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Hollow and Semi-Hollow Body

Epiphone Zephyr Deluxe 1943, Blonde

$4,000.00
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InstrumentHollow and Semi-Hollow Body
BrandEpiphone
ModelZephyr
FinishBlonde
SKUGE2333-A
HandednessRight
Made In Year1943
Body MaterialLaminate Spruce
Finish MaterialNitro
Neck/FingerboardMaple/ Brazilian Rosewood
Radius12"
Weight6.8lbs
TunersEpiphone Deluxe Closed
Scale Length25.5"
Nut Width1.729"
Neck ProfileSoft V
Neck Thickness.932" - 1.024"
ElectronicsOriginal Single Coil and Replacement Pots
Pickup Impedance3.9k
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N)Y
CaseOHSC
Modifications/RepairsNeck Reset, Bone Replacement Nut, Changed Pots, changed end pin.

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. Although a laminate spruce top, the Zephyr Deluxe model was at the higher end of the offering. The cloud fretboard inlays and vine inlay within the headstock elevate the aesthetics significantly over any other laminate guitar of the time; it was likely just seen as a different construction technique that provided stability against a sunken top when routing out for pickups. In the middle position is a single pickup reading 3.9k. All of this in combination add up to a unique sounding archtop, one that early jazz artists would enjoy experimenting with. It has recently received a neck reset and potentiometer change.

Comes with original case.

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