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New Limited Edition McCartney Texan Acoustics from Epiphone
January 25, 2005
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The Beatles first visited America in 1964. It's a historic date that marks the point at which Beatlemania became a global phenomenon, and a period that found Lennon, McCartney and Harrison using Epiphone guitars in the studio and on the stage. To commemorate the date, Epiphone have announced a limited production run of 1,964 Texan acoustics, to be constructed in Japan as part of Epiphones Elitist series. A 1964 Epiphone Texan was famously used by McCartney to record yesterday, and this ties in with a run of 290 Texans built in the US under the ex-Beatle's personal scrutiny. At McCartney's insistence, the first of these new Texan models have been hand-built by Gibson's acoustic division in Montana, making them the first Epiphone acoustics to be constructed in the US for 35 years. The first production run of 40 was supervised by the ex-Beatle himself, with unique features including a 'hand-ageing' process (to recreate every bump and ding of the original), soundhole labels signed by Macca, a swanky display case and a certificate of authenticity. True to Sir Paul's original, the Texans are right-hand models strung and set up for left-hand play, and even include the small gap between the back strip and centre block. The second run of 250 Texans also mirror Macca's instrument. Not only do these US-built acoustics replicate the timeless tone and looks of the original (with a solid mahogany body, spruce top and parallelogram fret inlays), but also include an autographed soundhole label, custom case and certificate of authenticity. The Japanese Texans feature the same solid spruce top and mahogany body that gave the ex-Beatle his enviable tone. The mahogany neck is topped with rosewood fretboard and classic pearl parallelogram inlays, while the antique natural finish gives these instruments a suitably vintage feel. But Epiphone hasn't stopped there. Not only are the guitars sequentially numbered, with a custom case and certificate of authenticity, but they even replicate the quirks of Macca's original – from the matching grain filler/lacquer finish to the gap between the back centre strip and the head block. A large percentage of the profit from each Epiphone Texan sold will also be donated to Adopt A Landmine. Specifications:
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