Epiphone Marcus King Signature El Dorado Acoustic/Electric Guitar - Natural with Hardshell Case

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Some guitars become more than instruments, they become the soundtrack to a lifetime of music. Available at Haggerty's Music, the Epiphone Marcus King El Dorado pays tribute to the guitar that started Marcus King's musical journey and inspired the title of his acclaimed El Dorado album. A Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and guitarist celebrated for blending blues, soul, rock, country, and Southern roots music, King has built a career on expressive playing and deeply personal songwriting. This limited-edition signature model faithfully recreates the vintage Epiphone El Dorado that helped shape his sound while combining classic aesthetics with modern reliability for today's musicians.

Built with a solid spruce top and solid rosewood back and sides, the Marcus King El Dorado delivers the rich, full-bodied voice that has made square-shouldered dreadnoughts a favorite among singer-songwriters for generations. The spruce provides excellent projection and articulate highs, while the rosewood contributes deep bass, shimmering overtones, and impressive sustain that continue to mature over time. Whether you're performing Americana, blues, country, folk, bluegrass, gospel, or acoustic rock, this guitar offers exceptional balance and dynamic response, making it equally inspiring for fingerstyle arrangements, flatpicking, or powerful vocal accompaniment.

Thoughtful details throughout the instrument celebrate both Marcus King's heritage and the legacy of the original El Dorado. The comfortable rounded C-profile mahogany neck, bound rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl rounded block inlays, custom bridge inlays honoring South Carolina and Tennessee, and vintage-inspired headstock all reflect the spirit of King's cherished original guitar. An LR Baggs Element Bronze VTC pickup system makes the El Dorado equally at home on stage or in the studio, faithfully reproducing its natural acoustic voice through any amplifier or PA system. Complete with a Marcus King signature hardshell case, this limited-edition model is a fitting tribute to one of Epiphone's most distinctive vintage acoustics and one of today's most compelling artists.

Features / Specs

Highlights

• Orientation: Right-Handed
• Electronics: LR Baggs Element Bronze VTC
• Bracing: Traditional Scalloped X-Bracing
• Cutaway: None

Body

• Body Shape: Hummingbird Square-Shoulder Dreadnought
• Top Material: Solid Spruce
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Top Color: Natural
• Back & Sides Material: Solid Rosewood
• Back Configuration: 2-Piece
• Back & Sides Finish: Gloss
• Bracing: Traditional Scalloped X-Bracing
• Binding Material: 4-Ply Top, Single-Ply Black Back
• Rosette: Multi-Ring

Neck

• Neck Profile: Rounded C
• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Neck Taper: Standard
• Neck Depth: 0.792" at 1st Fret, 0.914" at 9th Fret
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Nut Width: 1.69"
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Rounded Blocks
• Fingerboard Binding: 3-Ply
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Fingerboard Spacing: Standard
• Neck Finish: Gloss
• Neck Joint: Traditional Dovetail
• Headstock: 1970s MIJ-Inspired Epiphone Headstock
• Headstock Binding: Single-Ply
• Headplate Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Epiphone Logo
• Headplate Finish: Gloss

Hardware

• Bridge Style: Belly-Down
• Bridge Material: Rosewood
• Bridge Pins: Black Plasstic
• Saddle: Compensated Bone
• Nut Material: Bone
• Tuners: Epiphone Deluxe with Metal Buttons
• Pickguard: El Dorado 3-Ply Black Custom Pickguard

Miscellaneous

• Electronics: LR Baggs Element Bronze VTC Under-Saddle Pickup and Active Preamp with Soundhole-Mounted Volume and Tone Controls
• Strings: .012–.053 Phosphor Bronze
• Case/Gig Bag: Marcus King Signature Hardshell Case
• Serial Number: 26031501892
• Manufacture Date: 2026