About This Listing

Vintage original 1953 Epiphone Century hollowbody electric.

Clean and all original example. Completely original with the exception of a repro pickguard.

Made by the Epiphone company in New York, before they were purchased by Gibson.

Original New York mini humbucker pickup sounds fantastic, super warm and punchy.

Neck is straight and plays well with a good action.

Some honest signs of age and wear. Significant checking to the finish and the headstock, this is normal aging for a guitar of this vintage.

Comes with a good hard case.

Listeda year ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • Century
Finish
  • Hollowbody
Categories
Year
  • 1953
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Color Family
  • Brown
Body Shape
  • Non Cutaway
Body Material
  • Mahogany
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Body Type
  • Hollow Body
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Model Family
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Offset Body
  • No
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Pickup Configuration
  • S
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Stop-Bar
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Number of Frets
  • 20

About the Seller

Rivington Guitars

New York, NY, United States
(1,844)
Joined Reverb:2013
Items Sold:3,337
Product Overview
The Century was an archtop electric produced by Epiphone starting in 1939. After the Gibson takeover in 1957, the model was continued in a somewhat altered format. In 1959 a P-90 pickup replaced the earlier Epiphone-built New York pickups. 

Years of Production: 1939 - 1970

Body Style: Archtop 

Wood Composition: Laminated maple back and sides, Spruce top, Rosewood fingerboard,

Design Elements: Trapeze Tailpiece, New York pickup, F-holes,unbound pickguard
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About This Listing

Vintage original 1953 Epiphone Century hollowbody electric.

Clean and all original example. Completely original with the exception of a repro pickguard.

Made by the Epiphone company in New York, before they were purchased by Gibson.

Original New York mini humbucker pickup sounds fantastic, super warm and punchy.

Neck is straight and plays well with a good action.

Some honest signs of age and wear. Significant checking to the finish and the headstock, this is normal aging for a guitar of this vintage.

Comes with a good hard case.

Listeda year ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • Century
Finish
  • Hollowbody
Categories
Year
  • 1953
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Color Family
  • Brown
Body Shape
  • Non Cutaway
Body Material
  • Mahogany
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Body Type
  • Hollow Body
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Model Family
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Offset Body
  • No
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Pickup Configuration
  • S
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Stop-Bar
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Number of Frets
  • 20

About the Seller

Rivington Guitars

New York, NY, United States
(1,844)
Joined Reverb:2013
Items Sold:3,337
Product Overview
The Century was an archtop electric produced by Epiphone starting in 1939. After the Gibson takeover in 1957, the model was continued in a somewhat altered format. In 1959 a P-90 pickup replaced the earlier Epiphone-built New York pickups. 

Years of Production: 1939 - 1970

Body Style: Archtop 

Wood Composition: Laminated maple back and sides, Spruce top, Rosewood fingerboard,

Design Elements: Trapeze Tailpiece, New York pickup, F-holes,unbound pickguard
Shop 8 options from $1,650
Product Reviews

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