1951 Epiphone Zephyr Regent

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. With a laminate maple top, the Zephyr Regent model was at the higher end of the jazz guitar offering and is similar to the competitor Gibson ES-175. The rectangular fretboard inlays elevate the aesthetics significantly over other laminate guitars of the time. In the neck position is a single New York mini-humbucker pickup; one of the earliest of its kind. All of this in combination add up to a unique sounding archtop, one that early jazz artists would enjoy experimenting with. It has received binding reglue and a reproduction pickguard. Comes with the original hard shell  case.