| Our passion has always been about more than just making guitars. It has been about making music. It has been about understanding what is inside every musican that makes them want to, have to, express themselves. And understanding the myriad musical styles, where they are going and how they might develop. For over one hundred and twenty-five years we have continually looked for new and better ways to help players take their music farther. Epi Stathopoulo, our founder and namesake, was always on the forefront of music. He was the first instrument maker to embrace Jazz music and led the industry away from mandolin and banjo production and into making guitars. At the age of twenty-four Epi obtained his first of many patents that would change fretted instrument construction forever. The extension truss rod design, the first pick-up with individual pole pieces, and the Tonexpressor - the precursor to the modern day "wah-wah" pedal - were all epiphone innovations. But perhaps the greatest contribution to guitar making came in 1941 while Les Paul was experimenting in the Epiphone factory. These experiments led to the Les Paul "Log" and the first solid-body electric guitar. Les Paul Special II Vintage sunburst £150.00
Les Paul Special II Wine Red £195.00
Les Paul Special II Left Hand Vintage Sunburst £199.00
Les Paul Special II Left Hand Heritage Cherry Sunburst £199.00 Epiphone Dot Studio Alpine White £249.00 |  |
