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[edit] rivalry

Epiphone, before being bought out in the late 1950s, was actually Gibson's main rival in the archtop market. Aside from their guitars, Epiphone also made basses, banjos, and other stringed instruments, but the company grew weak after World War II; Gibson would soon absorb them.

Here is a link to some history on the Epiphone brand, from Gibson's website: http://www.gibson.com/products/epiphone/archive/epihistory/history.html

[edit] Noel Gallagher Supernova

As far as I know, the Noel Gallagher Signature guitars are based on the Sheraton (thus, on the ES-335) rather than on the Riviera. Is that correct?

[edit] Differences

I was thinking of writing a short ammount on the specific construction differences between Epiphones and Gibsons. I don't know how common this is but many people I've spoken to lately don't know the specific differences, they do know that Epi is a brand owned by gibson, but they don't know what makes them different. Things like the neck, type of wood used, the veneer. SnakeSeries 11:48, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Advertisement

Does anyone else think that the part about Casino and such sound a bit like an advertisement, just linking off to the Epiphone site?

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Pohatu771 (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Definitely Not

The Casino is a great guitar. I own one. I think it was modest. Look at the Strat-worship on Fender.


I'm inclined to agree with you. Gorovich 04:50, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Guitar Models

Anyone think we should add a list that lists the different models produced by Epiphone? If so I'd be more than willing to do so like I am for ESP Guitars. QelDroma06 01:27, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Sounds like a good idea. Check this site out for the SG types: http://www.everythingsg.com/index.htm# '74 Jailbreak 06:06 23 October 2006

[edit] Good idea

[edit] The 1st electric guitar was a epiphone?

In " The Guitar Handbook" written by Ralph Denyer, published by Pan Books, your can read that the Les Paul "log" was built in a Epiphone workshop in 1941, and that it was THE FIRST REAL SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR. I think that this fact is of major importance in Epiphone story and should be included in the main article.

"In 1941, he (Les Paul) presuaded Epiphone to let him use their workshop on Sundays. There, he built his historic "log" guitar, about which he later said: "You could go out and eat and come back and the note would still be sounding. It didn't sound like a banjo or a mandolin, but like a guitar, an electric guitar. That was the sound I was after."

All of this took place 7 years before the fender Broadcaster was out... Was this the first true electric guitar? (The Hawaiians electric guitars aren't true electric guitars...)

The Gibson ES-150 "Charlie Christian" model was introduced in 1936, and it was played like a normal guitar, so Les Paul's "Log" can't be the first true electric guitar. Maybe it's the first solid-body electric guitar, but tell a ES-175 player that a hollowbody isn't a "true electric guitar" and he will bash your head in. Respectfully, SamBlob 06:03, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
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