1994 Epiphone Emperor Jumbo Archtop Electric Guitar

Overview: This big old jazzbox is a nice, Korean-made Epiphone Emperor that's built in the style of an old L-5. It's got the rounded cutaway, floating mini-humbucker (Johnny Smith-style) pickup, and classy looks and trim. The neck is fast and the build is good. It's still got that standard '90s import poly finish all over, but it doesn't detract -- you're too busy being cowed by the profuse pearl blocks in the fretboard. It does the "jazz" thing nicely and, in a pinch, could also pick rockabilly-style backing work if pressed into it! As per the usual, this pickup style gives a clean and clear humbucker sound that you can tailor to your needs -- not the tone pot all the way down sound that a lot of modern jazz-oriented guitars do right off the bat these days.

Repairs included: Sarah gave it a level/dress of the frets and setup. It's playing spot-on and ready to go. Note that it has a standard archtop-style bridge and so wants to be strung with a wound G string for good intonation. If you need a plain-G setup, we can either cut a fresh rosewood saddle for it with that compensation or we can fit any number of ABR-style bridge tops to it that are adjustable.

• Weight: 6 lbs 14 oz
• Scale length: 25 1/2"
• Nut width: 1 11/16"
• Neck shape: slim C/D
• Board radius: 14"
• Depth at first fret: 27/32"
• Depth at seventh fret: 57/64"
• Body width: 16 7/8"
• Body depth: 3"
• Body wood: ply maple
• Bridge: rosewood adjustable-height
• Fretboard: rosewood
• Neck wood: mahogany, I think
• Pickups: 1x original mini-humbucker
• Action height at 12th fret: 1/16” overall (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 50w-11 with wound G
• Truss rod: adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: medium-bigger

Condition notes: It's rather clean and all-original. There are light signs of use here and there throughout the finish but overall it looks good!

It comes with: It's got a decent case.

Consignor tag: KJSH