The Guitar That Launched a Thousand Hits!
Having written and performed "Yesterday" on his original 1964 Epiphone Texan, the original reissue of the Texan is the first guitar Paul McCartney has ever endorsed! This edition is one of only 1,964 built with care and precision in Epiphone's Japanese facility.
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The Epiphone Elitist Paul McCartney Texan is a faithful replica of Sir Paul's 1964 Texan, from the matching grain filler/lacquer finish right down to the 1/8" gap between the back center strip and the head block - a detail pointed out by Sir Paul himself. Includes a custom case!
Epiphone Elitist Paul McCartney 1964 Texan Guitar Features:- Body Type: Dreadnought
- Finish: Antique Natural Lacquer
- Top Wood: Solid Spruce
- Back Wood: Solid Mahogany
- Side Wood: Solid Mahogany
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Scale Length: 25-1/2"
- No. of Frets: 20
- Bridge: Reverse belly
- Case: Hardshell
Epiphone and McCartney Join To Help Adopt-A-Mindfield
The Fifth Annual Adopt-A-Minefield Benefit was held on November 15th, 2005 in Los Angeles. Gibson President, Dave Berryman, presented Sir Paul McCartney with a $1 million donation from Epiphone to help address the worldwide landmine crisis. In all, the organization raised approximately $2 million through ticket sales and auction items in addition to the $1 million donated by Epiphone. Late night host and master of ceremonies, Jay Leno, presented the first Paul McCartney Signature Epiphone Texan guitar for auction. Built as a duplicate of McCartney's own original Texan, which was used to compose and record the classic hit, "Yesterday," the Signature Series guitar was sold for $50,000 with all proceeds benefitting the charity. The evening was hosted by Adopt-A-Minefield Goodwill Ambassadors Paul and Heather Mills McCartney, who shared the stage with Tony Bennett as the evening's headline performers. Among the other celebrities in attendance were Quincy Jones, Ray Romano, Alec Baldwin, Cameron Crowe, and Andy Garcia. Adopt-A-Minefield estimates that there are over 45 million landmines in the ground in one-third of the world's nations which maim or kill 15,000 to 20,000 civilians every year. They cost as little as $3 to produce, but as much as $1,000 to remove.
