Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor-II Pro
The new Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor-II PRO is a tribute to one of the most groundbreaking jazz guitarists, Joe Pass. During his prolific career Pass accompanied some of the top jazz singers and soloists including Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker, Ray Brown and Oscar Peterson to name a few. His seemingly endless melodic knowledge and harmonic wizardry has been an inspiration to jazz players of his time and today.
A true archtop guitar, the Emperor-II PRO has a Select Spruce top with laminated Flame Maple sides. A hand-set neck with medium jumbo frets and the Epiphone-vintage “tree of life” design makes this a truly stand-out design. Set with a Probucker-2 humbucker in the neck and a hotter Probucker-3 pickup in the bridge, this guitar absolutely sings. Coil-splitting ability allows for a plethora of tonal configurations, or play it unplugged for classic open jazz tone just like Joe!
Top Material: Select Spruce, Arched with Hand-Scalloped Bracing and Sound Post
Back Material: Laminated Flame Maple
Side Material: Laminated Flame Maple
Neck Material: 3-pc Laminated Hard Maple
Neck Shape: 1960s SlimTaper™, C-Profile
Neck Joint: Glued-In
Truss Rod: Adjustable
Scale Length: 24.75″
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood with Pearloid Block Inlays
Bridge Pickup: ProBucker-3™
Neck Pickup: ProBucker-2™
Controls: Bridge Volume with coil-splitting, Neck Volume with coil-splitting, Bridge Tone, Neck Tone, 3-Way Pickup Selector (toggle), Ivory Toggle Cap
Binding: Top: 5-Ply (Ivory/Black), Back: 5-Ply (Ivory/Black), Neck: 5-Ply (Ivory/Black), Headstock: 5-Ply (Ivory/Black), “F” Holes: 1-Ply (Ivory/Black)
Fingerboard Radius: 12″
Frets: 20, Medium-Jumbo
Bridge: Floating Rosewood, Thumbwheel Adjustable Height
Tailpiece: “Vintage Scroll” Trapeze
Nut: Graphtech® NuBone XL™
Nut Width: 1-11/16″
Hardware: Gold
Machine Heads: Grover™ Rotomatic™, 18:1 Ratio
Pickguard: Bound “Tortoise” Pickguard with Metal “E”
Truss Rod Cover: 2-Ply (Black/White), “Joe Pass Emperor-II PRO” in White
Knobs: Top Hats with Metal Inserts (Volume/Tone)
Strings: 10-46 Guage
Warranty: Epiphone Limited Lifetime
Chicago Music Exchange is an authorized online Gibson dealer. This guitar comes with manufacturer warranty.