EPIPHONE ZEPHYR EMPEROR REGENT/EMPEROR ELECTRIC Description
- rounded cutaway, laminated spruce top, bound rosewood fingerboard with V-block inlay, multiple body binding, bound pickguard, bound peghead, Frequensator tailpiece, gold hardware, three pickups, two knobs, six push buttons on control plate, available in Blonde or Sunburst finish, 18.5 in. body width, mfg. 1950-58.
This model was also known as the Zephyr Emperor Vari Tone. Some models between 1953 and 1957 had DeArmond pickups. In 1954, this model was redesignated the Emperor Electric. In 1958, this model was changed to the Gibson-Epiphone Emperor.