The Epiphone Forum

That price is frightening!

Hello to everyone. Not been here for a while - but then I've not been anywhere much in recent months. Just been taking a break from the internet (and not missing it greatly ).

Just thought I'd like to wish a happy Christmas and New Year to the other members here. Hope 2017 is good for you.

I think there's a Facebook page devoted to pre-Norlin Epiphones that may be diverting (or subverting) traffic. It might be worth posting something there if you're on "the Book" (I'm not for various reasons, not least of which is that I think it is largely populated by egotists actively eng...

Hello. I've been checking in pretty regularly but I can report that it's been quiet round here. I'm still looking forward to seeing the rest of the shipping totals, i.e. for acoustics, amps, etc.

Here's Carl with a Riviera 12-string.



And again with a Sheraton on a stand by the Dual Showman.

Thanks RAB. I do make instruments for other people (as long as they're not in a hurry for them! :lol: ). The problem with making a bass for your brother is that I'm in the UK, so he'd have to put total trust in my work. Here are some more of my creations. Please don't tell Mr Hall. ;) My own 1959 Ca...

I originally posted this on the SG forum back in August 2014, both to correct some falsehoods and generate some debate about who, how and when the SG originated. As you will note, I direct the origins back to the acquisition of Epiphone by CMI in 1957 and Ted McCarty's desire to produce a product to...

So, if you're a big fan of vintage Epiphones but can't afford the ever-rising prices what is the alternative? Gibson's Custom Shop re-issues? Epiphone Elitist models? The "1962" series of re-issues? But what if they don't offer the models you want? This is my solution... MAKE THEM YOURSELF...

Lou Reed used a Riviera (with Bigsby B7) back in 1972 and was pictured with it on the cover of Transformer.

Thank you...
if only because I can't read Russian(?) and understand what it was they were trying to sell us!