Epiphone Futura RD Custom Firestorm Shift
Product information "Epiphone Futura RD Custom Firestorm Shift"
From the Futura series comes the RD Custom — the legendary RD Offset guitar from the 70s, but technically up to date and with a cool look. Mahogany body with a set mahogany neck and ebony fretboard, Modern "C" profile, stainless steel frets dressed to a comfortable 10"-14" compound radius, split block inlays, Epiphone Lock-Tone hardware and Grover locking tuners. A set of ProBucker Ignite pickups is responsible for the powerful sound. The gimmick is the flip-flop finish, which changes colour depending on the light.
- Binding: Multi-ply Top and Headstock
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Body Shape: Heavy
- Body finish: Gloss Polyurethane
- Bridge / Tremolo: Epiphone LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™, Epiphone LockTone™ Stop Bar
- Bridge Pickup: Epiphone ProBucker Ignite
- Color/ Finish: Firestorm Shift
- Colour: Orange
- Controls: 2x volume, 2x tone
- Country of Origin: China
- Finish: Chromashift Color-Shifting Gloss Finish
- Fretboard: Ebony
- Fretboard Inlays: Split Blocks
- Fretboard radius: 10" - 14" Compound
- Fret material: stainless steel
- Frets: 22
- Fret size: Medium Jumbo
- Hardware: Nickel
- Includes: Epiphone Premium Gigbag
- Neck: Mahogany
- Neck Pickup: Epiphone ProBucker Ignite
- Neck Profile: Modern "C"
- Neck construction: Set in neck
- Neck finish: Gloss Polyurethane
- Nut material: Graph Tech
- Pickguard: Black 3-Ply
- Pickup Configuration: H-H (2x Humbucker)
- Pickup Cover: Nickel
- Pickup Selector Switch: 3-Weg Toggle + Push Pull Tone Poti for Split/Phase
- Pickup type: passive
- Pot Caps: Dome Speed Knob Nickel
- Scale: 25" (635 - 659 mm)
- Scale Length: 25,5" (648 mm)
- Strings: 6 string
- Strings thickness ex factory: .010 - .046
- Technology: Solid Body
- Translation: 1:16
- Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic Locking Tuner
When you think of Epiphone you naturally think of Gibson, since the maker of guitars, basses, amplifiers and accessories has been part of that company since 1957. Epiphone mainly offers instruments in the lower to mid price range. That means beginners can pick up electric guitar and bass classics such as Les Paul, SG, Explorer, Firebird, ES-335 or Thunderbird for little money. There are also instruments from earlier Epiphone eras like Casino, Wildkat, Riviera and Wilshire. In particular, Epiphone's beginner sets for electric guitar, acoustic guitar and electric bass are worth a close look for newcomers.