The Historic Texan Joins the Masterbilt Family

The guitar that inspired two British Invasions joins the Masterbilt™ family! Based on the historic 60s-era Texans played by Paul McCartney and Peter Frampton. Featuring a solid Sitka spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, bone nut and saddle, and the Fishman® Sonicore™ pickup and Sonitone™ preamp system. Includes a vintage-style blue rectangle soundhole label. Available in Antique Natural Aged and Faded Cherry Aged finishes and 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.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY

Body Styles : Round Shoulder
Body Shape : Texan
Body Material : Solid Mahogany
Top : Solid Sitka Spruce
Back : Solid Mahogany
Side : Solid Mahogany

NECK

Profile : SlimTaper™ 60s C
Scale Length : 647.7 mm / 25.5 in
Fingerboard Material : Indian Laurel
Fingerboard Radius : 304.8 mm / 12 in
Fret Count : 20
Frets : Medium Jumbo
Nut Material : Graph Tech® NuBone®
Nut Width : 43.0 mm / 1.692 in
Inlays : Mother of Pearl Parallelograms
Joint : Dovetail; Glued-in

HARDWARE

Finish : Nickel
Bridge : Advanced Jumbo Reverse Belly
Saddle Material : Bone
Tuning Machines : 3 on a side with Ivory buttons
Truss Rod : Adjustable
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" Heavy-Duty Epiphone
Preamp : Fishman® Sonitone™

MISCELLANEOUS

Strings Gauge : Gibson™ Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings .012", .016", .024"w, .032" .042", .053
Case : Optional Acoustic AJ/Dreadnought Hard Case 940-EDREAD; Dread/AJ Acoustic EpiLite™ Case 940-EDREADHG
Accessories : 9-volt alkaline or lithium battery included