Finish: sunburst, nitrocellulose lacquer type

Materials: Highly figured arched flame maple laminate back and sides; arched laminate spruce top; solid maple neck with 3-ply walnut/maple centerstripe; ornate vine style mother-of-pearl peghead inlay and V-block fingerboard inlays; Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard with inlaid perimeter stripes, deluxe five-ply body binding, triple-bound fingerboard and headstock.

Hardware: Original hardware includes gold epsilon logo tuners, original gold "New York" pickups, original Frequensator tailpiece;missing the original white octagonal pointer knobs and three way toggle switch; non original bridge; hex-key adjustable truss rod. Vintage correct bound firestripe tortoise pickguard,

Notes: Honestly, is there anything prettier than an old sunburst Deluxe?

Introduced in 1948, the Zephyr Deluxe Regent was Epiphone's electric cutaway version of their legendary Deluxe model archtop. Epi's top-of-the line 17" instrument, the Zephyr Deluxe Regent was the equivalent in price and prestige to its main competitor, the Gibson L-5CES. Featuring a deeper cutaway than its Gibson rival, the Zephyr Deluxe Regent facilitates upper fingerboard access by two to three frets over the cutaway L-5. By 1950, the slender "New York" style pickups debuted, with the cream colored housing on either side of the gold cover. This may be the most desirable version of the model, in blonde finish, with twin New York pickups, the ornate peghead vine, and the cloud inlays in a brilliantly figured Brazilian rosewood fingerboard.

The guitar is in fair condition, with all its original sunburst finish and gold hardware intact. The electronics need work, and the neck profile is gently rounded and remarkably contemporary in feel. Apart from a few traces of pickwear between the pickups, and a bit of smooth thumbwear on the neck, the guitar shows remarkably few signs of play for its six-decade career. The arched spruce top is aged to a deep rich pumpkin color, and the maple body is highly flamed throughout. The multi-ply binding is all original and very loose everywhere, and the tailpiece is solid and gleaming. The action is particularly fine: smooth, low and fast, with sweet original frets that just glide under the fingers. The single-coil "New York" pickups are clear and detailed, and the laminate body offers superior feedback resistance, with classic bop tone.

The pride of the Epi line: and a true classic jazzer from the golden era. One only: call now.

Case: deluxe brown hardshell case maybe original.

this guitar is a thing of beauty but needs work from a skilled luthier to fix the bindings i have no idea how this happens. We are also missing one of the pickups as well as one knob and the pickup selector. As it is it’s still a beautiful guitar for anyone!