Masterbilt Texan
The Historic Texan Joins the Masterbilt Family
The guitar that inspired two British Invasions joins the Masterbiltâ„¢ 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® Sonicoreâ„¢ pickup and Sonitoneâ„¢ preamp system. Includes a vintage-style blue rectangle soundhole label. Available in Antique Natural Aged and Faded Cherry Aged finishes and featuring Gibsonâ„¢ strings. Epiphone stands behind every guitar they make with a Limited Lifetime Warranty and Gibson Brandsâ„¢ Customer Service. A battery is not included. To power your pickup, you will need a 9-volt battery.
Body Style
Round Shoulder
Body Shape
Texan
Body Material
Solid Mahogany
Top
Solid Sitka Spruce
Back
Solid Mahogany
Side
Solid Mahogany
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
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
Under Saddle Pickup
Fishman® Sonicore™
Controls
Fishman® Sonitone™ soundhole mounted Volume and Tone
Output Jack
1/4" Heavy-Duty Epiphone
Preamp
Fishman® Sonitone™
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
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