A continuation of the “Research and Design” series of guitars and basses released in the late ’70s, this Epiphone Limited Edition Lee Malia RD Custom Artisan fits the series’ reputation for combining cutting edge electronics with classic style. The classic RD body shape is complemented with a maple top and rounded “1959” C-profile neck for a classic feel with modern tone, and the mismatched pickup set of a Gibson USA P-94TM Single Coil and a Gibson USA 84T-LMTM Humbucker features coil-splitting and a middle “dummy coil” for a distinctive, biting sound with less noise.