Model · Epiphone
Les Paul Standard (Epiphone)
An Epiphone electric, introduced c. 1989[1]. Built on the Epiphone Korea line.
guitar-list: first Gibson-licensed set-neck Epiphone Les Paul Standards 1989, made at Samick, Korea (S572, community retailer page).
How it changed
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Who owned it and where it was built
The eras of the Epiphone Korea line in the years this model was made. No end year is on record, so the last row runs as far as the line does. The model rides on its line: when the owner or the plant changed, it changed for this model too.
| Years | Owner | Parent | Plant |
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| 1989–2002[2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] | Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024) | — | Samick Korea (Epiphone; city unverified) |
| 1995–2018[2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] | Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024) | — | Other Korean contractors (Epiphone; unverified) |
| 2018–now[2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 11] | Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brands, Inc. (2013) / Gibson, Inc. (2024) | KKR Credit Advisors-affiliated funds (controlling) with other 2018 noteholders incl. Silver Point Capital and Melody Capital Partners (Gibson) | Other Korean contractors (Epiphone; unverified) |
Sources
Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.
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Gibson Brands requested court protection from its creditors (May 1, 2018)
graded secondary- "Gibson Brands requested court protection from its creditors"Era: Epiphone Korea, 1989–2002
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Gibson Brands chapter 11 docket: Notice of Effective Date
graded secondary- "November 1 2018 Effective Date - Notice of Effe[ctive Date]"Era: Epiphone Korea, 1989–2002
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