used by countless musical legends across genres for decades. Epiphone is proud to introduce the new Futura Les Paul Custom, a modern version of this iconic model featuring exciting new features for Les Paul lovers worldwide. The mahogany body has Ultra Modern weight relief, making it lighter without compromising resonance and sustain, and is topped with a maple cap that adds a bit of extra treble bite to the midrange warmth of the mahogany for that classic Les Paul tonewood recipe. It has 7-ply binding on the top, while the back features a Modern Contoured Heel neck joint for easier access to the upper frets. It is equipped with a LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™ bridge and a LockTone Stop Bar tailpiece for outstanding intonation and sustain, and Posi-Lok™ strap buttons keep your strap securely attached without extra hardware. The glued-in mahogany neck features a long neck tenon, an ultra-comfortable, fast-playing Modern C profile, and is topped with a bound ebony fretboard with 22 stainless steel medium jumbo frets and elegant Super 400-style pearloid split block inlays. The fretboard also features a 10”-14” compound radius, making chording and string bends equally effortless. The bound Kalamazoo headstock is outfitted with locking Grover® Rotomatic® tuners with kidney buttons, a Graph Tech® nut, and features the Epiphone logo and the Custom split diamond inlay in mother-of-pearl. The Futura Les Paul Custom is powered by a pair of Epiphone’s new ProBucker™ Ignite humbucker™ pickups that can drive your amp hard when needed, while retaining clarity. Push/pull volume and tone controls provide coil-splitting and phase options for even more tonal variety. The Futura Les Paul Custom is available in two attention-grabbing Chromashift color-shifting finishes: Firestorm Shift and Twilight Shift, each designed to stand out on camera or on any stage. Whether you’re looking for an instrument with a modern aesthetic and features or a versatile instrument with plenty of sonic options, the Futura Les Paul Custom is an excellent choice. Take one home today and elevate your content creation, recordings, live performances, and personal expression to a whole new level. It comes packed in a premium gig bag, so it’s ready to join you wherever your music takes you.