Epiphone Fatoumata Diawara SG Ember Red w/Case

Fatoumata Diawara is a GRAMMY-nominated guitarist, singer-songwriter, and actress whose music weaves together traditional Wassoulou roots and a contemporary global sound that's entirely her own. She's also the first woman of color to receive an Epiphone signature guitar — and the instrument itself reflects the weight of that. This isn't a name-on-the-headstock exercise. Diawara plays an Epiphone Muse SG, and she worked with the brand to build this one around her actual performance needs.
The mahogany body wears her signature graphic artwork — bold Malian-inspired imagery that makes the Ember Red finish feel like more than a color choice. Gold hardware throughout, including a LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge and Stop Bar tailpiece, Epiphone locking tuners, and a Graph Tech nut. The headstock gets the Epiphone logo and Gibson Crown inlaid in mother-of-pearl, and the two-ply truss rod cover carries a "Fatou" signature in gold. The red-coordinated pickup rings, Speed knobs, rear control covers, neck tenon cover, and toggle tip pull the whole aesthetic together in a way that reads intentional rather than decorative.
Under the hood, a pair of Alnico Classic PRO humbuckers with a control layout that punches above the guitar's price point: each volume has a push/pull coil-split, one tone control is standard, and the other has a push/pull phase switch for out-of-phase tones when both pickups are on. That's a genuinely useful range of sounds in a single guitar — humbucking, single-coil, and out-of-phase textures without touching a pedal. The neck is set mahogany with a Custom C profile, bound rosewood fretboard, 22 medium jumbo frets, pearloid trapezoid inlays, 24.75" scale. Familiar SG architecture, well-executed. Comes in a hardshell case.

Body Material: Mahogany
Body Finish: Gloss
Body Binding: Single-ply, Fretboard
Body Shape: SG
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Profile: Custom C
Joint: Glued In, Set Neck
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0"
Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75"
Nut Material: Graph Tech
Nut Width: 43.0mm / 1.69"
Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
Inlays: Pearloid Trapezoid
Neck Pickup: Alnico Classic PRO
Bridge Pickup: Alnico Classic PRO
Controls: 2x Volume with Push/Pull Coil Split, 2x Tone; One Standard, One with Push/Pull Phase Switch
Pickup Selector: 3-way Toggle
Output Jack: 1/4" Recessed Barrel
Hardware Finish: Gold
Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: LockTone Stop Bar
Tuners: Epiphone Locking
Control Knobs: Ember Red Speed
Mounting Rings: Ember Red
Control Covers: Ember Red
Toggle Switch Tip: Ember Red
Case: Hardshell Included
SKU: EIFDSGMGH
UPC: 711106173917