Epiphone F-5 Studio Wine Red Satin

Orville Gibson invented the modern mandolin, and mandolins have been a part of Epiphone’s DNA since its earliest days. Company founder Anastasios Stathopoulo’s first (and only) patent, filed in 1909, was for a mandolin. Gibson Master Luthier Lloyd Loar designed the original F-5 mandolin in the early 1920s, and its eventual success led to the creation of new musical genres, such as bluegrass. Now, Epiphone is proud to release its latest mandolins. The Epiphone Inspired by Gibson F-5 Studio mandolin is based on the legendary Loar-designed F-5 and makes a high-quality F-5 style mandolin more accessible than ever. It features all-solid wood construction with a solid maple back and sides and a solid Sitka spruce top. The maple neck is attached to the body with a glued dovetail joint and has a laurel fretboard with 20 frets and a Gibson-style scroll headstock with vintage-style tuners with pearloid buttons. Its sound is balanced, highly toneful, and resonant, with great carrying power, in part due to the thin satin finish. A premium gig bag is also included.

General

Series:

Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Original

Product Color:

Wine Red Satin

Case Type:

Gig Bag Included

Body

Body Material:

Solid Maple

Top Material:

Solid Sitka Spruce

Body Binding:

Single Ply

Neck

Neck Material:

Solid Maple

Neck Shape:

C-Profile

Fingerboard Material:

Indian Laurel

Headstock Veneer:

Black

Nut Material:

Bone

Nut Width:

1.125″ (28.575mm)

Fingerboard Radius:

Flat Radius

Scale Length:

13.78″ (350mm)

Number of Frets:

20 Frets

Neck Joint:

Set Neck

Inlay Shape:

No Inlays

Headstock Inlay/Decal:

Mother of Pearl Logo

Neck Binding:

Single Ply

Hardware

Hardware Color:

Nickel

Bridge:

Standard Adjustable & Compensated Mandolin, Laurel

Tailpiece:

Traditional Stamped

Tuning Machines:

Vintage F-Style Inline w/Pearloid Buttons

Saddle:

Laurel

All guitars are setup and inspected before shipping. We offer the option to upgrade to a Plek setup at a discounted rate when purchasing an instrument. To learn more about Plek, please message us, or call at: 740-522-0277.

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