Masterbilt Excellente, Antique Natural Aged
Rare Vintage Classic! Now Available for the First Time Since 1970 Perhaps the rarest Epiphone model ever made, only 139 Excellente acoustic guitars were produced between 1963-70. The beautifully ornate, top-of-the-line Excellente was made famous by country music legend Loretta Lynn, and now it returns as part of the new Masterbilt™ Collection. Featuring a solid Sitka spruce top, solid ovangkol back and sides, an ebony fingerboard with historic pearl cloud inlays, bone nut and saddle, and gold vintage-style Waffleback tuners. Powered by the Fishman® Presys VT™ onboard preamp system, it's ready for the studio or stage. Featuring Gibson™ strings. Epiphone stands behind every guitar they make with a Limited Lifetime Warranty and Gibson Brands™ Customer Service. A battery is not included. To power your pickup, you will need a 9-volt battery.
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Epiphone |
|---|---|
| Type | Acoustic |
| Body wood | Solid Ovangkol |
| Neck wood | Maple with 5 piece Walnut and Maple center stripe |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Strings | 6 |
| Frets | 20 |
| Scale length | 25.31" |
| Pickups | Fishman® Presys VT™ |
| Back | Solid Ovangkol |
| Binding | Ivory and Black 6-ply (top) and 4-ply (back) |
| Body Finish | Aged Gloss |
| Body shape | Excellente |
| Body Styles | Square Shoulder |
| Bridge | Ebony; Excellente shape with pearl dot inlays |
| Bridge Pins | Ivory with black center dot |
| Case | Optional Acoustic AJ/Dreadnought Hard Case 940-EDREAD; Dread/AJ Acoustic EpiLite™ Case 940-EDREADHG |
| Controls | Fishman® Presys VT™ soundhole mounted Volume and Tone |
| Finish | Gold |
| Fretboard inlay | Excellente Clouds, 15th fret Block |
| Fretboard radius | 305.0mm / 12.01in |
| Fret Count | 20 |
| Headstock | Excellente Dovewing (custom) |
| Headstock Inlay | Large mother of pearl Excellente block with Cloud extensions |
| Joint | Tapered Dovetail |
| Model | EMTEANAGH1 |
| Nut | Bone |
| Nut width | 43.0mm / 1.69in |
| Output Jack | 1/4" Endpin Jack |
| Pickguard | Historic Excellente |
| Preamp | Fishman Presys VT™ |
| Profile | C |
| Saddle Material | Bone |
| Side | Solid Ovangkol |
| Strap Buttons | 2 - bottom and side of heel |
| String gauges | Gibson™ Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings .012, .016, .024w, .032 .042, .053 |
| Top wood | Solid Sitka Spruce |
| Truss rod | Adjustable |
| Tuner Plating | Gold |
| Tuners | Gold Vintage Waffleback tuners with metal buttons |
| Under Saddle Pickup | Fishman® Presys VT™ |
| Street price | $1,299 |
