Masterbilt Texan

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.

Detailed Specifications

Body

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

Neck

Material: Mahogany
Profile: Traditional 1960s SlimTaper™ C Profile
Scale Length: 25.5"
Fingerboard Material: Indian Laurel
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Number Of Frets: 20
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Graph Tech® NuBone®
Nut Width: 1.693"
Inlays: Mother of Pearl Parallelograms
Joint: Dovetail; Glued-in

Hardware

Finish: Nickel
Tuner Plating: Nickel
Bridge: Advanced Jumbo Reverse Belly
Saddle Material: Bone
Tuning Machines: 3 on a side with Ivory buttons
TrussRod: 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

Case: Optional Acoustic AJ/Dreadnought Hard Case 940-EDREAD; Dread/AJ Acoustic EpiLite™ Case 940-EDREADHG
Accessories: 9-volt alkaline or lithium battery included

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