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Epiphone FT-79 Texan Acoustic Guitar

Epiphone FT-79 Texan Acoustic Guitar

Regular price $1,059.00 CAD
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Epiphone FT-79 Texan

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 Style: 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: 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