Epiphone unveils the all-new Futura Series – seven classic Gibson shapes with metal-ready pickups and colour-shifting finishes
Epiphone has unveiled its all-new Futura Series, pairing “iconic shapes with all-new attitude”, offering up a number of “killer new features not yet seen before in the Epiphone or Gibson lineup”.
The lineup comprises seven models spanning Gibson/Epiphone’s classic body shapes – there’s a Flying V, SG, ES-355, Firebird, Explorer, Les Paul and an RD – each sporting a striking new Chromashift colour-shifting finish, plus newly developed ProBucker Ignite pickups.
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Those fresh ProBucker Ignite humbuckers appear to be aimed squarely at metal players, offering “clarity and punch for lead and rhythm without ever getting muddy”. They’re also wired for push/pull coil splitting plus additional phase options, meaning a “huge range of tones” is available via the Futura Series.
Further features present on each Futura Series guitar include ebony fingerboards with Super 400-style pearloid inlays, bound Modern C neck profiles and 10”-14” compound radius fingerboards for “super-smooth playability across all positions” of the neck.
Each guitar also sports Grover locking Rotomatic tuners with kidney buttons, a LockTone bridge and Stop Bar tailpiece, and Posi-Lok strap buttons. All Futura Series guitars feature a 24.75” scale length, but the RD Custom bumps that up to 25.5”, thus increasing string tension and positioning it as a great instrument for drop tunings.
Also, by going for a Futura RD Custom you could follow in the footsteps of a line of rock and metal greats, including Dave Grohl, Lee Malia of Bring Me The Horizon, Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic, and the Nameless Ghouls of Ghost…
“The Futura Series opens new worlds of possibility for players who don’t stand still – they’re built to move, pushing feel, sound, and style forward in a way that’s undeniably bold by design,” says Lewis McKinney III, Brand Manager of Epiphone.
There’s a variety of colour-shifting finishes on offer, too:
Epiphone Futura Les Paul Custom – Twilight Shift, Firestorm Shift, Midnight Ember Shift
Epiphone Futura RD Custom – Midnight Ember Shift, Twilight Shift, Firestorm Shift
Epiphone Futura Explorer Custom – Dragonfly Shift, Firestorm Shift
Epiphone Futura SG Custom – Nitro Shift, Midnight Ember Shift, Dragonfly Shift
Epiphone Futura Flying V Custom – Solaris Shift, Quicksilver Shift
Epiphone Futura ES-355 – Firestorm Shift, Dragonfly Shift, Midnight Ember Shift
Epiphone Futura Firebird Custom – Firestorm Shift, Quicksilver Shift, Midnight Ember Shift, plus Guitar Center-exclusive Glacier Shift
Each Futura Series guitar is priced at $899 / 849. For more information, head to Gibson.com.
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