E P I P H O N E E L I T E

Good musical instruments

Designed for the professional musician,the new Elite line from Epiphone combines over 125years of instrument building experience and exper-tise with the finest materials. The results are instru-ments of impeccable quality and beauty.

The Elite Wood At the heart of every great instrument is the wood itself. That’s why every pieceof wood used in the Elite line is hand-selected. It isthen slowly and painstakingly dried to perfection incustom kilns until it is at the ideal moisture content.

The Elite Necks All Elite necks are cut at a 14o grain orientation from one piece of wood for optimum strength, stability and tonal response. As done with all great instruments, the necks arethen carefully and individually fitted to the bodyusing a hand-glued, dovetail neck joint.

The Elite Bodies All Elite bodies are made from the finest tone woods such as real Mahoganyand individually selected for their weight and tonalqualities. They are then cut and book-matched to perfection.

The Elite Pickups All Elite instruments areequipped with custom-wound pickups “Made in theUSA” exclusively for Epiphone by Gibson MusicalInstruments and feature such uncompromising features as:

• High Quality Cover Materials – All pickup covers use quality German silver with vintage Nickel or real 24K Gold finish.

• Four-Conductor Wiring – Allowing for all possible wiring combinations.

• Full Wax Potting - Every pickup is potted in a special wax bath to insure that microphonic feedback due to internal vibration is eliminated.All covered models receive a second wax bath to further protect the pickup.

• Specially Made Magnets – All magnets are magnetized by Gibson to ensure the total reliability of each magnet’s performance. Critical magnetic flux is maintained for the perfect combination of output without sacrificingtonal characteristics.

The Elite Hardware All Elite instruments feature the finest hardware including precisionGrover‘ machine heads for precise tuning accuracyand stability.

The Elite Details• Real Abalone and Pearl Inlays• Bone Nuts and Saddles• Hand-Rubbed Finishes• USA Strings• Meticulous Adjustment and Set-up

Since 1873, Epiphone has been perfecting the art of wood selection.

On-piece mahogany necks:hand-shaped for all nightplaying ease and comfort.

Quality begins with greathardware. The Elites featuresprecision Grover™ machine

heads for unsurpassedtuning stability.

Pickups “Made in the USA” exclusivelyfor Epiphone by

Gibson Musical Instruments.

Book-matched maple topswith real Mahogany backs

combine for the perfect tonal response.

Real Abalone and Pearl Inlays.

do not just happen.Epaminondas “Epi” Stathopoulo

Bone Nuts and Saddles.

Hand-Rubbed Finishes.

Meticulous Adjustment andSet-up.

Gibson USA Strings.

E L I T E A R C H T O P S

Elite CasinoTuners GroverFingerboard RosewoodNeck 1-pc Mahogany, 22 fretNeck Joint Set, 19th fretNut 1-11/16, BoneScale 24 3/4Top 5-Ply MapleBack 5-Ply MapleSides 5-Ply MapleRhythm PU P90 (USA Single-Coil)Treble PU P90 (USA Single-Coil)Controls 2-V, 2-T; 3-Way SWHardware NickelFinishes Vintage Sunburst, Natural

Elite SheratonTuners Grover ImperialFingerboard RosewoodNeck 1-pc Mahogany, 22 fretNeck Joint Set, 19th fretNut 1-11/16, BoneScale 24 3/4Top 5-Ply MapleBack 5-Ply MapleSides 5-Ply MapleRhythm PU 60NYR (USA NY Mini-HB)Treble PU 60NYT (USA NY Mini-HB)Controls 2-V, 2-T; 3-Way SWHardware 24K GoldFinishes Vintage Sunburst, Natural

Elite ‘63 335 DotTuners Grover Fingerboard RosewoodNeck 1-pc Mahogany, 22 fretNeck Joint Set, 19th fretNut 1-11/16, BoneScale 24 3/4Top 5-Ply MapleBack 5-Ply MapleSides 5-Ply MapleRhythm PU 50SR (USA Humbucker)Treble PU 50ST (USA Humbucker)Controls 2-V, 2-T; 3-Way SWHardware NickelFinishes Cherry, Natural

Vintage Sunburst

Elite Riviera-6 / Riviera-12Tuners GroverFingerboard RosewoodNeck 1-pc Mahogany, 22 fretNeck Joint Set, 19th fretNut 1-5/8(1-11/16-12st), BoneScale 24 3/4Top 5-Ply MapleBack 5-Ply MapleSides 5-Ply MapleRhythm PU 60NYR (USA NY Mini-HB)Treble PU 60NYT (USA NY Mini-HB)Controls 2-V, 2-T; 3-Way SWHardware NickelFinishes Vintage Sunburst, Ebony

E L I T E E L E C T R I C S

Elite Les Paul Standard PlusTuners GroverFingerboard RosewoodNeck 1-pc Mahogany, 22 fretNeck Joint Set, 16th fretNut 1-11/16, BoneScale 24 3/4Top Book-Matched Flame MapleBack Book-Matched MahoganySides n/aRhythm PU 50SR (USA Humbucker)Treble PU 50ST (USA Humbucker)Controls 2-V, 2-T; 3-Way SWHardware NickelFinishes Faded Cherryburst,

Honeyburst, Vintage Sunburst

Elite Les Paul CustomTuners GroverFingerboard RosewoodNeck 1-pc Mahogany, 22 fretNeck Joint Set, 16th fretNut 1-11/16, BoneScale 24 3/4Top Book-Matched MapleBack Book-Matched MahoganySides n/aRhythm PU 50SR (USA Humbucker)Treble PU 50ST (USA Humbucker)Controls 2-V, 2-T; 3-Way SWHardware 24K GoldFinishes Ebony, Vintage White

Wine Red

Elite ‘61 SG StandardTuners GroverFingerboard RosewoodNeck 1-pc Mahogany, 22 fretNeck Joint Set, 16th fretNut 1-11/16, BoneScale 24 3/4Top Book-Matched MahoganyBack n/aSides n/aRhythm PU 50SR (USA Humbucker)Treble PU 50ST (USA Humbucker)Controls 2-V, 2-T; 3-Way SWHardware NickelFinishes Cherry, Ebony

Les Paul Standard, also L/HTuners GroverFingerboard RosewoodNeck 1-pc Mahogany, 22 fretNeck Joint Set, 16th fretNut 1-11/16, BoneScale 24 3/4Top Book-Matched MapleBack Book-Matched MahoganySides n/aRhythm PU 50SR (USA Humbucker)Treble PU 50ST (USA Humbucker)Controls 2-V, 2-T; 3-Way SWHardware NickelFinishes Faded Cherryburst, Ebony

Right-Handed Only -Honeyburst, Vintage Sunburst

Elite Les Paul CustomFinishes: Ebony, Vintage White, Wine Red

Les Paul Standard, also available Left-HandedFinishes: Faded Cherryburst, Honeyburst, Vintage Sunburst, Ebony

Left-Handed Only - Faded Cherryburst, Ebony

Elite ‘61 SG StandardFinishes: Cherry, Ebony

E L I T E A C O U S T I C S

Elite ‘65 TexanTuners Grover Fingerboard Rosewood Neck 1-pc Mahogany, 20 fretNeck Joint Set, 14th fretNut 1-5/8, BoneScale 25 1/2Top Solid SpruceBack Solid MahoganySides MahoganyBridge Rosewood Saddle Intonated, AdjustableHardware NickelFinishes Vintage Sunburst

Natural

Elite J-200Tuners Grover ImperialFingerboard Rosewood (Ebonized)Neck 1-pc Mahogany, 20 fretNeck Joint Set, 14th fretNut 1-11/16, BoneScale 25 1/2Top Solid SpruceBack Solid MapleSides Solid MapleBridge Rosewood (Ebonized)Saddle BoneHardware 24K GoldFinishes Vintage Sunburst, Natural

Elite L-00Tuners GroverFingerboard Rosewood Neck 1-pc Mahogany, 19 fretNeck Joint Set, 14th fretNut 1-11/16, BoneScale 25 1/2Top Solid SpruceBack Solid MahoganySides MahoganyBridge Rosewood Saddle BoneHardware NickelFinishes Vintage Sunburst

Elite J-45Tuners GroverFingerboard Rosewood Neck 1-pc Mahogany, 20 fretNeck Joint Set, 14th fretNut 1-11/16, BoneScale 24 3/4Top Solid SpruceBack Solid MahoganySides MahoganyBridge Rosewood Saddle BoneHardware NickelFinishes Vintage Sunburst

Natural

E L I T E B A S S E S

Elite EB-3Tuners GotohFingerboard RosewoodNeck 1-pc Mahogany, 20 fretNeck Joint Set, 17th fretNut 1-11/16, BoneScale 30 1/2Top Book-Matched MahoganyBack n/aSides n/aRhythm PU EGBR (USA Humbucker)Treble PU EGBT (USA Mini-HB)Controls 2-V, 2-T; 4-Way SWHardware NickelFinishes Cherry, Ebony

Elite Thunderbird BassTuners GotohFingerboard RosewoodNeck 1-pc Mahogany, 20 fretNeck Joint Through-NeckNut 1-1/2, BoneScale 34Top n/aBack n/aSides Mahogany WingsRhythm PU EGBR (USA Humbucker)Treble PU EGBR (USA Humbucker)Controls 2-V, 1-THardware NickelFinishes Vintage Sunburst

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