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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® Presys VT™ pickup and 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.

Guitar Specifications

Body Specs

Back Solid Mahogany

Body Material Solid Mahogany

Body Shape Texan

Body Styles Round Shoulder

Side Solid Mahogany

Top Solid Sitka Spruce

Neck Specs

Fingerboard Material Laurel

Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count 20

Frets Medium Jumbo

Inlays Mother of Pearl Parallelograms

Joint Dovetail; Glued-in

Neck Material Mahogany

Nut Material Graph Tech® NuBone®

Nut Width 43.0mm / 1.69in

Profile SlimTaper 60s C

Scale Length 647.7mm / 25.5in

Electronics Specs

Controls Fishman® Sonitone™ soundhole mounted Volume and Tone

Output Jack 1/4" Heavy-Duty Epiphone

Preamp Fishman Sonitone

Under Saddle Pickup Fishman Sonicore

Hardware Specs

Bridge Advanced Jumbo Reverse Belly

finish Nickel

Saddle Material Bone

Strap Buttons 2 - bottom and side of heel

Truss Rod Adjustable

Tuner Plating Nickel

Tuning Machines 3 on a side with Ivory buttons

Misc Specs

Accessories 9-volt alkaline or lithium battery included

Model: EMTTFCANH1

Case Optional Acoustic AJ/Dreadnought Hard Case 940-EDREAD; Dread/AJ Acoustic EpiLite™ Case 940-EDREADHG

Headstock 60s Sloped Dovewing

Strings Gauge Gibson™ Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings .012, .016, .024w, .032 .042, .053

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    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® Presys VT™ pickup and 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.

    Guitar Specifications

    Body Specs

    Back Solid Mahogany

    Body Material Solid Mahogany

    Body Shape Texan

    Body Styles Round Shoulder

    Side Solid Mahogany

    Top Solid Sitka Spruce

    Neck Specs

    Fingerboard Material Laurel

    Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

    Fret Count 20

    Frets Medium Jumbo

    Inlays Mother of Pearl Parallelograms

    Joint Dovetail; Glued-in

    Neck Material Mahogany

    Nut Material Graph Tech® NuBone®

    Nut Width 43.0mm / 1.69in

    Profile SlimTaper 60s C

    Scale Length 647.7mm / 25.5in

    Electronics Specs

    Controls Fishman® Sonitone™ soundhole mounted Volume and Tone

    Output Jack 1/4" Heavy-Duty Epiphone

    Preamp Fishman Sonitone

    Under Saddle Pickup Fishman Sonicore

    Hardware Specs

    Bridge Advanced Jumbo Reverse Belly

    finish Nickel

    Saddle Material Bone

    Strap Buttons 2 - bottom and side of heel

    Truss Rod Adjustable

    Tuner Plating Nickel

    Tuning Machines 3 on a side with Ivory buttons

    Misc Specs

    Accessories 9-volt alkaline or lithium battery included

    Model: EMTTFCANH1

    Case Optional Acoustic AJ/Dreadnought Hard Case 940-EDREAD; Dread/AJ Acoustic EpiLite™ Case 940-EDREADHG

    Headstock 60s Sloped Dovewing

    Strings Gauge Gibson™ Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings .012, .016, .024w, .032 .042, .053

    Disclaimer: In order to continually improve the design, quality and performance of our products and instruments and to make use of the best materials at all times, Epiphone reserves the right to change specifications without notice.