Lee Malia, guitarist in Bring Me the Horizon, had the chance to collaborate with Epiphone on a limited edition piece coming out this July. The Custom Artisan Outfit Explorer features a gorgeous “walnut” finish on a maple top and Lee’s Gibson USA signature pickups: a P-94 single coil in the neck and an 84T-LM humbucker in the bridge. The guitar will also come with “Artisan” fretboard inlays, amongst other exclusive specs, making it stand out as a cut above its Epiphone standard production brethren. Peep the full rundown below.
Specs:
Top Material: Maple
Body Material: Mahogany
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Shape: “1959″ Rounded; C-Profile
Neck Joint: Glued-In, Set Neck
Scale Length: 24.75″
Headstock: “Explorer” shaped
Headstock Inlay: “Epiphone” logo in pearloid
Truss Rod: Yes
Truss Rod Cover: Black “Bell” Shape; 2-layer (B/W) “Explorer Artisan” in white
Fingerboard Material: Torrefied Composite
Fingerboard Radius: 12″
Fingerboard Inlay: Classic “Artisan” floral pattern in pearloid
Binding:
7-Layer body; Front and back (Ivory/Black)
5-Layer headstock (Ivory/Black)
1-Layer fingerboard (Ivory)
Nut: Ivory, Artificial Bone
Nut Width: 1-11/16″
Pickguard: Black; 4-layer (W/B/W/B); PVC
Hardware: Gold
Machine Heads: Premium Diecast with metal “tulip” buttons; 14:1 ratio
Neck Pickup: Gibson USA P-94™ Single Coil
Middle Pickup: “Dummy Coil”; Cancels Hum in single-coil mode
Bridge Pickup Gibson USA 84T-LM™ Humbucker
Controls:
1-Neck Volume
1-Bridge Volume with coil-splitting
1-Master Tone
Pickup Selector: 3-way Toggle Switch, Epiphone All-Metal; Toggle Cap, White
Knobs: Black Tophats with metal inserts
Bridge: LockTone™ Tune-o-matic
Tailpiece: LockTone™ Stopbar
Output Jack: Epiphone Exclusive Non-rotating, Heavy Duty Output Jack,
Metal Output Jack Plate
Plastic Parts: Black; PVC
Colors: Walnut (gloss)
Other:
“Lee Malia” signature on back of headstock
“Limited Edition” logo on back of headstock
Includes:
Epiphone StrapLocks
Hand-Signed COA in presentation binder
Premium Gigbag
Optional: Hard Case (940-EXPL2), Case UP
For more photos and info, like how to order one of these limited edition bad boys, check out the Epiphone write-up here.
ProgDog / June 3, 2017 2:41 pm
How much is this piece of shit?
/
BJ Russell / June 29, 2017 11:51 am
$799. I talked Sweetwater down to $750.
/