Epiphone Wikipedia. Epiphone is an Americanmusical instrument manufacturer founded by Anastasios Stathopoulos, currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1. 95. 7 Epiphone, Inc., of New York City was purchased by Chicago Musical Instrument Co. CMI. This is the same company that bought Gibson in 1. Epiphone, Inc. of Kalamazoo, Michigan. CMI took great measures to keep Gibson and Epiphone separate in different buildings each with its own management team. Epiphone was Gibsons main rival in the archtop market prior to its acquisition in 1. Their professional archtops, including the Emperor, Deluxe, Broadway and Triumph, rivaled those of Gibson. citation needed Aside from guitars, Epiphone also made double basses, banjos, and other string instruments. However, the companys weakness in the aftermath of World War II allowed Gibsons parent, CMI, to absorb it. 3The name Epiphone is a combination of proprietor Epaminondas Stathopoulos nickname Epi and phone from Greek phon, voice. 4HistoryeditSlash signature Les Paul. Epiphone Explorer 1. Wilshire model with tremotone. Mandobird electric mandolin. PR 5. E VS Cutaway Acoustic. Epiphone began in 1. Smyrna, Ottoman Empire now zmir, Turkey, where Greek founder Anastasios Stathopoulos made his own fiddles and lutes oud, laouto. Stathopoulo moved to the United States in 1. Long Island City in Queens, New York. Anastasios died in 1. Epaminondas Epi, took over. After two years, the company became known as The House of Stathopoulo. 5 Just after the end of World War I, the company started to make banjos. The company produced its recording line of banjos in 1. Epiphone Banjo Company. It produced its first guitars in 1. After Epi died in 1. Orphie and Frixo. In 1. 95. 1, a four month long strike forced a relocation of Epiphone from New York City to Philadelphia. In 1. 95. 7 the company was acquired by CMI who also owned Gibson, Lowrey, Selmer and others, Gibson. 6InstrumentseditGuitarseditAfter Epiphone became a subsidiary of Norlin Gibsons Parent after 1. Gibson versions. However, Epiphone also maintains its own line of archtop guitars and basses. As of January, 2. Rare Guitar Collection Some may be for Sale Gibson Les Paul Jimmy WallaceGodin A6PRS Guitars RickbackerYamaha Gibson BlueshawkOvation LegendGretschTakamine. There is nothing like the slick feelof a properly setup guitar. Everyones idea of this is different, but they will know it when they pick it up to play. Epiphone is an American musical instrument manufacturer founded by Anastasios Stathopoulos, currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1957 Epiphone, Inc., of New. 1. 1981 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Cherry Sunburst, front1 front2,. Another sweet vintage Deluxe, much like the 78 I put up recently except this ones. Epiphone makes the following guitars Gibson ModelseditOriginal Epiphone modelseditAJ 1. CEAJ 2. 20. S 2. SCEAllen Woody Rumblekat. Blackstone. Broadway. Casino 1. 96. 1 5. Anniversary Elitist Inspired by John Lennon. Century. De. Luxe. De. Luxe Regent. Dot Dot Studio. DR 1. 00 2. Dwight Trash Casino. Embassy Bass. Emperor Regent. Emperor Swingster Royale Black Royale. ET 2. 70. ET 2. Crestwood. ET 2. ET 2. 80 Bass. Graveyard Disciple. Inspired by 1. 96. Texan. Jack Casady Signature Bass. Joe Pass Emperor IIMasterbilt Century Series. Masterbilt DR 5. Sangle Fender cuir et broderies Extremits en cuir pais qui tiennent bien la guitare. Dating Hamers The first Hamer Standard was numbered 0000 stamped into the wood and subsequently consecutive numbers were used on all guitars until 1977. Gibson Serialization 19031960 Identifying Gibson mandolins by serial number is tricky at best, and downright impossible in some cases. The best method of identifying. Epiphone Model Numbers, 1953 to 1981. Model numbers date from Epiphones ownership by Conn in 1953 until Gibson moved Epiphone production to Japan in 1970. Vintage Guitars Infos Gibson Vintage Guitar General Info, Specs, and Serial Numbers. MCEMasterbilt EF 5. RCCEMB 1. 00 2. Banjo. MM 2. 0 3. S 5. 0E Professional Mandolin. PR 1. 50. PR 4. EPR 5. EPR7. ERiviera Custom P9. Sheraton II 1. 96. Anniversary Union Jack Ltd Edition inspired by Noel GallagherRoyale. Sonador. Supernova Manchester City Blue Union Jack. SST Classic. Triunfadora. Triumph. Triumph Regent. Viola Bass. Wildkat Royale. Zenith. Zephyr. Zephyr Deluxe. Zephyr Deluxe Regent. Wilshire PRO 1. Worn Phantomatic II IIIAmplifierseditEpiphone began producing amplifiers in 1. Electar Hawaiian Lap Steel Guitar Outfit. This outfit was an amplifier, case and lap steel guitar stand all rolled into one unit8 and was supplied by a suitcase manufacturer of the time. Gibson produced Epiphone amplifiers in the 1. These were basically copies or variations of Gibson and Fender amplifierscitation needed. They used a tube design, and some had reverb and tremolo. Gibson decided to launch a new line of Epiphone amplifiers in 2. So Cal,Blues Custom, and the Epiphone Valve Junior. The Valve Hot Rod and Valve Senior were released in 2. The Valve Hot Rod is a 5 watt amp like the Valve Junior, but has a gain and reverb control. The Valve Senior offers 2. As of 2. 01. 2, Epiphone has ceased production of their line of amplifiers with the exception of the Player and Performance Pack practice amplifiers, available only in Epiphones starter packages. These Amplifiers are under the Epiphone Electar moniker. 9ManufacturingeditEpiphone instruments made between 1. Gibson factory at 2. Parsons Gibson located at 2. Parsons St and on Elenor St Kalamazoo, MI 4. Solid body guitars with flat tops and backs were made at the Elenor Street plants both Gibson and Epiphone in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Some of these Epiphone instruments were effectively identical to the relevant Gibson versions, perhaps made with same timber, materials and components as the contemporary equivalent Gibson guitars. Epiphone also continued its production of world class archtop guitars using the same patterns and molds from Epis New York era. Some specific examples of Gibson era Epiphone instruments from this period includes the Epiphone Sheraton co developed with the Gibson ES 3. Epiphones pre Gibson Frequensator tailpiece and New York mini humbucker pick ups, and significantly fancier inlays and Sheraton II replacing the Frequensator with Gibsons stop bar tailpiece, the Epiphone Casino similar to the Gibson ES 3. Epiphone Caballero similar to the Gibson LG 0, the Epiphone Cortez similar to the Gibson LG 2, the Epiphone Olympic Special similar to the Gibson Melody Maker, the Epiphone Sorrento similar to the Gibson ES 1. TC, except for a few cosmetic changes, and the Epiphone Texan similar to the Gibson J 4. The other Kalamazoo made Epiphones had technical or cosmetic relationship with the similar Gibson version. Several Epiphone guitars have been produced in the United States after 1. The Epiphone Spirit and Special were produced in the early 1. Kalamazoo. citation needed In 1. Epiphone acoustic guitars, the Texan, Frontier, and Excellente, were produced by Gibson Acoustic in Montana. citation needed The Paul Mc. Cartney Texan was produced in 2. Epiphone Historic Collection was created, beginning with the 1. Wilshire, built by Gibson Custom. Several other models, such as the Sheraton and John Lennon Casinos, were built in Japan and assembled and finished by Gibson USA. citation neededIn the early 1. Matsumoku began to manufacture Epiphone instruments in Japan1. Aria, in cooperation with Gibson. At this time, Epiphone ceased production of all of its traditional designs and began manufacturing markedly less expensive guitars, many of which had less traditional bolt on style necks and unspecified wood types. 1. Some of these guitars had similar body shapes to traditional Epiphone and Gibson designs but had different names while other models retained certain model designations, such as the FT Flat Top guitars. 1. Construction of these guitars differed greatly from past Epiphone models. For the first several years of production in Japan, Epiphone guitars were actually rebranded designs already produced by the Matsumoku Company. 1. By 1. 97. 5, the Japanese market started seeing some of the more familiar designs and names being reintroduced. These guitars were of higher quality than that of the previous years of production in Japan and included models such as the Wilshire, Emperor, Riviera and Newport bass. 1. These models were available to the Japanese market only. By 1. 97. 6 new designs of higher quality were being introduced for export but did not include the current Japanese market models.