Epiphone Limited Edition EJ - 160E Acoustic - Electric Guitar Vintage Sunburst
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:696207 | MPN: EJ-160E |
| Brand: Epiphone | UPC: 711106338200 |
This modern Ltd. Ed. EJ-160E Acoustic-Electric is one of rock-n-roll’s most revered guitar designs with a solid spruce top and an Epiphone Stacked P-100 pickup.
The original “J-160E” was one of the first acoustic-electric guitars on the market when it was released in 1954. Over the decades, the “J-160E” has been embraced by a wide range of artists, both classic and contemporary, such as Lightnin’ Hopkins, Elvis Costello, Paul Weller and John Lennon. In fact, the “J...-160” acoustic-electric was the only guitar to appear on every Beatles album from Please Please Me through Abbey Road. Now with the Ltd. Ed. EJ-160E Acoustic-Electric, the “House of Stathopoulo” brings this vintage and hard-to-find classic into the 21st century with a solid spruce top for a limited time.
Solid Spruce: The King of Tonewoods
Just like the original, this Epiphone Ltd. Ed. EJ-160E follows the contours of the industry standard “Southern Jumbo” acoustic and features a solid spruce top with a select mahogany body. Solid spruce is the “top” of choice for premier acoustic guitars. The more you play your EJ-160E, the more open and expressive the tone—so play your EJ-160E a lot. The body top has 5-ply ivory/black binding while the select mahogany back has single-ply ivory binding. The pickguard is imitation tortoise with the '60s era “E” metal logo. The EJ-160E’s bridge is made from rosewood and has the reverse belly design familiar to “J-160E” collectors and features a compensated bone saddle.
The select mahogany neck has a comfortable “1960s” SlimTaper D-profile and is glued to the body using a dovetail joint. The neck has a 24.75 in. scale with a rosewood fingerboard with vintage-style pearloid “Trapezoid” inlays just like the original models. The fingerboard has single-ply ivory color binding and features a 12 in. fingerboard radius, 20 medium frets and a bone nut along with the Epiphone classic Sloped Dovewing headstock.
Revolutionary Electric Sound
What made the original J-160E so renown was its unique pickup system, and to bring that sound back to life for the 21st century, this Epiphone Ltd. Ed. EJ-160E features an Epiphone Stacked P-100 humbucking pickup at the end of its fingerboard. The Epiphone Stacked P-100 pickup is seated discretely between the end of the guitar's fretboard and the sound hole. Master volume and tone controls feature Top Hat knobs with metal inserts and pointers - just like vintage models - and are located on the guitar's lower bout. And each volume and tone control uses full-size 500K potentiometers.
Epiphone Heavy-Duty Hardware
All hardware, like the Epiphone "Deluxe" machine heads with a pro 18:1 tuning ratio, the Epiphone Heavy Duty 1/4 in. output jack, and pre-installed strap buttons are made from solid nickel and the Ltd. Ed. EJ-160E is set up and tuned at the factory using Epiphone 12-53 nickel strings.
Case sold separately.
FeaturesBody
Body type: Dreadnought
Cutaway: Non-cutaway
Top wood: Spruce
Back & sides: Mahogany
Bracing pattern: Not specified
Body finish: Gloss
Orientation: Right handed
Neck
Neck shape: SlimTaper D
Nut width: 1.68" (42.67mm)
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Neck wood: Mahogany
Scale length: 24.75"
Number of frets: 20
Neck finish: Gloss
Electronics
Pickup/preamp: Yes
Brand: Epiphone
Configuration: Stacked P-100
Preamp EQ: 1-band
Feedback filter: No
Tuner: No
Other
Headstock overlay: Rosewood
Tuning machines: Deluxe
Bridge: Rosewood
Saddle & nut: Bone
Number of strings: 6-string
Special features: Electronics
Case: Sold separately
Accessories: None
SpecificationsBodyBody type: DreadnoughtCutaway: Non-cutawayTop wood: SpruceBack & sides: MahoganyBracing pattern: Not specifiedBody finish: GlossOrientation: Right handedNeckNeck shape: SlimTaper DNut width: 1.68" (42.67mm)Fingerboard: RosewoodNeck wood: MahoganyScale length: 24.75 in.Number of frets: 20Neck finish: GlossElectronicsPickup/preamp: YesBrand: EpiphoneConfiguration: Stacked P-100Preamp EQ: 1-bandFeedback filter: NoTuner: NoOtherHeadstock overlay: RosewoodTuning machines: DeluxeBridge: RosewoodSaddle & nut: BoneNumber of strings: 6-stringSpecial features: ElectronicsCase: Sold separatelyAccessories: None
The original “J-160E” was one of the first acoustic-electric guitars on the market when it was released in 1954. Over the decades, the “J-160E” has been embraced by a wide range of artists, both classic and contemporary, such as Lightnin’ Hopkins, Elvis Costello, Paul Weller and John Lennon. In fact, the “J...-160” acoustic-electric was the only guitar to appear on every Beatles album from Please Please Me through Abbey Road. Now with the Ltd. Ed. EJ-160E Acoustic-Electric, the “House of Stathopoulo” brings this vintage and hard-to-find classic into the 21st century with a solid spruce top for a limited time.
Solid Spruce: The King of Tonewoods
Just like the original, this Epiphone Ltd. Ed. EJ-160E follows the contours of the industry standard “Southern Jumbo” acoustic and features a solid spruce top with a select mahogany body. Solid spruce is the “top” of choice for premier acoustic guitars. The more you play your EJ-160E, the more open and expressive the tone—so play your EJ-160E a lot. The body top has 5-ply ivory/black binding while the select mahogany back has single-ply ivory binding. The pickguard is imitation tortoise with the '60s era “E” metal logo. The EJ-160E’s bridge is made from rosewood and has the reverse belly design familiar to “J-160E” collectors and features a compensated bone saddle.
The select mahogany neck has a comfortable “1960s” SlimTaper D-profile and is glued to the body using a dovetail joint. The neck has a 24.75 in. scale with a rosewood fingerboard with vintage-style pearloid “Trapezoid” inlays just like the original models. The fingerboard has single-ply ivory color binding and features a 12 in. fingerboard radius, 20 medium frets and a bone nut along with the Epiphone classic Sloped Dovewing headstock.
Revolutionary Electric Sound
What made the original J-160E so renown was its unique pickup system, and to bring that sound back to life for the 21st century, this Epiphone Ltd. Ed. EJ-160E features an Epiphone Stacked P-100 humbucking pickup at the end of its fingerboard. The Epiphone Stacked P-100 pickup is seated discretely between the end of the guitar's fretboard and the sound hole. Master volume and tone controls feature Top Hat knobs with metal inserts and pointers - just like vintage models - and are located on the guitar's lower bout. And each volume and tone control uses full-size 500K potentiometers.
Epiphone Heavy-Duty Hardware
All hardware, like the Epiphone "Deluxe" machine heads with a pro 18:1 tuning ratio, the Epiphone Heavy Duty 1/4 in. output jack, and pre-installed strap buttons are made from solid nickel and the Ltd. Ed. EJ-160E is set up and tuned at the factory using Epiphone 12-53 nickel strings.
Case sold separately.
FeaturesBody
Body type: Dreadnought
Cutaway: Non-cutaway
Top wood: Spruce
Back & sides: Mahogany
Bracing pattern: Not specified
Body finish: Gloss
Orientation: Right handed
Neck
Neck shape: SlimTaper D
Nut width: 1.68" (42.67mm)
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Neck wood: Mahogany
Scale length: 24.75"
Number of frets: 20
Neck finish: Gloss
Electronics
Pickup/preamp: Yes
Brand: Epiphone
Configuration: Stacked P-100
Preamp EQ: 1-band
Feedback filter: No
Tuner: No
Other
Headstock overlay: Rosewood
Tuning machines: Deluxe
Bridge: Rosewood
Saddle & nut: Bone
Number of strings: 6-string
Special features: Electronics
Case: Sold separately
Accessories: None
SpecificationsBodyBody type: DreadnoughtCutaway: Non-cutawayTop wood: SpruceBack & sides: MahoganyBracing pattern: Not specifiedBody finish: GlossOrientation: Right handedNeckNeck shape: SlimTaper DNut width: 1.68" (42.67mm)Fingerboard: RosewoodNeck wood: MahoganyScale length: 24.75 in.Number of frets: 20Neck finish: GlossElectronicsPickup/preamp: YesBrand: EpiphoneConfiguration: Stacked P-100Preamp EQ: 1-bandFeedback filter: NoTuner: NoOtherHeadstock overlay: RosewoodTuning machines: DeluxeBridge: RosewoodSaddle & nut: BoneNumber of strings: 6-stringSpecial features: ElectronicsCase: Sold separatelyAccessories: None
