May 24, 2019
Tesla’s Dave Rude is the latest guitarist to have his own signature model from Epiphone. According to Epiphone, The Dave Rude Flying V Outfit “features a classic Flying V in an Alpine White gloss finish with a red pearloid pickguard, ProBucker™ humbuckers with coil-splitting, Grover Rotomatic™ machine heads, a GraphTech™ nut, an EpiLite™ Case, and a signed Certificate of Authenticity. See your Authorized Epiphone Dealer for information.”
Specs on the guitar are as follows:
| Body | Mahogany |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Nut | GraphTech™ |
| Scale Length | 24.75 |
| Neck Style | SlimTaper ™ ‘C’-profile |
| Neck Joint | Glued-in set |
| Truss Rod Cover | 2-ply red pearled white backing |
| Fingerboard | Hard Maple |
| Neck | ProBucker-2™ humbucker |
| Bridge | ProBucker-3™ humbucker |
| Controls | Neck Volume Bridge Volume Pickup Selector: 3-way toggle |
| Knobs | White Speed Knobs |
| Pickguard | Red Pearloid w/White Backing |
| Hardware | Nickel |
| Bridge | LockTone™ Tune-o-matic |
| Tailpiece | Stopbar |
| Machine Heads | Grover Rotomatic™ |
| Includes | EpiLite™ Case, Signed COA |
You can watch the following video featuring Dave discussing his new signature guitar:
The Dave Rude Flying V Outfit is priced at $799 (US) and includes a custom case. More information can be found at Epiphone.com. Congratulations Dave, it is a stunning guitar!
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