This guitar has a Poplar body with a sleek look thanks to the Vintage Worn finish and no binding on the neck or body. the Les Paul VE has a comfortable and fast Mahogany bolt-on neck with a 1960s Slim Taper D profile. The Rosewood fingerboard has traditional Pearloid "Dot" inlays. It's also loaded with Epiphone's world famous open-coil humbuckers with a warm 650R in the neck position and a slightly hotter 700T in the bridge or lead position. Epiphone introduces the Les Paul Special VE (Vintage Edition) electric guitar featuring the classic Les Paul profile with a lightweight Poplar body. The Les Paul Special VE is powered by Epiphone Open Coil humbuckers and comes dressed in a beautiful Vintage Worn finish. For decades, the Les Paul Special has been one of Epiphone's best selling electric guitars. The Les Paul Special VE - inspired by the Les Paul, the greatest electric guitar in rock - continues the tradition of giving new both players and pros a real Les Paul at a price anyone can afford.