Epiphone Masterbilt Texan Acoustic Electric Guitar Faded Cherry Aged Gloss EMTT FCANH1

The Texan FT-79 is perhaps the most famous acoustic guitar in rock music associated with Paul McCartney and Peter Frampton. Now with solid Sitka spruce top , Texas style pickguard bone nut and state-of-the-art Fishman Sonitone on-board preamp system for true acoustic tone when plugged in. 1960s and built to old world Masterbilt quality and specifications. Masterbilt History: First released in June 1931, the original Epiphone Masterbilt guitars were overseen by founder Epi Stathopoulo , who was quoted in the catalog: “The owner of an EPIPHONE instrument can be confident that every possible precaution has been taken to create tools to last a lifetime. productivity and pleasure." And today we still keep that promise. ! Yesterday: Epi Statupulo's latest guitar: Epiphone Texan or FT-79 recognized worldwide as a guitar on which Paul McCartney and Peter Frampton wrote some of their biggest hits. But the basic FT-79 design was first put into production in 1942 when Epiphone was based in New York City under the leadership of founder Epi Stathopoulo. The FT-79 was probably the last acoustic instrument which Epi helped develop. After Epiphone merged with Gibson in 1957 The FT-79 was redesigned as the modern Texan and put into production at the legendary Kalamazoo plant. Michigan in the late 50s. The Texan has remained virtually unchanged in more than 50 years. Masterbilt Texan: The new Masterbilt Texan FT-79 has the same dimensions like McCartney and Frampton's Texans from the '60s and features a solid Sitka spruce top with a '60s style fingerboard. The body has a solid mahogany back and sides three-ply ivory trim on top and single-ply ivory trim on the back. Mahogany neck with dovetail joint at the 14th fret has a traditional Slim C-profile
Taper 1960s Pau Ferro fretboard with mother-of-pearl parallelogram inlays...