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1958 Epiphone E312T Zephyr Thinline w Original Case!

Here is a very rare and early Gibson-made Epiphone Zephyr Thinline from 1958. This is one of the first Epiphone's made by Gibson. Epiphone was acquired in mid-1957 by CMI Gibson and in the next year or so they began taking orders for the new models at the 1958 NAMM show. This guitar was made in 1958. It features mostly Epiphone parts including the New York pickups, white pointer (carousel) knobs, bikini logo... The neck and body are the same as their earlier Zephyr Regent model but with the thinline body. John Lee Hooker used a model similar to this.

This guitar is in very good condition overall. It has finish checking, light dings, surface marks etc. It's over 60 years old but it's nice and tidy with no repairs needed. The guitar looks to be all original minus a few minor things: switch tip, pickguard, one capacitor, the tuners are newer, strap button, refret and neck reset. Again, everything is nice and presentable. The guitar plays and sounds fantastic. It's got a very nice and vibrant sunburst finish. The guitar comes with the original hardshell case as shown.

Weight: 6.2 lbs.

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Listed2 years ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • Zephyr Regent with 2 New York Pickups
Finish
  • Re
Categories
Year
  • 1958
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Color Family
  • Brown
Body Material
  • Maple
Pickup Configuration
  • SS
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Body Type
  • Hollow Body
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Body Shape
  • Single Cutaway
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Offset Body
  • No
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Stop-Bar
Model Family
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Number of Frets
  • 20

About the Seller

Kansas City Vintage Guitars

Lees Summit, MO, United States
(1,417)
Joined Reverb:2013
Items Sold:799
Product Overview
The Epiphone Zephyr was a single pickup hollowbody produced by Epiphone starting in the late '40s, where it was part of the Zephyr series of instrument starter packs. The model underwent significant changes in 1958 when Gibson assumed control of the company and moved production to Kalamazoo.

Years of Production: 1939-1957, 1958-1964 (under Gibson)

Wood Composition: Maple body, Mahogany neck, Rosewood fretboard

Design Elements: Four control knobs, three-way selector switch, two Epiphone New York single coil pickups, full binding
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