Epiphone Excellente Review

An unbiased review of the newest phenomena from Epiphone, the Excellente. Truly it is excellent!

Since uploading this video, I've learned that Ovangkol is actually in the rosewood family. That would explain the softness of the sound, at least to me.

Tech Specs
• Body Shape: Square Shoulder Dreadnought
• Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
• Color: Antique Natural
• Finish: Aged Gloss
• Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
• Back & Sides Wood: Solid Ovangkol
• Binding: Ivory/Black 6-ply top, 4-ply back
• Neck Wood: Maple/Walnut (specs again call out a 5 piece neck, but it is in fact 7)
• Neck Shape: C
• Radius: 12"
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay: Excellente Block Clouds (site calls out Perloid - fancy name for cheap
plastic), but that is incorrect, they are MOP, confirmed by Gibson)
• Number of Frets: 20, Medium Jumbo
• Scale Length: 25.315"
• Tuning Machines: Gold Kluson Waffleback Vintage Tuners with Metal buttons
• Bridge Material: Ebony
• Nut/Saddle Material: Bone/Bone
• Nut Width: 1.68"
• Electronics: Fishman Sonitone
• Strings: Gibson, .012-.053

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