Epiphone
ES-339 Ultra - Cherry
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While the Ultra-339 is packed with cutting edge technology, it still maintains the same basic specifications that made ES-style guitars the choice of two generations of artists from Chuck Berry to B.B. King to Alex Lifeson. The Ultra-339 features a laminated maple body with a solid center block, classic f holes, and a comfortable 24.75" scale SlimTaper "D" profile mahogany neck, which is glued-in with a mortise and tenon neck joint. The 12" radius rosewood fingerboard has 22 medium jumbo frets just like vintage ES-style archtops, a 1.68" nut and mother-of-pearl dot inlays. The Ultra-339 comes in three beautiful color finishes: Cherry, Natural and Vintage Sunburst.
Two Great Pickup Systems in One Guitar
At the heart of the new Ultra-339 are two pickup systems. The classic pickup system features Epiphone's new ProBucker humbucker pickupsa ProBucker-2 in the neck position and a ProBucker-3 in the bridge position. Both are patterned after Gibson's famous BurstBuckers and are wound to the same specs as the Kalamazoo factory's legendary PAF pickups.
Epiphone's ProBuckers feature authentic 18% nickel silver base and cover, Elektrisola wire, accurate bobbins, slugs and screws and sand casted Alnico-II magnets to give you that classic "Patent Applied For" airy tone that defines rock and roll.
The second pickup system features Shadow Germany's patented NanoMag pickup embedded discretely at the end of the fingerboard. Featuring three samarium cobalt magnets, an air coil, and active electronics, this low-impedance pickup captures subtle body acoustics and string harmonics. Together, you get powerful humbucker-driven rock crunch as well as shimmering acoustic-like tones and everything in-between.
One-Of-A-Kind Electrics Built-in
Built discretely into the bridge pickup mounting ring is a full-function, chromatic tuner. Just push the ON/OFF button and sound is immediately muted when the tuner is activated. Eleven color-coded LED's identify the note and whether it's sharp, flat or in-tune. Also, to allow quick and seamless changes between each pickup system, the Ultra-339's NanoMag Volume control now doubles as an A/B switch. Just push it in and quickly toggle between ProBuckers, NanoMag or both pickup systems with no delay and no "pop." Two additional LED's on the pickup mounting ring provide a visual indicator of which pickup system is active (Red=NanoMag; Blue-Magnetic or Red/Blue=Both).
Hook-Up Directly To Your Computer
The Ultra-339 features three different outputs. By using the standard 1/4" MONO output, both the ProBuckers and NanoMag are mixed into one signal. Plug in an additional 1/4" cable into the STEREO output, and the ProBuckers are routed through one cable and the NanaMag the other. In this way, you can send the ProBuckers to your favorite guitar amp and the NanoMag to a PA or an acoustic guitar amp. Using the A/B switch, you can now change "on-the-fly" between the two outputs.
The third output is USB. Using a USB cable (included with the Ultra 339), you can plug directly into your computer and use guitar applications such as Native Instruments GuitarRig 4LE to play your Ultra-339 through a variety of simulated amplifiers and effects and listen through your computer speakers or headphones. GuitarRig also features a recorder, a metronome, a tuner and much more.
DETAILS
Body
Type - Reduced-Size Classic "ES" Style with F-holes
Species - Laminted Maple body with Solid Center Block
Binding - 1-ply Cream
Neck
Species - Mahogany
Profile - Slim Taper "D" 1960s
Truss Rod - Standard
Fingerboard
Species - Rosewood
Frets - 22 Medium Jumbo
Radius - 12"
Scale Length - 24.75"
Inlays - Mother-of-Pearl Dot
Binding - Single-ply White Binding
Headstock
Type - Classic Epiphone Sloped Dovewing
Logo - Mother-of-Pearl '60s Era Epiphone Logo with "Crown" Inlay
Truss Rod Cover - Kalamazoo Era "Bell Shape" with "Ultra ES-339" Engraving
Pickups
Neck Position - ProBucker-2 (Alnico II)
Bridge Position - ProBucker-3 (Alnico II)
Fingerboard - Shadow NanoMag Humbucker (Cobalt)
Electronics
Potentiometers - 2 Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls
Back Controls - NanoMag Gain, Treble and Bass EQ
Coil Wiring - Hand-soldered and Machine Wound
Toggle Switch - 3-way Toggle with White Cap
Chromatic Tuner - On/Off Switch, A-G LED Note Indicators#, LED Indicators for High Pitch, Low Pitch and In-Tune
Outputs - 1/4" Mono (both signals blended)1/4" Stereo and USB (Computer supplies power when connected)
Power - 9 Volt battery (except when connected to computer)
Tuners
Model - Wilkinson Vintage with Tinted Green Tulip Buttons
Plating - Nickel
Tuning Ratio - 14:1
Bridge
Type - Locktone Tune-O-Matic
Plating - Nickel
Tailpiece - Stopbar with Nickel Plating
Hardware
Knobs - Black Top Hat Knobs with Metal Inserts and Points
Pickguard - Black with Classic "E" Epiphone Insignia and Black/White Binding
Pickup Mounting Rings - Black
Strap Buttons - Die-cast steel, Nickel Plated
Strings - .010 - .046, Swedish Steel "Hex" Core
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
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| ES-339 Ultra - Cherry | 350973 |
