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1959 Gibson-made Epiphone
Emperor Zephyr Regent
Epiphone Emperor (acoustic), Zephyr Emperor Regent (electric) archtops.
Collectibility Rating: Acoustic Cutaway model: A, Electric Cutaway model: C, Acoustic Non-Cutaway model: B. On-par with Gibson's Super 400, but not nearly as collectible because the Epi name just doesn't have the collectibility Gibson has.
18 1/2' wide, maple back and sides, 7 ply binding on top and back, 3 ply binding on F-holes, single bound fingerboard with 2 white lines inlaid along edges, triple bound peghead, vine peghead inlay, gold plated parts.
1936 Emperor introduction specs:
1939 Emperor specs:
with selector switches
1952 Zephyr Emperor Regent specs:
1954 Emperor Electric specs:
1958 Emperor Electric specs:
1961 Emperor Electric specs:
Discontinued 1970 (later available in Japanese-made line).
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1951 Epiphone Deluxe Zephyr Regent
Epiphone Deluxe (acoustic), Zephyr Deluxe (electric), Zephyr Deluxe Regent archtops.
Collectibility Rating: Acoustic Cutaway model: B+, Electric Cutaway model: C-, Acoustic Non-Cutaway model: C+. On-par with Gibson's L-5, but not nearly as collectible because the Epi name just doesn't have the collectibility Gibson has. The Empire is the tenor version of the Deluxe and was available from 1931 to 1939.
16 3/8' wide, maple back and sides, 3 ply binding on top and back, single bound fingerboard, bound peghead, gold plated parts.
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1950 Deluxe, Zephyr Deluxe, Zephyr Deluxe Regent specs:
1951 Zephyr Deluxe, Zephyr Deluxe Regent specs:
1954 Deluxe Electric specs:
1958 Deluxe specs:
1965 Deluxe specs:
Deluxe Discontinued 1970.
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1951 Epiphone Zephyr Regent.
1961 Epiphone Zephyr Natural E311TN thinline with Gibson mini-humbuckers.
Epiphone Zephyr, Zephyr Regent, Zephyr Electric archtops.
Collectibility Rating: Electric Cutaway model: D+, Electric Non-Cutaway model: D-. Electric Epi's have little collectibility because of their plywood construction.
Maple veneer body, slotted-block fingerboard inlay, nickel plated parts, metal peghead logo plate.
1939 Zephyr introduction specs:
1942 Zephyr specs:
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1958 Zephyr Electric specs:
1961 Zephyr Electric specs:
Zephyr Discontinued 1964.
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1959 Gibson-made Epiphone Century.
Melita bridge is not original.
Epiphone Century electric archtop.
Collectibility Rating: D--.
1939 Century introduction specs:
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1961 Century specs:
Discontinued 1970 (later available in Japanese-made line).
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1934 Epiphone Tudor.
Epiphone Tudor acoustic archtop.
Collectibility Rating: C.
16 3/8' wide, trapeze tailpiece, triple bound top and back, single bound fingerboard, floral and notched diamond fingerboard inlay, Masterbilt peghead, gold plated parts.
1931 Tudor introduction.
1934 Tudor specs: Maple back and sides, bound pickguard, block letter logo, wandering ving peghead inlay, unbound peghead. 1937 Tudor discontinued. Back to the General Epi Specs Back to the Table of Contents
1954 Epiphone Broadway Zephyr Regent.
Epiphone Broadway acoustic and electric archtop.
Collectibility Rating: Acoustic Cutaway model: C, Acoustic Non-Cutaway model: D+, Gibson-made Electric Cutaway model: C.
16 3/8' wide, 25.5' scale, walnut back and sides, 3 ply binding on top and back,single bound fingerboard, bound peghead. The Bretton is the tenor version of the Broadway, and was available from 1931 to 1954 (renamed Broadway Tenor in 1937).
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1961 Broadway Electric specs:
Broadway Discontinued 1970.
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1953 Epiphone Triumph Regent. Picture from Folkway Music.
Epiphone Triumph acoustic archtop.
Collectibility Rating: Cutaway model: C, Non-cutaway model: D. The Triumph is essentially a Gibson L-7, or the poor-man's Deluxe (or L-5).
16 3/8' wide, 25.5' scale, 3 ply binding on top and back, sunburst finish, single bound fingerboard, bound peghead, gold plated parts. Note: only interested in cutaway (Regent) version. The Hollywood is the Tenor version of the Truimph, and was available from 1934 to 1956 (renamed Truimph Tenor in 1937).
1931 Triumph introduction specs:
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1958 Triumph specs:
Triumph Discontinued 1970.
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Epiphone Spartan archtops.
Collectibility Rating: D-.
16 3/8' wide, nickel plated parts, bound top, back, fingerboard. Tenor version call the 'Regent' from 1934 to 1937, then renamed the Spartan Tenor (tenor version discontinued 1950).
1934 Spartan introduction specs:
1937 Spartan specs:
1941 Spartan specs:
Spartan Discontinued 1950.
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Epiphone Blackstone archtop.
Collectibility Rating: D.
1931 Blackstone introduction specs:
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1941 Blackstone specs:
1945 Blackstone specs:
Blackstone Discontinued 1950.
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1953 Epiphone Devon.
Epiphone Devon archtop.
Collectibility Rating: C.
1949: 17 3/8' wide carved top, 25.5' scale, frequensator tailpiece, single bound pickguard, triple bound top, oval fingerboard inlays, vertical oval peghead inlay, script Epi logo, sunburst or blond finish. Discontinued in 1953.Structurally the same as the Broadway and Triumph models.
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1933 Epiphone Royal.
Epiphone Royal archtop.
Collectibility Rating: D-.
1931: Mahogany back and sides, 3 segment 'f' hole, single bound top and back and fingerboard, dot fingerboard inlays, Masterbilt peghead, sunburst finish.
1934: 15 1/2' wide, walnut back and sides, rounded peak peghead. 1935: discontinued. Back to the General Epi Specs Back to the Table of Contents
1948 Epiphone Zenith.
Epiphone Zenith archtop.
Collectibility Rating: D- (similar to an ES-125).
1931 Zenith introduction specs:
1934 Zenith specs:
1954 Zenith specs:
1958 Zenith specs:
Zenith Discontinued 1970.
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1934 Epiphone Beverly.
Epiphone Beverly archtop.
Collectibility Rating: D--.
13' wide, flat top, arched back, mahogany back and sides, 3 segmented 'f' holes, adjustable bridge, trapeze tailpiece, elevated pickguard, no body binding, dot fingerboard inlays, rounded top pehead, brown finish, tenor available. Introduced 1931 and discontinued in 1937.
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Epiphone Olympic archtop.
Collectibility Rating: D--.
Note in 1937-1939 Epiphone sold a model called the Apollo in England. It was very similar to the Olympic with amahogany or birch 16' sunburst body, segmented f-holes, rectanglefingerboard inlays, 'Epiphone Masterbilt' decal peghead logo, and a black pickguard. It cost less than the Olympic and had a mix of features which Jim Fisch says led to speculation it may have been produced by Regal for Epiphone.
1937 Epiphone Apollo, replaced tuners.
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Epiphone Byron archtop.
Collectibility Rating: D.
15 3/8' wide, mahogany back and sides, adjustable bridge, trapeze tailpiece, unbound elevated pickguard, single bound top and back, dot fingerboard inlays, script Epi logo with tail underneath, center dip peghead. Available about 1938 only.
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Epiphone Ritz archtop.
Collectibility Rating: D.
15 1/4' wide, maple back and sides, tortoise grain binding, trapeze tailpiece, dot fingerboard inlays, center dip pickguard, cherry neck blond finish. Tenor version available. Introduced 1941 and discontinued in 1950.
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1965 Gibson-made Epiphone Sheraton.
Epiphone Sheraton thinline semi-hollow electric archtop.
Collectibility Rating: NY parts models: B+, Gibson parts models: C. With NY pickups, knobs and neck, this is a very elegant model on par with Gibson's ES-355. However, with Gibson parts it's way less collectible.
16' wide, double round cutaways, thin semi-hollow body with solid maple block down center (like an ES-355), sunburst or blond finish, 7 layer top body binding, multiple bound neck, back, headstock, pickguard, flower headstock inlay, V-block pearl/abalone fingerboard inlay, 24 3/4' scale, Frequensator tailpiece (optional Bigsby), gold plated parts.
1958 Sheraton introduction specs:
1961 Sheraton specs:
1965 Sheraton specs:
Sheraton Discontinued 1970 (later available in Japanese-made line).
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1966 Riveria.
Epiphone Riviera thinline electric semi-hollow archtop.
Collectibility Rating: C-. Epi's version of the ES-335, but uglier.
1961 Riviera introduction specs:
1967 Riviera specs:
Riviera Discontinued 1970 (later available in Japanese-made line).
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1961 Gibson-made Epiphone Casino, royal tan.
Epiphone Casino thinline electric fully hollow archtop.
Collectibility Rating: 2 pickup model: C+, 1 pickup model: D-. Essentially an ES-330. The fact that the Beatles used this guitar is the key reason it has any collectibility.
16' wide, double round cutaways, fully hollow thin body (like an ES-330), sunburst or royal tan finish, 24 3/4' scale, trapeze tailpiece (optional Bigsby), 16 frets clear of the body, single bound fingerboard, 1 P-90 pickup in middle position or 2 P-90 pickups.
1961 Casino introduction specs:
1962 Casino specs:
1963 Casino specs:
1965 Casino specs:
1967 Casino specs:
Casino Discontinued 1970 (later available in Japanese-made line).
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1962 Professional.
Epiphone Professional thinline fully hollow electric archtop.
Collectibility Rating: D. A strange bird indeed. All amp controls are on the guitar, and it requires the matching amp to be fully functional. It is usable with other amps via the 1/4' jack on the top of the guitar(to utilize the matching amp requires a special cable plugged intothe guitar's multi-pin jack). There is one volume and one tone knob and 5 tone switches (giving a lot of tone variations for a one pickup guitar), which work through the 1/4' jack. The other controls on the guitar control the reverb and tremolo on the original matching amp and are as follows: one on/off switch for the reverb and one for the tremolo, one rotary knob for controlling the amount of reverb, one for controlling the amount of tremolo and one for the speed of the tremolo. So essentially the guitar is fully functional withoutthe matching amp, aside from the treble/reverb functions.But a bit too weird for most collectors, and with the single pickupbeing in the neck position, this scares away most players.
16 1/4' wide, double round cutaways, fully hollow thinbody, 1 mini-humbucking pickup, triple bound top, single bound back and fingerboard, single parallelogram fingerboard inlays, 24 3/4' scale, Frequensator tailpiece, tuneamatic bridge, royal tan or red finish. Came with a special amplifier. All amp controls on the guitar's black/white/black pickguard with 7 switches and 5 knobs. Symmetrical pickguard covered almost the whole top of the guitar.
Introduced in 1962, discontinued 1967.
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Epiphone Caiola, Caiola Custom, Caiola Standard thinline electric fully hollow archtop.
Collectibility Rating: C-. Essentially a fancy artist-model ES-330.
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1961 Windor with 2 mini-humbuckers.
Epiphone Windsor thinline electric fully hollow cutaway archtop.
Collectibility Rating: 2 pickup NY part model: B, 2 pickup Gibson part model: C+, all 1 pickup models: D-. Basically a fancier Gibson ES-125tc or ES-125tdc models, but with better pickups andbetter hardware. The 1961/1962 models really rock because of thePAF mini-humbuckers. The 1959/1960 models don't sound as loud andpowerful, but have a more jazzy and mellow tone. This model is apersonal favorite of mine.
16 3/8' wide, single pointed cutaway, unbound tortoise pickguard, metal peghead logo, 24 3/4' scale, rosewood bridge, trapeze tailpiece, gold plated parts, oval fingerboard inlays, natural or sunburst finish.
1959 Windsor introduction specs:
1961 Windsor specs:
Windsor Discontinued 1962.
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A single pickup 1967 Sorrento
in Olive sunburst.
Epiphone Sorrento thinline electric fully hollow cutaway archtop.
Collectibility Rating: 2 pickup model: C, 1 pickup model: D-. Epi's version of the ES-125tc or ES-125tdc, but with mini-humbucker pickups.
16 1/4' wide, single pointed cutaway, unbound tortoise pickguard, metal peghead logo, 24 3/4' scale, tuneamatic bridge, trapeze tailpiece, nickel plated parts, dot fingerboard inlays, vibrato optional, natural or sunburst finish.
1960 Sorrento introduction specs:
1962 Sorrento specs:
1968 Sorrento specs:
Sorrento Discontinued 1970.
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1965 Gibson-made Epiphone Granada.
Epiphone Granada and Granada Cutaway thinline electric fully hollow archtop.
Collectibility Rating: D-.
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1955 Epi FT-210 Deluxe Cutaway.
Epiphone FT Deluxe and FT210 Deluxe Cutaway flat tops.
Collectibility Rating: Cutaway model: A, Non-cutaway model: B. Has the same attributes as Epi's Deluxe archtop, but in a flat top version. The cutaway model is like a cutaway J-200; a very rare and unique model. Of all pre-1958 Epi flattops, in my opinion this is the coolest!
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1967 Epi Excellente
Epiphone FT120 Excellente flat top.
Collectibility Rating: B. The fanciest flat top produced during this period by Gibson. Brazilian rosewood back and sides makes it collectible. 1965 to 1970 models worth less than 1963-1964 models with bigger necks. Too bad this model didn't have 'slope shoulders', or it would be top in it's class (most collectors don't like Gibson's square shoulder dreadnought designs).
Square shoulder dreadnought shape, rosewood back and sides, tune-o-matic bridge, large pointed pickguard with engraved eagle, multiple bound top, back, and ebony fingerboard, cloud fingerboard inlays, large pearl and abalone peghead inlay, single bound peghead, gold plated parts, natural top finish. Introduced in 1963. Discontinued 1970.
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1966 Gibson-made Epiphone Frontier.
Epiphone FT110 (Frontier) flat top.
Collectibility Rating: Epi-made: C-, Gibson-made: C+.
1942-1957 New York made FT100 specs: 16' wide, arched maple back, cherry neck, multiple bound top, single bound fingerboard, slotted block fingerboard inlays, fixed bridge with compensating saddle, vertical oval peghead inlay.
1964 Gibson-made Epiphone Frontier with rope & cactus design.
Gibson made FT110 Frontier specs: 16 1/4' wide, 25 1/2' scale, square shoulder dreadnought shape, maple back and sides, bound fingerboard, sloted block fingerboard inlays, walnut finish on back and sides, natural or sunburst top, gold plated parts.
1958 FT110 Frontier specs:
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1963 FT110 Frontier specs:
1966 FT110 Frontier specs:
FT110 Discontinued 1970.
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1955 Epiphone Texan.
Epiphone FT79 (Texan) flat top.
Collectibility Rating: Epi-made: C-, Gibson-made: C. The Gibson-made version is much like a J-45.
16' wide, walnut back and sides, triple bound top, single bound back and peghead.
1964 Gibson-made Epiphone Texan.
1942 FT79 introduction specs:
1954 FT79 specs:
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1962 FT79 Texan specs:
1967 FT79 Texan specs:
FT79 Discontinued 1970.
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Epiphone Crestwood and Crestwood Custom solidbody electric.
Collectibility Rating: NY parts model: B+, Gibson parts model: C-.
Mahogany body, 2 pickups, tune-o-matic bridge and stop tailpiece, pickguard with slashed 'C' logo, rosewood fingerboard.
Epiphone Serial Numbers Identification
1962 Crestwood Custom in Polaris White, 3+3 tuners.
1958 Crestwood introduction specs:
1964 Crestwood Custom, batwing peghead.
Late 1959 Crestwood Custom specs:
1961 Crestwood Custom specs:
1962 Crestwood Custom specs:
1963 Crestwood Custom specs:
1964 Crestwood Custom specs:
1965 Crestwood Custom specs:
Crestwood Custom discontinued 1970.
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Epiphone Crestwood Deluxe solidbody electric.
Collectibility Rating: D+.
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1964 Wilshire with a stop tailpiece and the 'cheap amp' knobs.
Epiphone Wilshire solidbody electric.
Collectibility Rating: 3+3 tuner models: C+, Batwing peghead model: D.
1959 Wilshire introduction specs:
1960 Wilshire specs:
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Mid-1962 Wilshire specs:
1963 Wilshire specs:
1965 Wilshire specs:
1966 Wilshire specs:
Discontinued 1970.
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Epiphone Coronet solidbody electric.
Collectibility Rating: Gen1: B, Gen2: C+, Gen3: C-.
Mahogany body, 1 pickup, combination bridge/tailpiece (like a Les Paul Junior), rosewood fingerboard, dot fingerboard inlays.
1958-1959 Epiphone Coronet, first generation
1958 Coronet introduction specs:
1960-1962 Epiphone Coronet, second generation.
1960 Coronet specs:
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1963-1969 Epiphone Coronet, third generation
with 'batwing' peghead, Silver Fox finish.
1963 Coronet specs:
1964 Epiphone Dwight (Coronet) with vibrato, Green Silver Fox finish.
1964 Epiphone Dwight specs:
1966 Coronet specs:
Coronet Discontinued 1970.
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1967 Olympic Double in cherry red finish,
(2 pickup) model. Note the black, narrow, Melody Maker style pickups.
Epiphone Olympic (1 pickup), Olympic Double (2 pickups),Olympic 3/4 (1 pickup, 3/4 scale) solidbody electrics.
Collectibility Rating: D-.
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1963 Epiphone Olympic Special.
Epiphone Olympic Special solidbody electric.
Collectibility Rating: D-. Epiphone Serial Numbers Meaning List
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