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1962 Epiphone FT-79N Texan
1961 Epiphone Coronet
Nearly everyone can instantly recall the sound of the opening chords to The Beatles’ “Yesterday,” and that is the sound of the Epiphone Texan. This beloved slope-shoulder dreadnought acoustic has also been played by Graham Nash, Noel Gallagher, Ben Gibbard, and Peter Frampton, among others — a testament to its sonic pedigree.
Although the Coronet was introduced by Epiphone in 1959 as a reliable entry- level instrument, it wasn’t long before influential players across generations, including Steve Marriott, Johnny Marr, Del Shannon, and Ace Frehley sought out its signature Cherry finish, double-cut accessibility, and P-90-driven tone.
1969 Epiphone FT-110 Frontier The FT-110 has a long history with Epiphone, dating back to 1939. After Gibson President
1967 Epiphone EB-232 Rivoli Bass Made on the same production line, the semi-
hollow EB-232 Rivoli served as Epiphone’s version of the Gibson EB-2 bass and features the same specs as its counterpart with some minor aesthetic changes. The Rivoli came loaded with a Gibson Sidewinder pickup that puts out a whopping 32k ohms and a push- button “baritone” switch that cuts some of the bass frequencies.
Ted McCarty purchased Epiphone in 1957, it was resurrected in 1958 as the square-shoulder FT-110 Frontier. As its namesake would imply, it became a place for sonic and design exploration throughout the 1960s. Its dreadnought body and rope-and-cactus pickguard served as inspiration for the Gibson Hummingbird and Dove.
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