SPECIFICATIONS:
| Body | mahogany |
| Top | plain maple veneer |
| Neck | mahogany |
| Neck Profile | 1960's SlimTaper™; D profile |
| Neck Joint | glued in at deep-set neck joint with "Axcess" heel |
| Truss Rod | adjustable |
| Truss Rod Cover | 2-ply (black/white); "MKH Les Paul Custom" in white |
| Fingerboard | ebony |
| Fingerboard inlay | pearloid block inlays |
| Radius | 12" |
| Frets | 22 medium jumbo |
| Scale Length | 24.75" |
| Nut width | 1 7/8" |
| Binding | -Body Top - 7 ply (white/black) -Headstock - 5 ply (white/black) -Fingerboard - 1 ply (white) |
| Pickups | -EMG-707 (neck), EMG-81-7 (bridge),(pickups are powered by a 9 volt battery accessible on the back of guitar) |
| Controls | Black Speed Knobs -neck volume -neck tone w/KillPot -bridge volume -bridge tone |
| Bridge | Tune-o-matic-7/Stopbar |
| Output Jack | heavy duty Epiphone 1/4" non-rotating |
| Machine Heads | deluxe die-cast with black metal tulip buttons 14:1 |
| Color | ebony (gloss |
Matt Heafy Takes the LP Custom Into the Future:
Epiphone and Trivium's Matt Heafy present the the Ltd. Ed. Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom-7 seven-string, a new and totally killer original take on the world famous Les Paul.
Designed in close collaboration with Matt Heafy, each Ltd. Ed. Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom 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. Check out a Trivium performance and you'll see why. The rule books on how-to-play a Les Paul go right out the window when Heafy plugs in and his revolutionary use of an LP Custom seven-string is a breakthrough in contemporary metal and hard rock.