Sound Pure's Take
Killer! Players revere these Elitist models that came out of Japan for a limited period in the 00s for good reason--this comes dangerously close to a L-5. Feel, fit and finish, and tone are everything you could want out of a big ol' archtop for Jazz, Country, Swing, and on and on--Wes Montgomery in the neck, Merle Travis in the bridge. Our luthier performed a full dress on the original frets as well as an overall setup to maximize comfortable, perfectly intonated playability. Don't miss out on this one, folks--we're not likely to see one of these again!
Condition: Used, Good
From Gibson Guitars
The Broadway has been part of the Epiphone catalog since 1931 when founder Epi Stathopoulo introduced the Masterbilt Archtop Collection. Inspired by his father Anastasios who founded the original company as the House of Stathopoulo, Epi was determined to make great sounding instruments with quality materials that were affordable to working musicians—a model that Epiphone still follows today. The original Epiphone showroom on West 14th Street in Lower Manhattan was open to the leading guitarists of the day like Les Paul and George Van Eps who all played a part in inspiring and shaping the modern Broadway. And today, the Epiphone showroom in Nashville still hosts the world’s top guitarists like Billboard Jazz chart topper Nick Colionne who performs with his Epiphone Broadway at jazz festivals around the world.
- Serial Number
- T504281
- Year
- 2008
- Body Material
- Laminated Maple
- Top Material
- Select Spruce
- Neck Material
- Hard Maple
- Neck Shape
- SlimTaper™; C-Profile
- Neck Joint
- Glued-In, Set Neck
- Scale Length
- 25.50"
- Fingerboard Material
- Pau Ferro with "block and triangle" mother-of-pearl & abalone inlays
- Fingerboard Radius
- 12"
- Binding
- Multi – Headstock, Multi – Body, Multi – Fingerboard, Single - F holes
- Nut Width
- 1.68"
- Hardware
- Gold
- Headstock
- Large Clipped Ear with Mother-of-Pearl "Vine" Inlay
- Machine Heads
- Grover® Rotomatic™ ; 18:1 ratio
- Neck Pickup
- Alnico Classic™ Humbucker
- Bridge Pickup
- Alnico Classic™ Humbucker
- Controls
- 2- Volume, 2- Tone
- Pickup Selector
- 3-way Epiphone toggle
- Bridge
- Adjustable Floating; Pau Ferro
- Tailpiece
- Frequensator™ Split Trapeze
- Pickguard
- Multi-bound Imitation "Tortoise"
Upgraded wiring harness and knobs, originals included in case
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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