Before Gibson acquired their competitor Epiphone, Epiphone was a force to be reckoned with in the arch top game. Early 50s Jazz artists flocked to Epiphone for their ornate designs and electrification varieties. With a laminate maple top, the Zephyr Regent model was at the higher end of the jazz guitar offering and is similar to the competitor Gibson ES-175. The rectangular fretboard inlays elevate the aesthetics significantly over other laminate guitar of the time. In the neck position is a single minhumbucker pickup; one of the earliest of its kind. All of this in combination add up to a unique sounding archtop, one that early jazz artists would enjoy experimenting with. It has received binding reglue work and a refret. To note: the binding has disintegrated in areas, it is stabilized, but it would benefit from full strip replacement rather than its current patched small sections. That being said, the guitar currently has major mojo.
Comes with original case.
