PRESS RELEASE – WINTER NAMM 2005

Wylde thing

Alongside the Camo model, Epiphone’s new Zakk Wylde Buzzsaw Les Paul Custom is the most aggressive rock guitar to be released into the community this year. Like the man himself, this affordable version of the Gibson original oozes aggression and metal malcontent. It’s been designed to tear up stages and studios with the same brutal efficiency, while maintaining the standards of build and tone that every guitarist demands – even in the toughest conditions.

Based on Zakk’s guitar, the Epiphone Buzzsaw has a deep mahogany body to enhance its sustain, with a maple top that replicates the orange and black custom graphics with total authenticity. A hard maple neck is set deep into the Buzzsaw’s body to provide superior stability, while a flush rosewood fingerboard provides the ultimate canvass for lightning-speed riffs, slides and bends. True to the blueprint, the Epiphone Buzzsaw also features twin EMG-HZ4 humbuckers for Wylde’s high-output tone, and a tune-o-matic bridge and stop bar that no matter what’s happening on stage - the wheels won’t fall off.

Specifications:

Colours: Buzzsaw

Pickups: EMG HZ4/HZ4A

Tuners: Grover Rotomatic

Hardware: Chrome

Scale: 24.75"

Nut Width: 1.68"

Neck: Set

Neck Material: Maple

FB / Inlay: Rosewood/Blocks

Binding: Body/Neck/Headstock

Body Material: Mahogany

Top: Maple

Bridge / Tailpiece: Tunomatic/Stopbar

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