Rare Vintage Classic! Now Available for the First Time Since 1970

Perhaps the rarest Epiphone model ever made, only 139 Excellente acoustic guitars were produced between 1963-70. The beautifully ornate, top-of-the-line Excellente was made famous by country music legend Loretta Lynn, and now it returns as part of the new Masterbilt™ Collection. Featuring a solid Sitka spruce top, solid ovangkol back and sides, an ebony fingerboard with historic pearl cloud inlays, bone nut and saddle, and gold vintage-style Waffleback tuners. Powered by the Fishman® Sonitone™ onboard preamp system, it's ready for the studio or stage.

Body

Body Shape

Excellente

Body Material

Solid Ovangkol

Top

Solid Sitka Spruce

Back

Solid Ovangkol

Side

Solid Ovangkol

Binding

Ivory and Black 6-ply (top) and 4-ply (back)

Finish

Aged Gloss

Neck

Material

Maple with 5 piece Walnut and Maple center stripe

Profile

C Profile

Scale Length

25.315"

Fingerboard Material

Ebony

Fingerboard Radius

12.01"

Number Of Frets

20

Frets

Medium Jumbo

Nut Material

Bone

Nut Width

1.693"

Inlays

Excellente Clouds, 15th fret Block

Joint

Tapered Dovetail

Hardware

Finish

Gold

Tuner Plating

Gold

Bridge

Ebony; Excellente shape with pearl dot inlays

Saddle Material

Bone

Tuning Machines

Gold Vintage "Waffleback" tuners with metal buttons

Pickguard

Historic Excellente

TrussRod

Adjustable

Bridge Pins

Ivory with black center dot

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" Endpin Jack

Preamp

Fishman Sonitone™