Epiphone
Epiphone Masterbilt Excellente Antique Natural Aged
Weird Vintage Classic! Now Available for the First Time Since 1970
Perhaps the rarest Epiphone model ever made, only 139 Excellent 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® Sonitone™ onboard preamp system, it's ready for the studio or stage.
Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
Body Wood: Solid Ovangkol
Body Finish: Aged Gloss
Neck Wood: Two-piece maple / mahogany center strip
Neck Shape: C
Fretboard Wood: Ebony
Fretboard Inlays: Excellente Clouds, 15th fret Block
Number of Frets: 20
ScaleLength: 25.314"
Bridge: Ebony; Excellent shape with pearl dot inlays
Nut: Bone
tuners: Gold Vintage "Waffleback" tuners with metal buttons
Hardware Type: Gold
pickguard: Historic Excellent
Under Saddle Pickup: Fishman® Sonicore™
Preamp: Fishman Sonitone
Controls: Fishman Sonitone Soundhole mounted Volume and Tone