Epiphone has partnered with JAY of the world-renowned K-pop group ENHYPEN to create the first-ever Epiphone Jay “Raoul” SG™ Tribute Plus. Reflecting JAY’s passion for encouraging as many fans to start playing guitar as possible, this model is based on Epiphone’s “Tribute Series”—making it a great choice for players to discover their sound and develop their musical voice.
The Epiphone Jay “Raoul” SG™ Tribute Plus is available exclusively online in South Korea and Japan. For details, including release dates in each country, please visit weverse online https://go.weverse.io/qt3S/smacmwjs (South Korea), and the dedicated sales site https://gibson-collab.myshopify.com (Japan).
The Epiphone Jay “Raoul” SG Tribute Plus features the classic Gibson SG shape and is finished in a shimmering gloss Rubine Red, a color personally selected by JAY. Unique to this guitar, this vivid and modern hue makes a striking statement on stage. Furthermore, the combination of black neck binding and a black pickguard accentuate the Rubine Red finish. JAY’s signature is printed on the truss rod cover on the headstock, and the bolt-on plate located on the back of the neck joint is engraved with the respective logos of Epiphone and JAY, symbolizing their collaboration.
“To all the fans who have supported me, and to everyone who has watched over me since the days when I wasn’t very good at guitar yet, I hope you can feel the time and effort I’ve put in to grow little by little and reach the point where I can participate in such a wonderful project” says JAY. “Through this guitar, I hope to convey the importance of hard work, the importance of having dreams, and that heart-pounding, exhilarating feeling.”
The Epiphone Jay “Raoul” SG Tribute Plus features a classic Gibson SG-shaped body made from mahogany. It has an iconic beveled mahogany SG body with a maple veneer top. The bolt-on mahogany neck features a fast and easy-playing 60s SlimTaper™ Rounded C profile that makes practice sessions and jamming a joy, and a tapered heel joint for improved upper fret access. The headstock features the popular 60s Kalamazoo headstock shape, which is outfitted with quality die-cast tuning machines, and the bound laurel fretboard is outfitted with 22 medium jumbo frets and adorned with pearloid trapezoid inlays. The SG Tribute Plus is equipped with an Epiphone LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™ bridge and LockTone Stop Bar tailpiece, which make string height and intonation easy to adjust and contribute to this model’s excellent sustain.
Their third world tour, “WALK THE LINE,” held from October 2024 to October 2025, drew more than 676,000 global fans across 32 shows across 19 cities, including major dome and stadium venues. Notably, following their achievement as the quickest K-pop boy group to complete a tour of Japan’s three major domes in the shortest time since their debut, they further cemented their reputation as a powerhouse live act by becoming the fastest international artist to hold a Japanese stadium concert in the shortest time since debut — just 4 years and 7 months.
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