The First Epiphone Electric Guitar…

1937 Epiphone Electar Model M.

This 14 3/4-inch-wide Grand Concert size guitar weighs 7.10 lbs. and was Epiphones very first electric model. The arched top is laminated maple, the flat back and sides are also laminated maple single-bound in white pyralin. The one-piece mahogany neck with a scale length of 25.50 inches has a nice "V" profile and a nut width of just under 1 11/16 inches. The single-bound rosewood fretboard has 20 jumbo frets and inlaid pearl dot position markers. Single Epiphone Model M Horseshoe Magnet pickup situated in the center of the top with two wheels for adjusting the height. Three controls (volume, tone and rhythm) all mounted on the treble bout. Rosewood bridge on rosewood base with two height adjustment wheels and Epiphone trapeze tailpiece. Housed in a modern TKL black hardshell case.