Sound Pure's Take

This is a players piece that's been around the block and is chock full of some jazz box mojo. It's got some wear on it from a past life of gigs, but if you can look past some cosmetic wear - it's a beautiful piece. Warm and rounded with bold depth and crystal clear fundamental tones, this guitar is perfect accompanyment for the soloist or jazz enthusiast. Throw some flat wounds on this to darken and dampen up the midrange and you have one great sounding players piece.

From Other (Miscellanous Used/Vintage/Consign)

Jazz fans should check out the Indigogo campaign currently underway to raise funds to finish a new cd and DVD honoring jazz great and Epiphone signature artist Howard Roberts. SunnySide Outalready has the enthusiastic support of dozens of Howard’s friends and fellow musicians who worked with him in the studio and on stage.

If you think you don’t know Howard’s playing, take another guess. Roberts was seemingly everywhere in the 60’s with contributions to countless hit sessions for Harry Nilsson, Sam Cooke, and the Beach Boys as well as the soundtacks to Bullit, Kelly’s Heroes, and shows like Batman, Andy Griffith, and just about everything else on television. And if you are too young to remember watching those shows after school, pop on over to the TV Land channel where you'll discover 2 out of 3 shows feature Howard's playing in the opening credits.

“He was a first call studio player including Green Acres, the Addams Family (Neat!), the Brady Bunch as well as sessions for Frank Sinatra, Elvis, The Monkees, and Chet Atkins,” recalled his son and SunnySide Out's producer, Jay.

"SunnySide Out has been a dream of mine for years, to get musicians that my Dad worked with and make an album that reflects the high caliber standards that he always brought to a project.”

Body
Laminated curly maple top, back & sides

Oval Sound hole

Neck
3-piece set maple neck

Rosewood fretboard with slotted block inlays

Epiphone clipped-ear headstock with Vine of Life inlay

Howard Roberts signature on headstock

25.5" scale

1.68" nut width

Binding
5-ply body (top), headstock & pickguard

Single-ply neck * back

Electronics
1 floating mini humbucker pickup

1 Vol. 1 Tone controls

Hardware
Gold hardware

Adjustable Tune-o-matic bridge on rosewood base

Custom trapeze tailpiece

Raised tortoise pickuard

Sealed die-cast tuners

Amber bell knobs

Colors
Cherry (CH)

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.

Returns

Not eligible for Try Before You Buy or the 48-hour approval period. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.

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