The Pro-1 acoustic has been designed to make learning the guitar as easy as possible. A key feature is the shorter scale length. This offers two huge advantages - frets that are closer together and a slight reduction in string tension. Closer frets make it easier for new players, or younger players, to create the chord shapes and fret the instrument cleanly. Likewise, a reduction in string tension requires less effort to cleanly fret the guitar. The Pro-1 features ultra-light strings, which also reduces the amount of effort required to fret the guitar cleanly and produce a correct sound. Finger pain from tough strings is eliminated and likewise hand cramps will be reduced. Thinner Dreadnought Body with EZ String Bridge The Pro-1 series also features an innovative 'EZ String' bridge, which doesn't feature bridge pins. This makes restringing the guitar super simple. All Epiphone Pro-1 guitars feature jumbo frets to make life even easier for beginners. Why is this an advantage? Well, aside from making general fretting easier, jumbo frets also enable players to master key playing techniques such as bending, hammer ons and pull offs. The larger fret size makes it easier for inexperienced players to make plenty of contact with the strings and learn these key fundamentals that will become an every day part of playing. Specifications: Body Type: Thin Dreadnought Bracing: Custom PRO-prietary Bracing Bridge: Rosewood EZ String Bridge Back/Side Wood: Select Mahogany Top Wood: Select Spruce Pickguard: Black 'Scratchless' Fretboard Wood: Rosewood with PRO-Ease Lubricant Scale Length: 24.75'' Nut Width: 1.68'' Neck Profile: Mahogany EZ-Profile C Shape Inlays: Dots Number of Frets: 20 JumboPRO Nut & Saddle: GraphTech Compensated NuBone Strings: Epiphone Ultra-Light 9-47s Number of Strings: 6 Hardware: Chrome Tuners: Epiphone Deluxe 18:1 Ratio