Designed for the stars of today and tomorrow
The Gibson J-180 has been the choice of rock, country, and pop royalty, including legendary artists like the Everly Brothers, Cat Stevens, Dwight Yoakam, and Billie Joe Armstrong, down to some of today's most celebrated artists. In collaboration with Gibson™ Custom, Epiphone is proud to release a new version of this player-favorite guitar. The Epiphone J-180 LS is packed with premium features, including a thermally aged solid spruce top with scalloped X-bracing, solid mahogany back and sides, a one-piece mahogany neck with a 25.5-inch scale length, a C-profile, a laurel fretboard, and the iconic mother-of-pearl "star" inlays for which the model is so famous. The compensated saddle, bridge pins, and nut are made of bone, and the headstock features the world-famous Gibson-style "open book" headstock shape, with the Epiphone logo and headstock star proudly displayed in mother-of-pearl. A Gibson Custom-inspired Double Diamond emblem is engraved on the back of the headstock. Available in a variety of eye-catching colors and equipped with an L.R. Baggs™ Bronze undersaddle piezo pickup and an L.R. Baggs Element Bronze VTC preamp system, this exceptional guitar is ready for the stage and the studio as soon as you take it out of the included hardshell case.
A battery is not included. To power your pickup, you will need a 9-volt battery.
Body Style
Jumbo
Body Shape
J-180
Body Material
Solid Mahogany
Top
Thermally Aged Solid Sitka Spruce
Bracing
Scalloped X-bracing, shifted for long scale
Binding
3-ply top, 1-ply back and fretboard
Body Finish
Gloss
Profile
C-profile
Scale Length
647.7 mm / 25.5 in
Fretboard Material
Laurel
Fretboard Radius
304.8 mm / 12 in
Neck Material
Solid Mahogany
Number of Frets
20
Frets
Standard
Nut Material
Bone
Nut Width
43.79 mm / 1.724 in
Inlays
Mother-of-pearl Star
Joint
Compound Dovetail
Finish
Nickel
Bridge
Reverse Belly, Laurel
Saddle Material
Bone, compensated
Tuning Machines
Epiphone Deluxe with Keystone buttons
Pickguard
None
Truss Rod
Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover
2-ply, 3-hole bell
Bridge Pins
Bone, no dots
Strap Buttons
1 - Heel side (plus end-pin jack)
Under-saddle Pickup
L.R. Baggs Bronze Piezo
Controls
Soundhole-mounted Volume and Tone
Output Jack
1/4" End-pin
Preamp
L.R. Baggs Element Bronze VTC
Strings Gauge
.012, .016, .024w, .032, .042, .053
Case
Hardshell case with Gibson-inspired custom logo