MM-Series
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Models
MM-20
- 1996-Current
- Style "A" teardrop shaped body
Body:
- Mahogany body
- Select spruce top
Neck:
- Set mahogany neck with traditional "C" profile
- Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
- Flat fingerboard radius
- Black headstock with "The Epiphone" logo & crown or no inlay
- Neck joins at 12th fret
- 21 frets
- 14" scale
- 1.06" nut width
Binding:
- Multi-ply body binding
- Single-ply neck binding
Hardware:
- Chrome hardware
- Adjustable floating rosewood bridge with mandolin tailpiece
- Vintage-style open-back tuners
- Elevated tortoise pickguard with "E" emblem
Colors:
- Ebony (EB)
- Cherry (CH)
- Vintage Sunburst (VS)
- Antique Sunburst (AS)
- Trans Green (TG)
- Trans Blueburst (TL)
MM-30S/SE
- 1982-2011
- Style "A" teardrop shaped body
- 8 strings doubled up
Body:
- Mahogany body
- Solid spruce top
Neck:
- Set mahogany neck with traditional "C" profile
- Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
- Flat fingerboard radius
- Black headstock with "The Epiphone" logo & crown inlay
- Neck joins at 12th fret
- 20 frets
- 14" scale
- 1.06" nut width
Binding:
- 3-ply body binding
- Single-ply neck binding
Electronics:
- Shadow SH-900 Piezo Pickups (30-SE)
Hardware:
- Chrome (1982-1996)
- Gold (1997-2011)
- Adjustable floating rosewood bridge with mandolin tailpiece
- Vintage-style open-back tuners
- Raised tortoise pickguard with "E" emblem
Colors:
- Ebony (EB)
- Cherry (CH)
- Vintage Sunburst (VS)
- Antique Sunburst (AS)
- Trans Green (TG)
- Trans Blueburst (TL)
MM-45
- 1982-1987
- 8 strings doubled up
- Double flourentine cutaway body
Body:
- Solid spruce top
- Maple back & sides
- Oval sound hole
Neck:
- Set maple neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
- Treble-side fingerboard extension
- Scrolled headstock with ornate inlay
- 23 frets
- 13.875" scale
Binding:
- 2-ring rosette with binding
- Multi-ply cream & black body binding
- Single-ply neck & sound hole binding
Hardware:
- Chrome hardware
- Adjustable rosewood bridge & floating base
- Raised pickguard with binding
- Engraved tailpiece
Colors:
- Antique Sunburst (AS)
Masterbuilt MM-50
- 1979-1980
- Part of the "Masterbuilt" series
- Made in Japan
- F-style body with scrolled bass horn
Body:
- Select fine grain solid spruce top
- Figured maple back & sides
- 9.875" body width
- 2.25" body depth
Neck:
- 1-piece figured maple neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
- Treble-side fingerboard extension
- Scrolled headstock with black overlay
- 30 nickel-silver frets
- 13.875" scale
- 1.125" nut width
Binding:
- Single-ply body & neck binding
Hardware:
- Chrome hardware
- Adjustable rosewood bridge with compensated saddle
- Graduated plate-mounted tuners with ornate engraving & pearloid buttons
- Elevated tortoise pickguard
- Engraved mandolin tailpiece
- Ebony end-pin with mother of pearl dot inlay
Colors:
- Antique Sunburst (AS)
MM-50
- 1994-2011
- F-style mandolin body shape with scrolled bass horn
- 8 strings doubled up
Body:
- Soild spruce top
- Figured maple back & sides
Neck:
- Set maple neck with traditional "C" profile
- Treble-side fingerboard extension
- Rosewood fingerboard with "Dot" inlays
- Scrolled headstock with "The Epiphone" logo & chalice inlay
- Flat fingerboard radius
- 23 frets
- 14" scale
- 1.06" nut width
Binding:
- 3-ply body & headstock binding
- Single-ply neck binding
Hardware:
- Nickel hardware
- Adjustable rosewood bridge with rosewood base
- 4-ply elevated pickguard
- Traditional mandolin tailpiece
- Vintage style open-back tuners with pearloid buttons
Colors:
- Vintage Sunburst (VS)
MM-50E Professional
- 2012-Current
- F-style mandolin body shape with scrolled bass horn
- 8 strings doubled up
Body:
- Soild Sitka spruce top
- Flamed maple back & sides
Neck:
- Set flamed maple neck with traditional "C" profile
- Treble-side fingerboard extension
- Rosewood fingerboard with "Dot" inlays
- Scrolled headstock with "The Epiphone" logo & chalice inlay
- Flat fingerboard radius
- 23 frets
- 14" scale
- 1.06" nut width
Binding:
- 4-ply body binding
- 3-ply headstock binding
- Single-ply neck binding
Electronics:
- Quad NanoMag, adustable position pickup
- 1 Vol. 1 Treble 1 Bass controls
- Four individual string-pair output levels on trim pots
- #2032 Lithium battery
Hardware:
- Nickel hardware
- Adjustable rosewood bridge & base
- Raised black pickguard
- Traditional mandolin tailpiece
- Vintage style open-back engraved plate-mounted tuners
- Pearloid tuner buttons
Colors:
- Vintage Natural (VN)
MM-60
- 1982-1987
- F-style body with scrolled bass horn
Body:
- Solid spruce top
- Maple back & sides
Neck:
- Set maple neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
- 13.875" scale
Binding:
- Multi-ply cream & black body binding
- Single-ply neck binding
Hardware:
- Ebonized rosewood bridge
Masterbuilt MM-70
- Part of the "Masterbuilt" series
- 1979-1980
- Made in Japan
- F-style body with scrolled bass horn
Body:
- Select fine grain solid spruce top
- Figured maple back & sides
- 9.875" body width
- 2.25" body depth
Neck:
- 1-piece figured maple neck
- Ebony fingerboard with ornate & varied abalone inlays
- Treble-side fingerboard extension
- Scrolled headstock with rosewood overlay & mother of pearl chalice inlay
- 13.875" scale
- 1.125" nut width
'Binding:
- 3-ply body, headstock & pickguard binding
- Single-ply neck binding
Hardware:
- Gold hardware
- 30 nickel-silver frets
- Adjustable ebony bridge with compensated ebony saddle
- Graduated plate-mounted tuners with ornate engraving & pearloid buttons
- Elevated tortoise pickguard
- Engraved mandolin tailpiece
- Ebony end-pin with mother of pearl dot inlay
Colors:
- Antique Sunburst (AS)
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