Epiphone Masterbilt Excellente Acoustic/Electric Guitar w/ Fishman Electronics – Antique Natural Aged
Rare vintage classic! Available for the first time since 1970
The Excellente joins the Masterbilt family! Perhaps the rarest Epiphone acoustic ever made, only 141 were produced between 1963 and 1970 and made famous by Country Music legend Loretta Lynn! Featuring a Solid Sitka Spruce top, an Ebony fingerboard with historic Pearl Cloud inlay, bone nut and saddle, and gold Kluson Waffleback tuners. Powered by the Fishman Sonitone Onboard Preamp System.
Features:
NECK
• Material: Maple with 5 pc Walnut and Maple Center Stripe
• Profile: C Profile
• Scale Length: 25.315″
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Radius:
• Number Of Frets: 20
• Frets: Medium Jumbo
• Nut Material: Bone
• Inlays: Excellente Block Cloud
• Joint: Tapered Dovetail
BODY
• Body Shape: Excellente
• Body Material: Solid Ovangkol
• Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
• Binding: Ivory and Black 6-ply (top) and 4-ply (back)
HARDWARE
• Finish: Gold
• Tuner Plating: Gold
• Bridge: Bone
• Saddle Material: Bone
• Tuning Machines: Gold Kluson “Waffleback” Vintage Tuners with Metal Buttons
• Pickguard: Historic Excellent
• TrussRod: Adjustable
• Bridge Pins: Ivory with black center dot
ELECTRONICS
• Under Saddle Pickup: Fishman Sonitone
• Preamp: Fishman Sonitone onboard preamp system
MISCELLANEOUS
• Accessories: Vintage-style 60’s “Blue Rectangle” Sound Hole Label