Maker

Epiphone

United States guitar brand

Epiphone is an American guitar brand that traces its roots to 1873 and has been owned by Gibson since 1957. It produces electric and acoustic guitars, including more affordable versions of Gibson designs alongside its own models such as the Casino.

Models

  • Epiphone Dot

    Electric guitar

    Epiphone's affordable take on the semi-hollow ES-335 format, named for its simple dot fingerboard inlays. It pairs a center-block semi-hollow body with humbucking pickups for a versatile, warm voice at a budget price.

  • Technical line drawing of Epiphone Les Paul Custom

    Epiphone Les Paul Custom

    Electric guitar

    The Epiphone Les Paul Custom is the dressed-up version of the Les Paul, with multi-ply binding, gold hardware, a bound ebony fretboard with mother-of-pearl block inlays, and a split-diamond headstock inlay. It has a mahogany body with a maple cap, a one-piece mahogany neck, a 24.75-inch scale, 22 medium jumbo frets, a LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge and stop bar, and ProBucker Custom humbuckers based on Gibson's Custombucker pickups.

  • Epiphone ES-335

    Electric guitar

    The Epiphone ES-335 recreates Gibson's original thinline semi-hollow design, built with a layered maple body and a solid maple center block for sustain and feedback resistance. It has a mahogany Rounded C neck, an Indian laurel fretboard with 22 frets, a 24.75-inch scale, a LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar, and Alnico Classic PRO humbuckers.

  • Epiphone Hummingbird

    Acoustic guitar · China

    The Epiphone Hummingbird is Epiphone's version of Gibson's famous square-shoulder dreadnought, recognizable by its decorative pickguard with hummingbird and floral engraving. The Inspired by Gibson Hummingbird is built with a solid Sitka spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides, a mahogany neck with an Indian laurel fretboard and 20 frets, a roughly 24.75-inch scale, and Fishman Sonitone electronics for amplified use.

  • Epiphone Les Paul 100

    Electric guitar

    An entry-level Epiphone Les Paul aimed at beginners, offering the familiar single-cutaway body and dual-humbucker layout of the Les Paul at a low price. It is a common first electric guitar.

  • Technical line drawing of Epiphone Sheraton

    Epiphone Sheraton

    Electric guitar

    Epiphone's upscale semi-hollow electric, the Sheraton dresses the 335-style body with fancier binding, block inlays, and a decorative tailpiece. Associated with players like John Lee Hooker and Noel Gallagher, it offers a refined, warm semi-hollow tone.

  • Epiphone Les Paul

    Electric guitar

    The Epiphone Les Paul series covers Epiphone's single-cutaway solid-body electric guitars built on the Gibson Les Paul design, from affordable entry models to the Inspired by Gibson Standard and Custom. Models typically pair a mahogany body with a maple cap, a set mahogany neck, a 24.75-inch scale, and dual humbucking pickups.

  • Epiphone SG

    Electric guitar

    The Epiphone SG series covers Epiphone's double-cutaway solid-body electric guitars based on the Gibson SG design, including the modern SG Standard and the long-running G-400. Models feature a thin, contoured mahogany body with two horns, a set mahogany neck, a 24.75-inch scale, and twin humbucking pickups.

  • Technical line drawing of Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s

    Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s

    Electric guitar

    The Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s, part of the Inspired by Gibson Collection, recreates the look and feel of an early-1960s Les Paul Standard. It pairs a mahogany body with an AA flame maple top, a mahogany SlimTaper 60s neck with an Indian laurel fretboard and 22 frets, a 24.75-inch scale, a LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece, and ProBucker-2 and ProBucker-3 humbuckers with CTS electronics.

  • Technical line drawing of Epiphone Casino

    Epiphone Casino

    Electric guitar

    A fully hollow thinline electric with twin P-90 pickups, the Casino is best known for its use by all three guitarists in the Beatles. Its bright, raw, slightly raucous tone made it a favorite for both clean and overdriven playing.

  • Epiphone G-400

    Electric guitar

    Epiphone's version of the Gibson SG, the G-400 reproduces the thin double-cutaway mahogany body and twin humbuckers of the original at an accessible price. It is a popular gateway into the SG's lightweight, aggressive feel.

  • Epiphone SG Standard

    Electric guitar

    The Epiphone SG Standard, from the Inspired by Gibson Collection, is a modern take on the classic SG. It has a thin, contoured double-cutaway mahogany body, a mahogany SlimTaper C neck, a bound laurel fretboard with 22 frets and trapezoid inlays, a 24.75-inch scale, a LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar, Grover Rotomatic tuners, and ProBucker-2 and ProBucker-3 humbuckers.

Sources

Categories

  • Technical line drawing of Electric Guitars

    Electric Guitars

    Solid-body, semi-hollow, and hollow electric guitars.

  • Technical line drawing of Acoustic Guitars

    Acoustic Guitars

    Acoustic steel-string and nylon-string guitars, guitar model families, and related variants.

Representative model

  • Technical line drawing of Epiphone Casino

    Epiphone Casino

    Electric guitar

    A fully hollow thinline electric with twin P-90 pickups, the Casino is best known for its use by all three guitarists in the Beatles. Its bright, raw, slightly raucous tone made it a favorite for both clean and overdriven playing.