ET-Series
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The Epiphone ET Series guitars were solidbody guitars produced during the 1970s at the Matsumoku plant in Japan. In 1970, the decision was made to close down Kalamazoo production of Epiphones in favor of building them overseas in Japan. Epiphone decided to offer a new line of Japanese-built Epiphones that had more in common with other Japanese copies than previous Epiphone products. Japanese-built Epiphones generally sport a blue label that reads Epiphone, Inc. Kalamazoo, Michigan but rarely sport a Made in Japan sticker. Often confused with the Crestwood, Coronet, Olympic and Wilshire, the ET-275, 276, 278, 290 & 290N were a Japanese-made amalgamation of a few older Epiphone body shapes and designs. |
See Also: ET-Series Basses
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Models
ET-270
- Model 1820T
- 1970-1975
- Two single coil pickups
- Hardwood body
- Chrome hardware
- Vibrato tailpiece
- Bolt-on hardwood neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
- 3-way toggle switch
- Boost switch
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
- Cherry Red finish
ET-275
- 1973-1975
- Two humbuckers
- Hardwood body
- Chrome hardware
- Bolt-on hardwood neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
- Bound headstock
- Vibrato tailpiece
- 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
- 3-way selector switch
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
Colors:
- Cherry Sunburst
- Ebony
ET-276
- 1975-1978
- Two humbuckers
- Hardwood body
- Chrome hardware
- Bolt-on hardwood neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
- Tune-o-matic bridge woith stopbar tailpiece
- 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
- 3-way selector switch
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
- Mahogany finish
ET-278
- 1972-1975
- Two humbuckers
- Hardwood body
- Chrome hardware
- Bolt-on natural hardwood neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
- Bound neck and headstock
- Vibrato tailpiece
- 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
- 3-way selector switch
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
- Ebony finish
ET-290
- 1974-1978
- Two humbuckers
- Maple body
- Gold hardware
- Bolt-on Maple neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with pearl block inlays
- Bound neck and headstock
- Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
- 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
- 3-way selector switch
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
Colors:
- Cherry Sunburst
- Natural
ET-290N
- 1975-1978
- Two humbuckers
- Maple body
- Gold hardware
- Set Maple neck
- Maple fingerboard with black dot inlays
- Natural headstock
- Vibrato tailpiece
- 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
- 3-way selector switch
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
- Natural finish
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