Sunday, July 14, 2024

Epiphone Les Paul Special-II GT | Part 1

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Les Paul Special-II GT | Neck and Fretboard

According to the Guitar Dater Project, this Epiphone Les Paul Special-II GT [Serial Number 11032309981] was made in Indonesia in March 2011. It has been in storage for years, and is far from gig-worthy. And as luck would have it, I forgot to snap pics of the guitar before taking it apart. A thousand apologies, folks. All right, then. We'll start off with a close look at the neck and fretboard. 

  • Neck Material: Hard Maple
  • Neck Construction: Bolt-On
  • Neck Finish: Trans Black
  • Profile: Slim Taper
  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"
  • Fretboard Material: Rosewood
  • Thickness of Fretboard: 7.02 mm
  • Fretboard Radius: 14"
  • Fret Count: 22
  • Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
  • Nut Width 43.37 mm
  • Thickness at 1st Fret: 20.83 mm
  • Width at 7th Fret: 49.39 mm
  • Thickness at 7th Fret: 21.43 mm
  • Width at 12th Fret: 52.43 mm
  • Thickness at 12th Fret: 22.35 mm
  • Width at 22nd Fret: 57.37 mm
  • Fretboard Inlays: Pearloid Parallelogram
  • Hardware Finish: Black
  • Tuning Machines: Trapezoid, 14:1 Gear Ratio
  • Truss Rod: Adjustable, 5/32" Hex Wrench
  • Truss Rod Cover: Two-Ply Black/White, GT Logo



Hard Maple Bolt-On Neck

Trans Black Finish

Trapezoid Tuning Machines

Serial Number 11032309981

Neck Heel Label

22 Medium Jumbo Frets

Headstock Labels

GT Truss Rod Cover

Truss Rod Adjustment Socket

5/32" Truss Rod Wrench

Rosewood Fretboard

Fretboard Extension

14" Fretboard Radius

Pearloid Parallelogram Inlays

White Side Dots


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