Epiphone is one of American's oldest and most revered instrument makers. Since 1873, Epiphone has made instruments for every style of music. From the 1900s to jazz age guitars of the 1920s; from swing era archtops through post-war pop, jazz, r&b, and early rock n' roll; and from the "British Invasion" to heavy metal, punk, grunge, and thrash. The name Epiphone evokes both history and the spirit of invention.
The variety of musicians that walk through Epiphone's history is remarkable. Jazz greats like George Van Eps, Country pioneers like Hank Garland, Bluesman John Lee Hooker, Rockabilly Roy Orbison. "The Beatles' John Lennon chose an Epiphone Casino as his first American made guitar. The Casino appeared on every Beatles album from Help through Abbey Road.
Today, Epiphone can be heard on albums by Gary Clark, Jr., Alabama Shakes, My Chemical Romance, Joe Bonamassa, Nirvana, Johnny Winter, Zakk Wylde, Machine Head, Dwight Yoakam, The Strokes, Slash, Jeff Waters, Paul Simon, Radiohead, The Waco Brothers, Lenny Kravitz, and Paul Weller just to name a few.
Epiphone is a division of Gibson Guitars and is currently based in Nashville Tennessee in the U.S.A. If you are looking for a great guitar that is fantastic value for the money, look no further than Epiphone