Epiphone Les Paul Special VE Solid-Body Electric Guitar, Ebony 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.