Epiphone "Inspired by Gibson Custom" J-180 LS

The Gibson J-180 has been the choice of rock, country, and pop royalty, including legendary artists like the Everly Brothers, Cat Stevens, Dwight Yoakam, and Billie Joe Armstrong, up to some of today’s most famous artists. In collaboration with Gibson™ Custom, Epiphone is proud to release a new version of this player-favorite guitar. The Epiphone J-180 LS is packed with premium features, including a thermally aged solid spruce top with scalloped X bracing, solid mahogany back and sides, a one-piece mahogany neck with a 25.5” scale length, C-profile, laurel fretboard, and the iconic “star” mother of pearl inlays that the model is so well known for. The compensated saddle, bridge pins, and nut are bone, and the headstock features the world-famous Gibson-style “open book” headstock shape, with the Epiphone logo and headstock star proudly displayed in mother of pearl. An Inspired by Gibson Custom Double Diamond emblem is etched on the rear of the headstock. Available in a variety of eye-catching colors and equipped with an L.R. Baggs™ Bronze Piezo under-saddle pickup and L.R. Baggs Element Bronze VTC preamp system, this exceptional guitar is stage and studio-ready from the moment you take it out of the included hardshell case.

A battery is not included. To power your pickup, you will need a 9-volt battery.

SPECS

Body

• Binding: Three-ply Top, Single-ply Back and Fretboard
• Body Finish: Gloss
• Body Material: Solid Mahogany
• Body Shape: J-180
• Body Styles: Jumbo
• Bracing: Scalloped X-bracing, Shifted for Long Scale
• Top: Thermally Aged Solid Sitka Spruce

Neck

• Fingerboard Material: Laurel
• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in
• Fret Count: 20
• Frets: Standard
• Inlays: Mother of Pearl Star
• Joint: Compound Dovetail
• Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 43.79mm / 1.72in
• Profile: C
• Scale Length: 647.7mm / 25.5in

Electronics

• Controls: Soundhole-mounted Volume and Tone
• Output Jack: 1/4” Endpin
• Preamp: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze VTC
• Under Saddle Pickup: L.R. Baggs Bronze Piezo

Hardware

• Bridge: Reverse Belly, Laurel
• Bridge Pins: Bone, No Dots
• Finish: Nickel
• Pickguard: None
• Saddle Material: Bone, Compensated
• Strap Buttons: 1 - Side of Heel (Plus Endpin Jack)
• Truss Rod: Dual Action
• Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply, 3-hole Bell
• Tuner Plating: Nickel
• Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe with Keystone Buttons

Misc

• Case: Hardshell Case with Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo
• Headstock: Gibson Open Book; Inspired by Gibson Custom Double Diamond Logo Etched on Headstock Rear
• Headstock Inlay: Epiphone Logo and Star in Mother of Pearl
• Strings Gauge: .012, .016, .024w, .032, .042, .053