The LG-2 arrived in 1942 alongside the J-45 and Southern Jumbo, and it has been the small-body alternative to the J-45 ever since. The 50s Original follows the coveted fifties examples.
Sitka spruce over mahogany, scalloped X-bracing, a rounded neck on a rosewood board, a sloped rectangle bridge, a bone nut and saddle, a tortoise teardrop guard and cream-button Grover strap tuners. A Baggs VTC pickup with soundhole volume and tone. Antique Natural and Vintage Sunburst, gloss nitro.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Back: Mahogany
Binding: Three-ply Top, Single-ply Back
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Shape: LG-2
Body Styles: Small Body
Bracing: Traditional Scalloped X-bracing
Side: Mahogany
Top: Sitka Spruce
NECK
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count: 20
Frets: Standard
Inlays: Mother of Pearl Dot
Joint: Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body
Neck Material: Mahogany
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 43.82mm / 1.73in
Profile: Rounded
Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in
ELECTRONICS
Controls: Soundhole-mounted Volume and Tone
Output Jack: 1/4" Endpin
Preamp: Baggs VTC
Under Saddle Pickup: Baggs VTC
HARDWARE
Bridge: Sloped Rectangle, Closed Slot; Rosewood
Bridge Pins: TUSQ
Pickguard: Tortoise Teardrop
Saddle Material: Bone
Strap Buttons: Endpin Jack
Truss Rod: Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover: Black Stamped
Tuner Plating: Nickel
Tuning Machines: Grover Strap with Cream Button
Headstock Inlay: Epiphone Logo in Gold Silkscreen
Strings Gauge: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053
CASE
Case: Hardshell