A Rare Epiphone Classic Joins the Masterbilt Family The Masterbilt™ Collection presents a recreation of the rare 60s-era Epiphone Frontier. Featuring a square-shouldered body with solid maple back and sides, a solid Sitka spruce top with the iconic "Rope and Cactus" pickguard, bone nut and saddle, and the state-of-the-art Fishman® Presys VT™ onboard preamp system for true acoustic tone when plugged in. Available in Ice Tea Aged Gloss finish. Featuring Gibson™ Strings. Epiphone stands behind every guitar they make with a Limited Lifetime Warranty and Gibson Brands™ Customer Service. A battery is not included. To power your pickup, you will need a 9-volt battery. Body Style : Square Shoulder Body Shape : Frontier Body Material : Solid Maple Top : Solid Sitka Spruce Back : Solid Maple Side : Solid Maple Binding : Multi-ply Body Finish : Aged Gloss Profile : C Scale Length : 648.0 mm / 25.511 in Fingerboard Material : Laurel Fingerboard Radius : 304.8 mm / 12 in Fret Count : 20 Frets : Medium Jumbo Nut Material : Graph Tech® NuBone® Inlays : Pearloid "Split Block" Rectangles Joint : Dovetail; Glued-in, 14th fret Finish : Gold Bridge : Laurel Saddle Material : Bone Tuning Machines : Gold, Keystone Buttons Pickguard : Historic Frontier Truss Rod : Dual Action Truss Rod Cover : 2-Ply Bullet, Elongated "E" Bridge Pins : Ivory with Black Dot Strap Buttons : 2 - bottom and side of heel Under Saddle Pickup : Fishman® Presys VT™ Controls : Fishman® Presys VT™ Soundhole mounted Volume and Tone Output Jack : 1/4" Heavy-Duty Epiphone Preamp : Fishman Presys VT Strings Gauge : Gibson™ Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings .012", .016", .024"w, .032" .042", .053