Epiphone Masterbilt Excellente - Natural

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 Sonitone onboard preamp system, it's ready for the studio or stage. Featuring Gibson strings.

Specifications

Body

Body Shape: Excellente

Body Material: Solid Ovangkol

Top: Solid Sitka Spruce

Back: Solid Ovangkol

Side: Solid Ovangkol

Binding: Ivory and Black 6-ply (top) and 4-ply (back)

Finish: Aged Gloss

Neck

Material: Maple with 5 piece Walnut and Maple center stripe

Profile: C Profile

Scale Length: 25.31" / 643mm

Fingerboard Material: Ebony

Fingerboard Radius: 12.01"

Number Of Frets: 20

Frets: Medium Jumbo

Nut Material: Bone

Nut Width: 1.69" / 43mm

Inlays: Excellente Clouds, 15th fret Block

Joint: Tapered Dovetail

Hardware

Finish: Gold

Tuner Plating: Gold

Bridge: Ebony; Excellente shape with pearl dot inlays

Saddle Material: Bone

Tuning Machines: Gold Vintage "Waffleback" tuners with metal buttons

Pickguard: Historic Excellente

TrussRod: Adjustable

Bridge Pins: Ivory with black center dot

Strap Buttons: 2 - bottom and side of heel

Electronics

Under Saddle Pickup: Fishman Sonicore

Controls: Fishman Sonitone soundhole mounted Volume and Tone

Output Jack: 1/4" Endpin Jack

Preamp: Fishman Sonitone