Semi-hollow Electric Guitar with 5-ply Maple/Poplar body, Mahogany Neck, Ebony Fingerboard and 2 Mini-Probuckers
Taking inspiration from its classic predecessor, the WildKat, the Epiphone Uptown Kat ES is a great-sounding semi-hollowbody electric guitar in a good-looking package. The Uptown Kat is a member of Epiphone’s Original Collection and features a true ES-style semi-hollowbody archtop with a pair of Epiphone ProBucker mini humbuckers—the same ones Joe Bonamassa chose for his signature Epiphone Firebird model. If you like a guitar with a classy look and feel, like we do at Musician’s Friend, the Uptown Kat, with its maple neck, ebony fingerboard and Grover Rotomatic tuners, is for you.
Newly Designed Mini Humbuckers
The Epiphone Uptown Kat ES is equipped with a pair of newly designed Epiphone ProBucker mini humbuckers. Your sound will come alive with these mini humbuckers, which offer a crisp and transparent output. The Uptown Kat is also modeled with a control layout that will help you customize your sound.
Semi-hollow Construction with Fantastic Projection
The Epiphone Uptown Kat ES is constructed with a 5-ply maple/poplar body that will give you the kind of fantastic acoustic project you’d hope to get from a semi-hollow electric guitar. The classy 5-ply binding, paired with the bold metallic finish, will make this guitar an eye-catcher on stage.
Classic Epiphone Look
With all of its upgraded appointments, like new mini-ProBuckers, the Uptown Kat ES still boasts the classic feel you’d expect from Epiphone. Its Slim Taper rounded C-profile neck is sleek and speedy, perfect for the modern player, but its mahogany construction gives it a classic look and feel. The ebony fretboard is also adorned with classic block inlays, and the headstock is dressed with the historic Epiphone badge.
This is the Epiphone to get for Classic Tones
While its mini-ProBuckers, semi-hollow construction and sleek neck are enough to get you to run and order the new Uptown Kat ES from Musician’s Friend, there are more features to be excited about. It comes equipped with Grover Rotomatic turners with an 18:1 ratio to guarantee you’ll always stay in tune. The Epiphone Uptown Kat ES also includes a rich and resonant Graph Tech nut, ebony fingerboard, trapeze-style bridge and LockTone tune-o-matic tailpiece.
Features
- 5-ply maple/poplar body and spruce center block for warm tone and long-lasting sustain
- Sleek and speedy 24.72″ scale Slim Taper C mahogany neck with 12″ radius ebony fretboard
- Dual Epiphone ProBucker mini humbuckers produce standout tone
- Trapeze-style bridge, LockTone tune-o-matic tailpiece and Grover Rotomatic tuners with 18:1 ratio for ultimate tuning stability
UpTown Kat ES Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Specifications:
Body
- Body shape: Archtop
- Body type: Single cutaway semi-hollow
- Body wood: 5-ply maple/poplar
Neck
- Neck shape: SlimTaper C
- Neck wood: Mahogany
- Joint: Set-in
- Scale length: 24.72″
Fingerboard
- Material: Ebony
- Radius: 12″
- Fret size: Medium-jumbo
- Number of frets: 22
- Inlays: Pearloid block
- Nut width/material: 1.68″/Graph Tech
Electronics
- Configuration: HH
- Neck: Epiphone Mini-ProBucker
- Bridge: Epiphone Mini-ProBucker
- Control layout: Neck volume, neck tone, master tone, master volume
- Pickup switch: 3-way Epiphone toggle
Hardware
- Bridge type: Fixed Bridge
- Bridge design: LockTone ABR, individual saddle
- Tailpiece: Trapeze
- Tuning machines: Grover Rotomatic 18:1
- Color: Gold
Other
- Number of strings: 6-string
- Orientation: Right-handed
