Les Paul Traditional
Saturday, September 10th, 2011Les Paul Traditional
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 Les Paul Goldtop 1956 Reissue  US $2,750.00
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 Epiphone Gibson Les Paul Ultra II Electric Guitar Nice Love that Quilted Maple US $499.00
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 Xaviere Les Paul Thinline Carved Top Guitar Sunburst w Upgrades Grover XV700 US $115.05
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 Gibson Limited SG Standard Gold TopGold Hardware HSC Rare Pristine US $987.77
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 Mahalo Les Paul style Ukulele Electric Acoustic US $80.80
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 Epiphone LP Ultra III Electric Guitar Trans Blk stereo Mono outs USB Lists $1299 US $661.00
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 Gibson Les Paul Standard Traditional Gold Top 2009 with OHSC US $1,450.00
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 Gibson Les Paul Studio 57 Gold top Re finished Studios US $1,000.00
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 Epiphone ES 175 Reissue Hollow Body Electric Guitar Vintage Sunburst ET75VSCH1 US $325.00
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 James Tyler Variax Electric Guitar Line 6 JTV 89 Brand New US $1,300.00
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 Ovation CV 68 Viper Acoustic Electric Ovation Hardcase US $225.00
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 Ukulele Soprano by Mahalo iconic LP Style Free Gig bag US $85.11
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 Gibson Burstbucker Pro Zebra set US $175.00
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 Gibson Les Paul Traditional Plus Herritage Cherry Sunburst 2011 MINT US $1,499.00
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 Gibson Standart Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Reissue Flame Top VOS Iced Tea Burst US $4,750.00
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 Epiphone Ltd Ed Joe Bonamassa Les Paul Electric Guitar autographed by Joe B US $430.00
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 Gibson Custom Les Paul Joe Perry Boneyard Signature Aerosmith 20X US $3,100.00
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 Gibson Les Paul Traditional Plus 60s Neck Heritage Cherry Sunburst US $2,000.00
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 Yamaha AEX 500N Hybrid Crossover Nylon Thinbody Classic design by Martin Taylor US $549.00
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 Gold Les Paul Bridge and Tail Piece loaded with Graphtec Stringsavers saddles US $5.00
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 GIBSON LES PAUL ROBOT LTD EDITION FIRST PRODUCTION RUN US $2,850.00
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 2010 Gibson Les Paul Standard Traditional Electric Guitar US $1,236.11
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 Rocktron Prophesy 2 II Rack Guitar Tube Preamp With Sweet FX US $102.50
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 5E3 clone 6V6 6BQ5 PP 14W 5W Tube Guitar Amp US $471.86
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 GIBSON LES PAUL TRADITIONAL PLUS w case US $1,700.00
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 UltraThin Clear Removable PickGuard fits Epiphone Gibson PR SE SST LP SG DOT US $5.99
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 2011 GIBSON USA LES PAUL CUSTOM CLASSIC NICE ANTIQUE NATURAL MINT CONDITION US $1,450.00
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 Lot 25 16 Pcs COUNTRY MUSIC 1955 1975 Many Great Stars Grand Ol Opry too US $10.49
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 GIBSON FADED SG SPECIAL GIBSON SG FADED W BAG COOL GIBSON SG W GIBSON GIG BAG NR US $604.99
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 Gibson Les Paul Bass US $710.00
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 Brand New Gibson Les Paul Studio Swirl US $1,495.00
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 Gibson Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom Artist Proof US $5,500.00
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 Perfect Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro US $1,500.00
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 Guitar Parts Custom Engraved Truss Rod Cover EPIPHONE Beatle JOHN LENNON Imagine US $9.99
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 Gorgeous Gibson HD6X Pro Les Paul with Bigsby OHSC US $3,000.00
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 NEW Bigsby B5 V5 Vibramate Quick Mount SHORT SG MODEL US $154.99
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 Gibson Les Paul Traditional Standard Goldtop w WCR DarkBurst Bridge pickup US $1,750.00
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 Epiphone Les Paul Custom Prophecy GX US $675.00
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 Gibson HD6X Pro Digital Les Paul Guitar Very Clean Rare Only 100 Autographed US $6,000.00
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 used Gibson Les Paul Traditional bridge pickup ring cream w screwssprings US $1.00
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 GIBSON USA 2002 Les Paul Studio Limited Edition Pewter Finish W HSC US $620.00
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 Epiphone Les Paul Ultra III Electric Guitar FIX US $192.49
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 Gibson Les Paul Studio Ebony US $439.00
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 GIBSON CUSTOM SHOP 1957 GOLDTOP LES PAUL VOS US $2,750.00
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 Gibson Les Paul Robot 1st production run US $2,800.00
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 used Gibson Les Paul Traditional control cover plate w screws US $6.99
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 BreedLove American Series C20 S M USA US $.99
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 SCHECTER C 1 Custom with Hard Case and Mods US $559.00
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 Guitar Part GUITARHEADS PICKUPS ALNICO SUPREME PAF HUMBUCKER SET 2 GOLD US $54.99
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 EXCLLNTCONDDISC Left hand HrtgChrrybrst Epiphone Les Paul StdPlusTop w CASE US $396.00
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 Gibson Les Paul Standard Faded US $501.55
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 09 Les Paul Axcess Standard w Floyd Rose Ice Tea color US $2,590.00
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 Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro US $1,400.00
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 GIBSON ES 339 VINTAGE SUNBURST W OHSC US $1,695.00
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 Upgrade Wiring Kit LUXE Bumblebee Caps for Gibson Les Paul LONG SHAFT pots US $99.00
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 2007 Gibson USA Les Paul Standard Gold Top w Original Hard Case US $1,700.00
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 Epiphone Gibson Les Paul 335 Pickups US $29.00
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 used Gibson Les Paul Traditional toggle switch cover plate US $.99
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 Bigsby B5 Vibramate V5 Vibrato Aluminum No Drilling US $158.30
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 SALE Buy 1 get 1 FREE UltraThin Clear PickGuard Guitar Bass Ukulele Mandolin US $5.99
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 Douglas EGC 350 ST Case for Fender Stratocaster and Similar New US $59.95
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 Bill Lawrence SwampKaster Tele T Electric Guitar Natural GORGEOUS Guitar US $449.00
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 2005 GIBSON USA FIREBIRD V NICE VINTAGE SUNBURST W ORIGINAL HARDSHELL CASE US $1,000.00
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 GIBSON JOE BONAMASSA STUDIO ELECTRIC GUITAR with OHSC US $1,325.00
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 VIOLIN SHEET MUSIC CD I 4000 pages SOLO DUO TRIO US $9.90
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 Gibson Les Paul Jr Satin finsih US $201.00
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 Gator Traditional LP Guitar Hard Case US $99.99
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 Professional RECORDER SHEET MUSIC Archive CD PDF US $13.75
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 4 Silver Metal Dome Push On Control Knob f Guitar Bass US $4.99
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 WORLDS BEST guitar cable for recording 8 ft HANDMADE US $33.95
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 NEW Bigsby B5 w V5 Vibramate Quick Mount Kit GOLD US $209.99
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 MIJ Hut UFO Bell Knobs for Inch Embossed Black US $4.99
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 MIJ Speed Knobs for Inch Embossed Numbering Gold US $3.99
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 MIJ Hut UFO Bell Knob Set 4pc Metric Printed Black US $10.99
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 MIJ Customized Speed Knob Set Toggle knob Inch Ivory US $15.99
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 SX Furrian MN BI BSB Electric Guitar Bound Body w Free Carry Bag DVD US $109.95
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 MIJ Speed Knob Set Inch 4pc Printed Numbering Gold US $10.99
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 MIJ Hut UFO Bell Knobs for Inch Guitars Silver US $2.99
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 TRUSS ROD COVER fits GIBSON Les Paul SG METAL custom TRC Epiphone Plate new US $19.99
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 Jay Turser JT220 LP Electric Guitar NEW Different Colors US $235.00
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 Limited Edition Epiphone Les Paul Junior Model Electric Guitar TV Yellow New US $148.99
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 WORLDS BEST 20 ft guitar cable right angle HANDMADE US $39.95
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 Fender Getting Started On Electric Guitar DVD Wyatt US $22.45
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 2011 Gibson Firebird Studio Non Reverse Pelham Blue Coil Tapped P 90s Cool US $1,299.00
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 DiMarzio DP103BC PAF Humbucker Pickup Black Cream US $67.99
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 WORLDS BEST 15 ft guitar cable right angle HANDMADE US $37.95
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 Gator GW LPS Traditional LP Guitar Case Brown US $99.99
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 Used Gibson Custom Les Paul Axcess Standard With Stopbar Tailpiece US $2,150.00
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 10 x Plated Metal Electric Guitar Bass Dome Tone Knob US $10.88
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 DiMarzio 36th Aniversary PAF Bridge Creme New US $84.99
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 Seymour Duncan SH PG1b Pearly Gates Bridge Pickup US $94.95
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 Takamine EG350SC Acoustic Electric Guitar US $369.90
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 Dimarzio DP163N Bluesbucker® Humbucker Pickup Nickel US $82.99
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 Rocktron Prophesy II Rack Guitar Preamp FX US $1,199.99
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 THP RAPP Cover Accurate perfect plated 59 PAF covers US $159.00
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Fall 2012 Menswear Trend: Leather Pants (nymag)
Another trend in bottoms that won't be very permissive for humans with fat:
leather pants! The men's fall 2012 shows boasted colored pairs (Acne and
Bottega Veneta), croc styles (Calvin Klein and Les Hommes), and plenty of
traditional black options (Hermes, Roberto Cavalli, Versace). See these looks
and plenty of additional novelty leather pants in the slideshow.
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Gibson Les Paul Traditional Gold Top + Marshall JTM45 RI + Ibanez TS-9
Epiphone builds quality that rivals any guitar manufacturer in the world by Scott Precher
The Epiphone story is definitely not a straight and narrow story by no means. For more than a century it has hit both dizzying highs and crushing lows. In 2007 Epiphone is one of the most successful and respected instrument manufacturers on the planet. In the beginning it all started in the workshop of a man named Anastasios Stathopoulo.
Anastasios was the son of a Greek timber merchant and would not follow his father into the family trade. He began crafting lutes, violins and traditional Greek lioutos in 1873. A few years after, Anastasios sailed across the Aegean Sea with his family to begin a new life in Turkey. By 1890, his talent and reputation had allowed him to open an instrument factory and start a family. First to arrive in 1893 was a son, Epaminondas, followed later that decade by Alex, Minnie and Orpheus.
By 1903, the persecution of Greek immigrants by the native Turks had forced the Stathopoulo family to move again; this time to a residence in the lower Manhattan neighborhood of New York. With Anastasios crafting and selling his instruments on the ground floor, and the family living directly above, the line between work and home life became increasingly blurred. Epaminondas (known as 'Epi') and Orpheus ('Orphie') were soon helping out in the shop and learning the business from the ground up.
Business was good by 1903 when Anastasios and his family were forced out by the native Turks and found themselves in the lower Manhattan neighborhood of New York. And business was good. It was Anastasios' good fortune to arrive in New York at the height of the mandolin craze, and this dovetailed with the popularity of his traditional Greek instruments amongst the city's bustling community. But all that changed in July 1915, when Anastasios died at the age of 52 from carcinoma of the breast.
One of Anastasios son's named Epi was just 22 when he took charge of the family business. He inherited many of his father's strengths - including a keen business sense and fierce pride in his work - but combined this with an awareness of the changing times that would prove vital in the years to come. Crucially, Epi was not just a luthier or a businessman. He was also a keen musician and socialite.
Epi respected the tradition of his father's instruments, but recognized the importance of moving with the times. By 1917, he had changed the company's name to the 'House Of Stathopoulo' and began adapting the product line. Mandolins were falling out of favor. In the post-war era, banjos had started to boom along with jazz, and Epi, with his ear to the ground, recognized this early and armed his company to deal with it. Not only did Epi introduce a line of banjos, but he also developed the instrument's design, patenting his own tone ring and rim construction. It was a sign of things to come.
In 1924, Epiphone released the Recording Series of banjos to universal acclaim.
In 1928, banjo's had lost popularity due to the depression so now he had introduced the Recording series of guitars, each one identified only by a letter ('A' through 'E') and notable for their unusual body shape. The Recording guitars were a combination of spruce and laminated maple, with either an arched or flat top, depending on the price.
Lack of celebrity endorsement faltered recording guitars success. The Recording guitars were also too small and arguably too ornate, particularly in comparison to the mighty size and volume of the Gibson L-5. At least Epi was taking notes. It wasn't hard to see the L-5's influence on the new Epiphone archtops that followed in 1931, with the Masterbilt Series sharing similar f-holes, pegheads, and even a similar name to the Gibson Master Model range. Despite taking inspiration from Gibson, however, the Masterbilts had their own identities. Their intention was not to emulate the Master Model range, but to destroy it.
Throughout the 1930s, Epiphone and Gibson became fierce competitors. Slighted by the introduction of the Masterbilts, and having emerged from its commercial slump at the start of the decade, Gibson returned fire in 1934 by increasing the body width of its existing models and introducing the king-size Super 400. Epi then replied the following year with the Emperor, which raised the stakes with a slightly wider body and a provocative advertising campaign featuring a semi-naked woman. In 1936, Epiphone struck again, increasing the size of its De Luxe, Broadway and Triumph models by an inch thus making them 3/8" wider than the Gibsons.
By this point, Epiphone guitars were considered to be amongst the best in the world. Epiphone wasn't just gunning for Gibson. Growing aware of the success of Rickenbacker's electric models since 1932, Epi made his move on this new market with the introduction of the Electar Series in 1935. The design included individually adjustable polepieces on the master pickup giving optimum output, and while Gibson had evidently been thinking the same thing, the Electar line seriously hurt Epiphone's rivals. By the summer of 1937, Epi reported that sales had doubled.
Before the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, Epiphone had been riding high. When the last of the fighting ended in 1945, the company found itself without its greatest asset. Tragically, Epi had died of leukemia during the war, meaning that Epiphone was handed down to younger brothers Orphie and Frixo, who would respectively be responsible for the financial and mechanical running of the operation.
Epiphone continued to clash with Gibson with the introduction of cutaway versions of the Emperor and De Luxe, and raised the bar considerably with the arrival of the electric cutaway De Luxe. Pickups continued to be refined, and famous players continued to appear onstage armed with Epiphone guitars. From afar it seemed to be business as usual.
The Epiphone factory moved from Manhattan to Philadelphia in 1953, but the fact that many of the firm's craftsmen refused to leave New York resulted in a drop in quality and the very real danger of bankruptcy.
While Epiphone's problems got worse during the1950s, Gibson was growing stronger. Its main competition now came from the California-based Fender Company, creator of the Telecaster and Stratocaster models. So when Gibson's general manager, Ted McCarty, received a call from Orphie asking whether he'd be interested in buying out the Epiphone bass business, he didn't need asking twice. McCarty paid the $20,000 asking price and Gibson took control of Epiphone in May 1957.
The grand unveiling of theEpiphone line took place at the NAMM trade show in July 1958, with an electric Emperor as the flagship model. The show itself would generate orders of 226 guitars and 63 amps, but over the next few years Epiphone would get into a swagger, shifting 3,798 units in 1961, and accounting for 20 of the Epiphone/Gibson market share and closed many companies down entirely.
Then Gibson manager Ted McCarty stepped down, the quality of the product was thought to have slipped, and union problems were simmering again. In its weakened state, Gibson's parent company CMI was bought in 1969 by the Ecuadorian ECL corporation and Epiphone found itself in a predicament - perceived to be secondary to Gibson, but too expensive to compete with the foreign imports.
The idea of moving Epiphone production to Japan had actually been floated before the ECL takeover. By 1970, it was a reality, with American production grinding to an abrupt halt and a new line of Epiphones being exported from the Japanese town of Matsumoto. But these were not Epiphones as the world knew them. On the contrary, they were just rebadged versions of models that were already being produced by the Matsumoku Company - with little imagination or respect for the company's pedigree.
Things had improved by 1976, when the Epiphone line was bolstered by the appearance of models like the Monticello, a series of scroll-body electrics, and the new Presentation range of flat tops. There was also the Nova series of flat tops and three new solidbodies named Genesis. By 1979, the Epiphone product list was gathering speed, with over 20 steel-string flat tops, and plenty more besides.
Just as Epiphone Far Eastern operation seemed to be finding its feet, three bombshells dropped in quick succession. The first was the rise of the electronic keyboard. The second was the rising cost of Japanese production, which led to Epiphone's relocation to Korea in 1983, and collaboration with the Samick Company. The third took place in the Gibson boardroom at the start of 1986, with three Harvard MBAs (Henry Juszkiewicz, David Berryman and Gary Zebrowski) taking the company off the hands of ECL/Norlin. Reviving Gibson was the priority for the new owners, and with Epiphone making less than $1 million revenue in 1985, there seemed a danger it would be swept under the carpet and forgotten.
But Epiphone was still a strong player. Soon enough, Juszkiewicz had identified it as a sleeping giant, and made the trip to Korea to decide how it could be pushed to match the success of other Asian brands like Charvel and Kramer. As he absorbed Epiphone's pedigree, Juszkiewicz started getting results, and soon sales were growing again.
Sales weren't the only thing on the move. By 1988, the Epiphone product line was evolving. Epiphone now listed a new PR Series of square-shouldered acoustics, along with an interpretation of Gibson's J-180, several classical guitars, a banjo and a mandolin. There was also a solid selection of Gibson-derived instruments and the Sheraton II.
Epiphone was arguably just as successful in the late-90s as at any point in its history. With confidence booming, this era saw the launch of the Advanced Jumbo Series and the release of several important signature models. The John Lee Hooker Sheratons from the USA Collection were tasteful, toneful and utterly authentic. The Noel Gallagher Supernovas had some of the most iconic designs of the time. Then there were the John Lennon 1965 and Revolution Casinos. With their US birthright, unbeatable authenticity and sense of aspiration, these models reunited Epi with the greatest artist of all time, and underlined the company's own re-emergence as a rock legend.
The momentum continued, as Epiphone introduced the Elitist range and strengthened its position in the acoustic market with the acquisition of veteran Gibson luthier Mike Voltz. Then came the introduction of the Masterbilt range, which - along with the subsequent 2005 release of the Paul McCartney 1964 USA Texan - consolidated Epi's acoustic credentials and reacquainted the firm with two big names from its past.
In 2007, Epiphone became all things to all players and still is today. Collectors of vintage guitars started snapping up the authentic Elitist reissues of the Emperor, Casino and Excellente among others. Recording artists turn to the Epiphone US range for quality that rivals any guitar manufacturer in the world, while rock 'n' roll fanatics delight in the company's signature models, which include everything from the Nick Valensi Riviera to the Zakk Wylde Les Paul Customs.
Epiphone has retained the pioneering spirit that was always Epi Stathopoulo's calling card. Whether through the 2006 'Guitar of the Month' scheme (offering a different collector's model each month) or through its unending quest to challenge tradition, this is still a firm that thrives on the risk while always delivering the result.
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