Epiphone's Version of the Gibson ES-350

This 17 1/4-inch electric archtop guitar weighs in at a very light 7.00 lbs. and has a scale length of 25 1/2 inches and a nut width of 1 9/16 inches, which is extremely comfortable to play. Full-depth double-bound laminated maple body, one-piece mahogany neck, and rosewood fretboard with 20 jumbo frets and inlaid pearl block markers. Individual Kluson Deluxe tuners with double-ring Keystone plastic buttons. Inlaid pearl "Epiphone" headstock logo and pearl column inlay. Two mini-humbucker pickups with black plastic surrounds and outputs of 7.00k and 6.81k. Tortoiseshell pickguard with single white binding and silver Epiphone stylized "E" logo. Four controls (two volume, two tone) plus three-way selector switch. Gold plastic bell-shape knobs with metal tops. Rosewood bridge with pre-set compensating saddle and Epiphone Frequensator tailpiece. A small amount of lacquer checking, a couple of small marks, slight belt buckle wear on the back. A former owner has engraved his personal identification number on the tailpiece bracket and on the heel of the guitar. This guitar is generally totally original, in exceptionally fine condition, and plays great! A remarkable example of this thirty-eight-year-old Epiphone, which was made in the Gibson Kalamazoo factory. Housed in the original Epiphone gray hardshell case with blue plush lining (9.00).

After Gibson took over Epiphone in May 1957, they began producing several new guitars, and the Epiphone line of the early 1960s included some models that rivaled, or even surpassed anything in the Gibson range, in price as well as in appeal. Epiphone had used the "Broadway" name from 1931-1958 on their non-cutaway acoustic archtop, but from 1958 to 1970 the "Broadway" designation was transferred to this new full-size electric archtop, first with New York pickups, and then from 1961 with mini-humbuckers. This guitar (which is Epiphone's version of the Gibson ES-350) is typical of Epiphone's mid-1960s excellence.