Epiphone Guitars at Total Guitar Buyer 

Epiphone may now be best known as a subsidiary of Gibson but it was once recognized as one of the world's top producers of quality guitars. Established in 1870 the company began making guitars in the late 1920's with a series of high quality archtops that rivalled the best that market leader Gibson could offer.

This situation continued until the 1950's when Epiphone fell on hard times and was eventually bought by Gibson in 1958. Gibson relocated the Epiphone operation to its Kalamazoo base where it manufactured a second-tier line of archtops and solidbodies under the Epiphone brandname. This continued until 1970 when Gibson relocated the manufacture of Epiphone guitars to Japan and later Korea (1986).

Despite several setbacks, including a short-lived return to US production in 1980, Epiphone has flourished over the years mainly as a supplier of cheap but largely well made copies of many popular Gibson designs. Many Epiphone guitars delivered high levels of quality and became popular in their own right as eminently playable instruments. The current range of Epiphone guitars still offers novice and intermediate guitarists an affordable entry to the world of quality instruments.

Epiphone Guitar Catalog

The Epiphone guitars currently available are as follows:

Archtop:

• Alleykat
• B.B. King Lucille
• Broadway
• Casino
• Dot
• Dot Studio
• Emperor Regent
• ES-175 Reissue
• ES-295
• Joe Pass Emperor II
• Nick Valensi Riviera P-94
• Sheraton II
• Wildkat
• Zephyr Regent

Designer:

• 1958 Korina Explorer
• 1958 Korina Flying-V
• EM-1
• Firebird Studio

Goth:

• Goth 1958 Explorer
• Goth G-400
• Goth Les Paul Studio
• Goth Thunderbird-IV

Historical:

• John Lennon 1965 Casino
• John Lennon Revolution Casino

Les Paul:

• Joe Perry Boneyard
• Les Paul 100
• Les Paul 1956 Goldtop
• Les Paul Black Beauty 3
• Les Paul Custom
• Les Paul Custom Plus
• Les Paul Special II
• Les Paul Standard
• Les Paul Standard Plain Top
• Les Paul Standard Plus Top
• Les Paul Studio
• Les Paul Studio Chameleon
• Les Paul Ultra
• Zakk Wylde Bullseye Les Paul Custom
• Zakk Wylde Buzzsaw Les Paul Custom
• Zack Wylde Camo Les Paul Custom

SG:

• Emily The Strange
• Faded G-400
• G-1275 Custom
• G-310
• G-400
• G-400 Custom
• G-400 Deluxe
• SG-Special
• Tony Iommi G-400