1944 Epiphone

Vol. Knob · October 18th, 2007, 01:30 AM

Heres a little tour of my guitar...

zombywoof · October 18th, 2007, 09:55 PM

That is really cool. I am a stoned cold pre-1957 Epi fan. I have owned a few NY-made Epis including an FT-45 and Deluxe archtop. A few months ago I ran across an Epi which, based on the serial number, was one of the last made before they closed up shop. If I had not just purchased a Kay Kraft I would have been all over it.

Vol. Knob · October 18th, 2007, 11:17 PM

This guitar plays and sounds like a dream. I traded a black Epiphone Les Paul for it. I got the better end of the deal, but the Les Paul had been owned by a freind who had passed away and I was offered the FT-45 in trade by a guitarist who was in a band with our late friends son. So the Karma/Mojo factor evened out the deal.

I took it into Mountain Music right after I got it, just to have a new nut put on, the guy behind the counter went on and on about how I had the year wrong and its a late '60s model, insisting that he was an expert and I should trust him. Then he offered me $1000 on the spot. Guess where I don't shop anymore?

An ex bandmate of mine also has a '44, but his is an archtop. They have the same neck shape, same paddle head shape, same script on the logo. They are from a different time.

Stubee · October 19th, 2007, 10:56 AM

Cool guitar. I once had an early 50's Epi flattop. As I recall, it had a really hand-filling neck (I liked those back then), an arched back, and was kind of a cross between a dreadnaught and SJ-200 in side. I think it had a wider lower bout than a dreanaught. Maple back, I believe.

Anyway, it was a really nice guitar, great sounding & playing. They are neat and kinda unknown.

blue metalflake · October 19th, 2007, 03:30 PM

Usually when I see a guitar like that, I always say, I wish I could hear what it sounds like. This time we made it.

Nice job - health to enjoy.

Joe Chaney · November 1st, 2007, 08:44 AM

wow, i love old acoustics like that, pretty battered, but i think it should be like that

October 18th, 2007, 01:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
Vol. Knob Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 567 79 Photos	1944 Epiphone Heres a little tour of my guitar... __________________ I have a few bands: 7 Mysteries Zerababyl Inflammatory Rhetoric

October 18th, 2007, 09:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
zombywoof Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Back in the Heartland Posts: 2,893 17 Photos	That is really cool. I am a stoned cold pre-1957 Epi fan. I have owned a few NY-made Epis including an FT-45 and Deluxe archtop. A few months ago I ran across an Epi which, based on the serial number, was one of the last made before they closed up shop. If I had not just purchased a Kay Kraft I would have been all over it. __________________ "I don't play a lot of fancy guitar. I don't want to play it. The kind of guitar I want to play is mean, mean licks." John Lee Hooker

October 18th, 2007, 11:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Vol. Knob Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 567 79 Photos	This guitar plays and sounds like a dream. I traded a black Epiphone Les Paul for it. I got the better end of the deal, but the Les Paul had been owned by a freind who had passed away and I was offered the FT-45 in trade by a guitarist who was in a band with our late friends son. So the Karma/Mojo factor evened out the deal. I took it into Mountain Music right after I got it, just to have a new nut put on, the guy behind the counter went on and on about how I had the year wrong and its a late '60s model, insisting that he was an expert and I should trust him. Then he offered me $1000 on the spot. Guess where I don't shop anymore? An ex bandmate of mine also has a '44, but his is an archtop. They have the same neck shape, same paddle head shape, same script on the logo. They are from a different time. __________________ I have a few bands: 7 Mysteries Zerababyl Inflammatory Rhetoric

November 1st, 2007, 08:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
Joe Chaney Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: aude, France Age: 16 Posts: 455 2 Photos	wow, i love old acoustics like that, pretty battered, but i think it should be like that __________________ If you're not careful, It'll stick to your cheeks, and You'll smell like a native, For a couple of weeks In France

October 19th, 2007, 10:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
Stubee Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mid-Michigan Age: 57 Posts: 436	Cool guitar. I once had an early 50's Epi flattop. As I recall, it had a really hand-filling neck (I liked those back then), an arched back, and was kind of a cross between a dreadnaught and SJ-200 in side. I think it had a wider lower bout than a dreanaught. Maple back, I believe. Anyway, it was a really nice guitar, great sounding & playing. They are neat and kinda unknown.

October 19th, 2007, 03:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
blue metalflake Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ireland Age: 55 Posts: 2,340 10 Photos	Usually when I see a guitar like that, I always say, I wish I could hear what it sounds like. This time we made it. Nice job - health to enjoy.