Epiphone E-1 Classic 4/4 Size Nylon String Acoustic Guitar
The E-1 Spanish Classic is a classical style acoustic guitar with a Laminated Cedar top, as cedar is one of the "tonewoods" preferred by classical guitar luthiers for its "sweet" and individual sound. The E-1’s Custom PRO-Prietary™ Bracing allows the natural tone of the Laminated Cedar top to ring out with clear highs and balanced lows so a player can easily hear their progress as they develop their guitar vocabulary with chords and runs.
The E-1 Spanish Classic uses Mahogany for the back, sides, and neck. Mahogany is also a favored tonewood for classical guitars and is a perfect compliment to the Laminated Cedar top, helping to acoustically amplify the E-1 Spanish Classic’s incredible tone and also provide the guitar with a comfortable foundation in any environment. The beauty of both Cedar and Mahogany gives the E-1 Spanish Classic a sophisticated profile. Plus, the E-1 Spanish Classic has a reduced body depth which makes it easy to hold for long hours of playing.
The E-1 Spanish Classic has an EZ-Profile™ “D” Shape neck with a traditional 2.0” nut width, a tradition for classical guitars slightly wider then a conventional acoustic guitar. Another innovation the E-1 Spanish Classic offers is a shorter scale, which makes learning chords faster. E-Ease™ Lubricant makes the neck feel smooth and “worn in” on your fingers, and JumboPRO™ frets make it easy to hold down Epiphone’s custom Light Gauge Classical strings.
A guitar that plays this easy has to be able to get in tune and stay in tune fast. The E-1 Spanish Classic features Epiphone Deluxe tuners, which have 16:1 ratio tuning gears that help make finding the right pitch quick and intuitive. Ordinary classical guitar tuners have only a 14:1 ratio, which makes fine tuning difficult, as the string never quite settles in the right place. But tuning is easy with the E-1 Spanish Classic because the higher 16:1 gear ratio lets you adjust your tuning with greater precision so it’s easier to find the right pitch and stay there.
Specifications
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Top: Laminated Cedar; Custom PRO-Prietary™ Bracing
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Body: Select Mahogany; Reduced body depth
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Neck: Mahogany; EZ-Profile™ “D” Shape neck
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Truss Rod: Dual-Action
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Neck Joint: Glued-In
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Headstock: Sloped Dovewing with historic “Epiphone” metal badge
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Frets: JumboPRO™
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Nut: GraphTech® NuBone™
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Nut Width: 2.0"
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Scale Length: 25.60”
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Tuners: 16:1 ratio Epiphone "Deluxe" Classical
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Strings: Epiphone Ultra-Light Classical (28-42)
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Bridge: Rosewood
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Saddle: GraphTech® NuBone™
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Strap Buttons: Yes
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Hardware: Chrome