| When thinking about the history of
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| | lines. The original guitars include all
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| Epiphone, one must start in Greece where
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| | the versions of the Casino, Zephyr, and
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| Anastasios Stathopoulos made lioutos (a
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| | Sheraton, the Wildkat, the Broadway, and
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| Greek stringed instrument), mandolins,
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| | the Emporer.
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| fiddles, and lutes. The family moved to
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| | Epiphone has had some famous endorsees.
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| New York, and his son, Epi Stathopoulos
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| | Both George Harrison and John Lennon
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| inherited the company in 1915.
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| | played Epiphone Casinos. Lennon is famous
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| The company name changed from the House
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| | for his personal modifications to the
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| of Stathopoulos to Epiphone, a
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| | Casino. Other artists include Bob Marley,
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| combination of his name and the Greek
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| | Noel Gallagher of Oasis, Lars
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| word for sound. The change was made
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| | Frederickson or Rancid, and Chad of
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| official in 1928. It was during this time
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| | Nickelback. For a complete list of
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| that the company was active in making
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| | artists, visit the Epiphone website . The
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| banjos, and they even bought out a banjo
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| | list is quite extensive.
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| company in Long Island. After the change
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| | Here are what some uses have to say about
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| was approved, the company became the
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| | Epiphone guitars (source Harmony
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| Epiphone Banjo Co.
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| | Central):
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| Epiphones guitars were launched in 1931.
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| | About the Epiphone G-400 Custom
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| This was a full line of what are known as
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| | Action was really good. Finish was ok.
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| archtop guitars, a style that is popular
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| | Definately looks different than the rest
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| with jazz and blues musicians. They
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| | of the pack. Gold hardware is gorgeous.
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| quickly became one of the top guitar
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| | The custom logo shined in the stage
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| produces with Gibson being one of their
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| | lights. I had to have it and I had fun
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| biggest rivals. Notable Epiphone players
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| | with it for a few years.
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| of that time include Tony Mottola with
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| | This guitar is solid. Never goes out of
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| the George Hall band and two band members
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| | tune. Hardware will dull a bit over the
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| of Benny Goodman.
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| | years. Strap buttons are solid. Careful
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| Epi unfortunately died of leukemia and
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| | with the neck dive on stage. Very top
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| left the company to Orphie, who before
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| | heavy.
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| his death was the second in command. His
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| | About the Epiphone Flying Vee-Wee
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| other brother, Frixo, became the Vice
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| | I absolutely love this guitar!!! The
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| President. The two brothers later have a
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| | VeeWee is the perfect shape for lap you
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| feud and Frixo sells his stock. After
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| | can rest your hand on the upper arm of
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| that, company had some trouble and
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| | the V, or put it your hand in the point
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| eventually stopped producing a lot of
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| | of the V to pick right near the bridge.
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| instruments.
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| | The controls and cord jack are in the
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| In 1957, Chicago Musical Instrument
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| | perfect position for lap style as well.
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| purchased Epiphone and made them a
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| | Since it is so small and inexpensive, I
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| division of Gibson. Epiphone now still
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| | carry it with me everywhere. I would not
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| maintains their own line of guitars and
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| | dream of bringing my Les Paul into the
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| the Gibson and Epiphone labels remain
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| | office, but this VeeWee is perfect for
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| separate.
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| | break time noodling. As I mentioned, the
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| Current Epiphone models include a few
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| | sound is great. I now own 5 guitars, and
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| Gibson copies (Epiphones version of the
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| | my lap-steel PeeVee wins the Most Fun
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| Flying-V and Les Paul are a few
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| | award hands down!
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| examples), and a few original Epiphone
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