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Key Features
The Epiphone Joan Jett Olympic Special is a lightweight powerhouse that pays tribute to her favourite stage instrument. Stripped back and focused on creating pure tonal joy, the Olympic Special delivers the essentials without any unnecessary frills getting in the way of your performance. Capturing Joan's pioneering spirit and artistic vision, this Epiphone special gives you the tools to follow in her footsteps.
Equipped with a single PowerHammer PRO humbucker mounted close to the bridge, the Olympic Special roars with aggressive, forceful tones. As the bridge is mounted flush to the luscious mahogany body, the pickup has no trouble extracting every detail of your playing that results in excellent levels of sustain. Speaking of the body, it's carved in the style of Joan's iconic instrument, instilling her verve and swagger into your performance. With a Graph Tech nut, die cast tuners and a wraparound bridge, you can rock all night without worrying about intonation or tuning. If you love rock 'n' roll, you'll love the Olympic Special.
Product Ref: 189628
Bringing vibrant, energetic and gain rich riffs since the 1970’s Joan Jett is an iconic rock musician. An inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, she’s had an enormously successful career with smash hits like “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” and “Bad Reputation”. Active and performing for several decades, she’s inspired countless musicians to embrace rock. With the Olympic Special, Epiphone have distilled this vast experience and inimitable style into one hard-hitting guitar that’ll do Joan justice.
Appropriately named, this single humbucker hits with a forceful punch. Hot wound and mounted in the bridge position for a biting attack, you have access to plenty of mean rock attitude with this pickup. Producing warm and rounded tones, the PowerHammer delights in cranking out sizzling distortion textures if you turn up the gain settings. Chosen for the Olympic Special because it delivers unfiltered, no-nonsense crunch, it’s an ideal humbucker for those who love rock ‘n’ roll.
This hot humbucker is wired to a single volume black Speed style volume knob. Featuring a rubber grip band for precision control, you’ll be able to dial up the levels exactly when you need them. Set at the lower end for quieter sections of songs, and unleash the Olympic Special’s potential by setting it to the max.
It may be lightweight but the Olympic Special has all the hardware where it counts. A Graph Tech nut and die cast tuners grant you excellent tuning stability and solid anchor point for your strings. Down at the other end there’s an adjustable wraparound bridge/tailpiece that offers you full control on your intonation. Firmly mounted to the mahogany body, you get excellent sustain thanks to the enhanced transference to the pickups. For added command over your sound, Epiphone have installed a kill switch that can flick your signal on and off. Use it to silence your guitar when it’s not needed or to engage tremolo effect to boost your riffs.
Shine on stage. All this excellent hardware is mounted on a rich mahogany body that’s perfectly suited for hard rock. Every note is wrapped in the mahogany’s dark tonality, its dense characteristics helping to lift the mid-range. Shaped after Joan’s long time stage guitar, you gain all her flair, flourish and finesse in an instrument that’s pure performance. And thanks to an included gig bag, you’re all set to get gigging straight out of the shop. Stand out from the crowd, prove you love rock and roll and shake the walls with the Olympic Special.