Old Epiphone Electric Guitars

Vintage early 1964 epiphone coronet electric guitar made by gibson in kalamazoo original chrome p90 pickup solid one piece 13 slab old growth mahogany body old amateur walnut refinish but looks pretty good overall scratches and dings all original components except the pickguard these always cracked and replacements are readily.

Old epiphone electric guitars.

Epiphone acoustic and electric guitars 1951 to 1956 in 1951 epiphone transitioned their electric models to the same five digit numbering scheme as their acoustic models. Jared james nichols old glory les paul custom. Epiphone offers excellent entry level versions of many popular guitar models. Take the guitar to an appraiser.

Generally speaking electric guitars are considered vintage if they are 30 years old or older. What makes an electric guitar vintage. Tommy thayer electric blue les paul. For example when gibson introduced the super 400 in 1934 which featured an 18 inch body and was gibson s largest archtop at that time epiphone responded by developing the emperor which boasted an 18 1 2.

If you can t find a guitar appraiser online music stores may be able to point you in the right direction. Beginning with 60000 in 1951 and ending with the last known new york made model the epi zephyr number 69637. 1 finish options. Serial numbers 1951 to 1956 acoustic and electric guitars.

Explore electric travel guitar. Shop new and used epiphone guitars on reverb. Some appraisers charge a fee for their services but can usually provide some form of certificate to substantiate their claim. When something is referred to as vintage the object is recognizable and representative of the era it is from.

4 finish options. Sign up for epiphone. The electric guitar was invented in 1931. The rivalry between gibson and epiphone significantly drove the evolution of archtop acoustic and electric guitars during this period.

The last known new york made epiphone was serial number 69637 epi zephyr. This method is particularly useful when you know you have a vintage guitar. 2 finish options.