2018 Epiphone FT-79 Peter Frampton Signature
Summary: This 2018 Epiphone FT-79 Peter Frampton Signature has a solid Mahogany body and a solid Spruce Top with a sunburst finish and 3-ply Ivory and Black binding. The Mahogany neck has a 1960s SlimTaper C-Profile with a 25.5” scale length, 20 medium jumbo frets, a 12” radius, and a Pau Ferro fingerboard with Pearloid Parallelograms inlays. The traditional Sloped Dovewing headstock comes with a replica of Frampton’s signature in silver plus Frampton’s original serial number-- 205898--on the back along with a 2018 Edition logo. The 2-way adjustable truss rod has an Epiphone bullet shaped cover with a 60s era Epiphone E logo in white. The Pau Ferro reverse belly bridge has a bone saddle and white bridge pins with Abalone Dots. The tortoise shell-style pickguard also has a 60’s era silver E emblem.
Body: Spruce top and Mahogany back and sides in Sunburst finish.
Neck: Mahogany with a Pau Ferro fingerboard, 25.5” scale length, 1.62” nut width, 20 frets, parallelogram inlays.
Pickups/Hardware: L.R. Baggs EAS-VTC pickups, Chrome Schaller tuning keys, Pau Ferro bridge, nylon nut.
Cosmetics: This guitar is in great shape. It has light surface scratches on the body. The back of the neck is clean, and the frets show minimal wear. The back has light buckle rash. Overall, this guitar plays very well and sounds fantastic.
Playability: Our in-house guitar tech has inspected, setup, and restrung this instrument with a new set of strings. The neck is straight, the truss rod is fully functional, and the action has been setup low and comfortable.
Weight: 5 lbs. 5 oz.
Case: This guitar ships without a case, professionally packaged, and fully insured.