1953 Epiphone of New York Zephyr Emperor Regent HOLD

 

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  • Year: 1953
  • Manufacturer: Epiphone of New York
  • Model: Zephyr Emperor Regent HOLD
  • Case: Original Hard
  • Color: Sunburst
  • Condition: Near Mint
  • Description: ~ON HOLD ~Featured in Premier Guitars Magazine ,both printed and online in June 2011. During the 1930's. 1940's and 1950's Gibson had only one thing to worry about. That one thing was Epiphone made guitars.Epiphone made some of the best guitars in the world and Gibson knew it,Ted McCarty finally ended the long battle and ensuring Gibson would not be outdone by buying Epiphone in 1957 and since then The Epiphone name has unfortunately played second fiddle to it's parent company. The Vintage collectible 1953 Epiphone Zephyr Emperor Regent arch top electric guitar for sale. Adding to the mystic of the guitar is an address on the case from Hamburg Germany,could it have been around the clubs the Beatles played in? Who knows but cool none the less.Built to combat and surpass the Gibson Super 400 in their ongoing guitar war of the time is as near mint as I can call her due to the numbering in the selector buttons being worn nearly off, other than that she is one pristine example of what the ultimate vintage jazz box guitar is supposed to represent. A whopping 18 and 1/2 inches wide with rounded cutaway,beautifully flamed spruce top and flame dappled maple back and sides with a beautiful sunburst finish where age checking is observed.. The Zephyr has 7 ply binding on the body and 3 ply bound F holes a single bound rosewood fingerboard with 2 white inlaid lines running the entire length of the fretboard on the treble "E" and bass "E" sides. Pearl block inlays with an abalone inlaid "V" a triple bound peghead with "Vine " inlay. It is complete with the 3 original "New York pickups with their original "bakelite" pickup mounts and bakelite "carousel knobs". The vintage Frequensator tailpiece is original and unbroken as with most of this era and she sports the original vintage pickguard that is slightly warping with age but is complete and unbroken or cracked. All bakelite appointments are original and unbroken, no binding issues or repairs or cracks, the best on Gbase for certain...Near mint condition.To complete this package the original case is included.