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Welcome to the Unofficial Epiphone Guitars Wiki

This website is intended for educational and research purposes only in helping to accurately identify Epiphone brand guitars of the past and present.

The information contained in this website may not be 100% complete or accurate and is a work in progress.

Epiphone is a musical instrument manufacturer founded in 1873 by Anastasios Stathopoulos. Epiphone was bought by Chicago Music Company, which also owned Gibson Guitar Corporation, in 1957. Epiphone was Gibson's main rival in the archtop market. Their professional archtops, including the Emperor, Deluxe, Broadway and Triumph, rivaled those of Gibson. The company's weakness in the aftermath of World War II allowed Gibson to absorb it.　

The name "Epiphone" is a combination of Epaminondas Stathopoulos' nickname "Epi" and "phone" (from Greek phon-, "sound"/"voice"), as well as a play on one meaning of the word "epiphany," a sudden inspiration frequently presenting itself as supernatural in origin.

For the complete history of Epiphone see: http://www.epiphone.com/History.aspx

Epiphone is now a subsidiary of the Gibson Corporation. Because of this subsidiary relationship, many of the instruments are based upon the more expensive Gibson versions, but at a more affordable price point. Epiphone still maintains its own line of archtop guitars as well as some electric guitar and bass models.

Epiphone also manufactures its own line of amplifiers and other accessories.

Guitars

• Airscreamer
• Coronet
• Crestwood
• Del Rey
• Explorer
• Firebird
• Flying V
• Futura
• Genesis
• Les Paul
• Nighthawk
• Moderne
• Olympic
• Scroll
• SG
• Spotlight
• USA Map Guitar
• Wilshire
• X-1000

Series

• American Series
• E-Series
• Elitist Series
• Elitist Series (Japan)
• EM-Series
• Epi-Series
• ET-Series
• Goth Series
• GT-Series
• I-Series
• Korina Series
• Negative Series
• Pewter Series
• Pro-Series
• Prophecy Series
• S-Series
• T-Series

Signature Models

• Ace Frehley
• Jay Jay French
• Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
• Slash
• Tak Matsumoto
• Zakk Wylde
• More Signature Models

Short-Scale Electrics

• Express Series
• Flying Vee-Wee
• Les Paul Pee-Wee

Electric Archtops

• Apollo ..
• Broadway ~
• Byrdland
• Caiola
• Casino
• Century
• Coronet
• Country Deluxe
• DeLuxe ~
• Dot
• Electar Model M
• Emperor ~
• Granada
• Kent
• Professional
• Riviera
• Sheraton
• Sorrento
• Windsor
• Zephyr ~

Acoustic Archtops

• Beverly
• Blackstone
• Broadway ~
• Byron
• DeLuxe ~
• Devon
• Emperor ~
• Olympic
• Ritz
• Royal
• Spartan
• Style 4 Archtop
• Triumph
• Tudor
• Zenith

Series

• Imperial Series ..
• EA-Series
• Elitist Archtops
• Elitist Archtops (Japan)
• Epi Series
• ES-Series
• Howard Models
• Kat Series
• Nashville USA Collection
• Nouveau Collection
• Sorrentino Models

Signature Models

• B.B. King Lucille
• Chet Atkins Country Gentleman II
• Harry Volpe Model
• Howard Roberts Fusion
• Joe Pass Emperor
• John Lee Hooker Sheraton
• John Lennon Casino
• Les Paul Signature Hollow Body
• More Signature Models

Guitars

• Alhambra +
• Bluesmaster
• Caballero
• Concert +
• Classic 60 +
• Dove
• EL-00
• Expedition
• Harp Guitar
• Hummingbird
• J-45
• Madrid
• Model 4 Flat Top
• Navarre
• Seville +
• Songwriter
• SST +
• SQ Models
• Texan
• Triumph Custom
• Zenith Robot

Series

• AJ-Series
• Anniversary Series ..
• C-Series +
• DR-Series
• EC-Series +
• Elitist Acoustics
• Elitist Acoustics (Japan)
• EJ-Series
• EF-Series
• EN-Series +
• Epi Series + ..
• FT-Series
• Imperial Series ..
• Masterbilt +
• Montana Series ..
• Nova Series
• Nuevo Collection
• Nouveau Collection ...
• Orville Collection
• Performer Series
• PR-Series
• PR-E Series
• Recording Models ..
• SJ-Series
• 1970-71 Model Series +

Signature Models

• Chet Atkins +
• Elvis Presley
• Howard Roberts
• Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
• Joan Sebastian
• John Lennon EJ-160E
• Paul McCartney 1964 Texan
• More Signature Models +

Basses

• Accu Bass
• EA-260
• EBM
• Embassy
• Expert-6
• Explorer Bass
• Flying-V Bass
• Genesis Bass
• Les Paul
• Newport
• Power Bass
• Ripper Bass
• Rock Bass
• Rivoli
• Scroll Bass
• Thunderbird
• Viola
• Zenith

Series

• Goth Series
• EB-Series
• Elitist Basses
• Epi Series
• ET Series

Signature Models

• Allen Woody Rumblekat
• Jack Casady
• More Signature Models

Acoustic Basses

• El Sugundo
• El Capitan

Upright Basses

• B-Series ..
• The Artist
• The Professional
• The Studio

Mandolins

• Adelphi
• Artist
• Bluegrass Series
• Century
• Electar Model-M
• EM-Series Venetian
• Flatiron Festival F-2
• Mandobird
• Mandolas
• Mando-cellos
• MM-Series
• Rivoli
• Strand
• Windsor
• Zephyr

Ukuleles

• Kauai
• Lanai
• Les Paul Ukulele
• Masterbilt Ukulele 500
• Molokai

Lap Steel Guitars

• Alkire E Harp
• Electar Century
• Electar Console
• Electar Coronet
• Electar Hawaiian
• Electar Kent ...
• Electar Model-M
• Electar Model-C
• Electar Rocco
• Electar Varichord
• Electar Zephyr

Resophonic Guitars

• Biscuit
• Hound Dog
• MD-Series
• Spider

Banjos

• Banjo/Mandolin
• Banjo/Ukulele
• Campus
• Century
• Electar
• Mayfair
• Minstrel
• MB-Series
• Peerless
• Plantation
• Professional
• Recording Banjos ..
• Rialto
• TB-10 Travelin' Banjo
• Tenor Banjo
• Wonder ...
• Zephyr