2013 Epiphone FT-79AN Slope Dreadnought Guitar
This is a hardly-played guitar and it's a nice interpretation of the old Gibson-made '60s FT-79 models. It sounds and handles quite a lot like an early-'60s one, right down to the medium-C neck profile and punchy, woody tone. These are basically a long scale J-45 or J-50 in specifications and so you get a lot of that Gibson-sounding "chunk" while also getting a bit more sustain and snap. It also has that excellent, round-shoulders, Gibson "J" shape to it.
These are supposedly a reissue of sorts of a '64 model, but as you can see, there's no plastic bridge or adjustable saddle, here -- the bridge style is like a '50s Gibson (traditional drop-in saddle) instead.
Repairs included: setup.
Top wood: solid spruce
Back & sides wood: solid mahogany
Bracing type: x
Bridge: rosewood
Fretboard: rosewood
Neck wood: mahogany
Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 54w, 40w, 30w, 22w, 16, 12
Neck shape: slim-med C
Board radius: 10"
Truss rod: adjustable
Neck relief: straight
Fret style: medium
Scale length: 25 1/2"
Nut width: 1 11/16"
Body width: 16"
Body depth: 4 7/8"
Weight: 4 lbs 14 oz
Condition notes: it's clean with only light playwear around the soundhole and pickguard in evidence. There may be small scuffs/scratches here and there on the body but they're essentially imperceptible unless you're really looking for them.
It comes with: no case, sorry!
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