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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