Epiphone EP-800R User manual

CATALOG 2003

emperor regent™
>Huge body, huge sound, great
personality.The Regent’s Spruce
top and floating mini-humbucker
make this guitar an out and out
jazzer with sweet tone!
One of the “100 Best
Buys”Guitar Player, Nov, 1997
joe pass
emperor II™
Authorized By & Designed In
Cooperation with Joe Pass
>When the late, great Joe Pass
played the guitar, people listened.
Pick up an Emperor II and you
just might get a similar response!
(Also available Left-Handed)
broadway™
>A big body for all occasions.
Just like the Regent, but with
twin humbuckers, 3-way switch,
2 volume and 2 tone controls.

Model Pickups Hardware Scale Nut Width Neck Neck Mat. FB / Inlay Binding Body Mat. Top Tailpiece
Emperor Regent 1 Floating Mini-HB Gold 25.5” 1.68” Set Maple RW/Block & Tri B/N/H Lam. Maple Select Spruce Frequensator
Joe Pass Emperor II ‘57 Classic / ‘57 Classic Plus Gold 24.75” 1.68” Set 3-pc Maple RW/Block B/N/H Lam. Maple Select Spruce Avail - L-H
Broadway ‘57 Classic / ‘57 Classic Plus Gold 25.5” 1.68” Set Maple RW/Block & Tri B/N/H Lam. Maple Select Spruce Frequensator
Zephyr Blues Deluxe 3 P-90s (M = Rev. Pol) Gold 25.5” 1.68” Set Maple RW/Block B/N/H Flame Maple Flame Maple Frequensator
Zephyr Regent 1 Humbucker Gold 25.5” 1.68” Set Maple RW/Split Parall B/N Mahogany Lam. Maple Trapeze
AlleyKat 1-57 Classic HB, 1 “NY” Mini-HB Chrome 24.75” 1.68” Set Maple RW/Block B/N Mahogany Flame Maple StopBar
FlameKat 2 “NY” Mini-HBs Chrome 24.75” 1.68” Set Maple RW/Dice B Mahogany Lam. Maple Licn Bigsby
WildKat 2 Alnico-V P-90s Chrome 24.75” 1.68” Set Maple RW/Dot B/N Mahogany Flame Maple Licn Bigsby
the archtop
collection
zephyr “blues”
deluxe
>Based on the legendary 1949
Gibson ES-5, this big bodied
blues machine is fitted with 3
Alnico V P-90s, 3 volume
controls and 1 master tone
control. Unlike the original
however, the middle pickup
is reverse polarity for
hum-canceling tone!
zephyr™regent
>Simply beautiful! That’s how
to describe this classic archtop
featuring 1 humbucker, 1 volume
and 1 tone. Not a lot of hardware,
just great jazz tone!
alleykat™
>If you’re looking for a guitar that’s as
unique as you are, check out the AlleyKat.
Like the FlameKat™it features the Kat-
Series small, semi hollow-body design. But
this guitar features a Tune-o-matic bridge,
StopBar tailpiece and a combination of a ’57
Classic Humbucker in the bridge position and
a “New York”Mini humbucker in the neck
position.The result is a guitar with great sus-
tain, comfort and sound! Available in HS, TB
and VS.
wildkat™
>Like the AlleyKat™and the FlameKat, the
Wildkat features the small semi-hollow body.
And we’ve added two Alnico V P-90s for
classic tone and now featuring a Licensed
Bigsby Vibrato.What a sound!
flamekat™
>One of our cooler Epiphone Designs!
The ultimate road-rocker, equipped with
2 “New York”mini-humbuckers and now
sporting a Licensed Bigsby Vibrato! With
Dice knobs, Dice Inlay and Ebony finish with
Flame decal... It’s so Hot it’s Cool!

ES-295
>Authorized by Gibson USA.
The ultimate rock-a-billy box, with cream
P-90s, Gold finish and now featuring a
Licensed Bigsby Vibrato unit this baby
will give you wang for your twang. Based
on Gibson’s ES-295 introduced in 1952.
It’s good to be back!
sheraton™II
“A price / performance ratio that seems to
good to be true.”Guitar World, Dec. 1994
>If it’s good enough for the Boogie Man, John Lee
Hooker, it’s good enough for anyone!
(Also available Left-Handed)
noel gallagher supernova™
& union jack supernova™
>Noel Gallagher, guitarist for Oasis -
Britain’s #1 rock band - worked closely with
Epiphone engineers to perfect his Signature
Model. It looks smashing and plays like
budda! ...Several years ago, Noel had a
Union Jack flag custom painted on his
Epiphone Sheraton. In the past few years,
many have tried to copy his idea but now,
here's the "real-thing.”Presenting...
the Noel Gallagher Union Jack
SuperNova complete with all the same
great features of the
SuperNova but now with
the distinctive red, white and
blue British flag.

Model Pickups Hardware Scale Nut Width Neck Neck Mat. FB / Inlay Binding Body Mat. Top Tailpiece Available
The SuperNovas ‘57 Classic / ‘57 Classic Plus Chrome 24.75”1.62”Set Maple RW/Split Parall B/N Lam. Maple Lam. Maple StopBar
Sheraton II ‘57 Classic / ‘57 Classic Plus Gold 24.75”1.68”Set 3-pc Maple RW/Block & Tri B/N/H Lam. Maple Lam. Maple StopBar L/H
B. B. King Lucille 2 HBs w Stereo Vari-tone Gold 24.75”1.68”Set Maple RW/Block B/N/H Lam. Maple Lam. Maple TP-6
ES-295 2 Alnico-V P-90s Chrome 24.75”1.68”Set mahogany RW/Split Parall B/N Lam. Maple Lam. Maple Licn Bigsby
Kaukonen Riviera Deluxe ‘57 Classic / ‘57 Classic Plus Gold 24.75”1.62”Set Maple RW/Dot B/N Lam. Maple Lam. Maple Licn Bigsby
Casino 2 Alnico-V P-90s Chrome 24.75”1.62”Set Mahogany RW/Parallelogram B/N Lam. Maple Lam. Maple Trapeze L/H
Dot ‘57 Classic / ‘57 Classic Plus Chrome 24.75”1.68”Set Maple RW/Dot B Lam. Maple Lam. Maple StopBar
Riviera 2 “NY”Mini-HBs Chrome 24.75”1.68”Set Mahogany RW/Parallelogram B/N Lam. Maple Lam. Maple Frequensator
b. b. king lucille™
Authorized by B.B. King and
Gibson USA
>Long live King!.. of the Blues that
is, Mister B.B. King! Some of B.B.’s
personal touches on this signature
model include a TP-6 fine-tuning
tailpiece, semi-hollow body design
with no soundholes and that famous
name on the headstock.With twin
humbuckers, Vari-Tone switch, stereo
output and awesome looks that are
synonymous with the blues...
this lady is sweet!
jorma kaukonen
riviera™deluxe
>After being so impressed with the
sound and quality of his friend Jack
Casady’s signature bass, Jorma
Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane and
Hot Tuna decided that he wanted
Epiphone to make his signature instru-
ment too! Built to Jorma’s specifica-
tions, the Riv Deluxe sports, Epiphone
‘57 Classic, Alnico-V pickups,
Gold hardware, Grover
machine heads, Dot fret
markers and Gold Licensed
Bigsby Vibrato!
riviera™
>With twin “New York”
mini-humbuckers and solid
center block, the Riviera
maintains vintage appearance
and thoroughly modern tone
with reduced feedback.
the dot™
Authorized by Gibson USA
>Everyone wants to own a Gibson
ES-335 “Dot.”Now everyone can
with this Epiphone, authorized by
Gibson USA.THE original ES style
semi-hollow body introduced in the
spring of 1958.
casino™
>One of Epiphone’s most
famous models, the Casino has
changed little over the years.The
combination of the hollow body
and twin P-90’s deliver a warm
yet bright sound that sparkles!
the archtop
collection

Model Pickups Hardware Scale Nut Width Neck Neck Mat. FB / Inlay Binding Body Mat. Tailpiece
John Lennon “Revolution”Gibson USA P-90s Nickel 24.75”1.68”Set Mahogany RW/Parallelogram B/N 5-lyr Maple/Birch Trapeze
John Lennon “1965”Gibson USA P-90s Nickel 24.75”1.68”Set Mahogany RW/Parallelogram B/N 5-lyr Maple/Birch Trapeze
john lennon
“revolution”casino™
john lennon
“1965”casino™
john lennon limited edition
usa casinos
>In cooperation withYoko Ono, Epiphone proudly
introduces two Limited Edition John Lennon
Casinos.The John Lennon 1965 Casino is a
reproduction of the guitar as John originally
purchased it with the sunburst finish and stock
hardware. In 1968, the newly sanded down to
the bare wood, “natural”version of his Casino
can be heard on the recording sessions for
“The White Album.”The John Lennon “Revolution”
Casino is a reproduction of the “stripped”guitar
as it remains today. A portion of the proceeds
from the sale of each will be donated to
The BMI Foundation, Inc. for the
John Lennon Scholarship Fund which
supports music education.
These exceptional Limited Edition Casinos feature the
following specifications:
•Bound original body shape and materials, neck shape and
larger original style headstock, 17oangle - mid ‘60s
Kalamazoo tooling
•Body materials - 5-layer (Maple/Birch/Maple/Birch/Maple)
•Top contour bracing - Spruce with original relief cut
and spacing
•One-piece mahogany neck with 14ograin orientation,
Neck joint at 16th fret
•Rosewood fingerboard with .062”thick pearloid, parallelogram
fret markers and elliptical neck shape - Scale - 24.75”
•Two Nickel plated Gibson P-90s with original pole spacing
•Nickel plated Gibson hardware, Switchcraft 3-way toggle
•Gold played Grover™machine heads on “Revolution”
•Nitro Cellulose Lacquer finish, hand buffed
•3-ply (W/B/W) pickguard with aluminum foil “E”(“65” only)
•Stamped with John’s original serial number label
•Hand numbered label inside
•Nickel ABR Bridge with nylon saddles
usa collection

usa collection
Model Pickups Hardware Scale Nut Width Neck Neck Mat. FB / Inlay Binding Body Mat. Tailpiece
JLH 1964 Sheraton 2 Gibson NY Mini-Humbuckers Gold 24.75”1.68”Set Mahogany RW/Block & Triangle B/N/H Lam. Maple/Spruce Frequensator
JLH 1964 Sheraton II 2 Gibson NY Mini-Humbuckers Gold 24.75”1.68”Set Mahogany RW/Block & Triangle B/N/H Lam. Maple/Spruce StopBar
These exceptional Limited Edition Sheratons feature the
following specifications:
•Multi-bound original body shape and materials, neck shape
and larger original style headstock, 17oangle - mid ‘60s
Kalamazoo tooling
•Top contour bracing (Spruce/Maple/Spruce) with original relief
cut and spacing and solid center block construction
•One-piece mahogany neck with 14ograin orientation -
Neck joint at 19th fret
•Rosewood fingerboard with original Block & Triangle inlays of
Mother of Pearl and Abalone and elliptical neck shape -
Scale - 24.75”
•5-layer bound pickguard with metal “E”
•Two Gold-plated Gibson “New York”Mini-humbuckers
•Gold-plated Gibson hardware, Grover™machine heads
and Switchcraft 3-way toggle
•Nitro Cellulose Lacquer finish
•Stamped with John Lee’s original number
•Hand numbered label inside
•Frequensator tailpiece on 64 Sheraton and StopBar
on 64 Sheraton II
john lee hooker
1964 sheraton™
john lee hooker
1964 sheraton™II
john lee hooker limited edition
usa sheratons
>There was only one John Lee Hooker, father of foot-
stompin boogie, the Boogie Man, the Crawling Kingsnake.
He introduced to the world a chugging country rhythm behind
amplified blues and a gruff emotional voice. And on top was a
starkly intense guitar, that greatly influenced a number of
young rock and rollers in the 60s and 70s including the Rolling
Stones, theYardbirds and ZZ Top. John Lee was associated
with a variety Epiphone archtops, but most closely with the ‘64
Sheraton.This “outdid”ES-335 has been duplicated exactly, to
the original 1964 specifications... Boogie on!

zakk wylde signature
les paul®custom
Authorized by Zakk Wylde and Gibson USA
>Zakk Wylde, guitarist with Ozzy Ozbourne and his own
Black Label Society needs little introduction. But his new
signature model from Epiphone does! Start with a Les
Paul Custom and add a hard maple, unfinished neck for
biting tone and lightning-fast feel, EMG HZ pickups for
powerful rock tone, and custom bullseye graphics, and
you’ve got a one-of-a-kind rock machine!
lynyrd skynyrd 30th anniversary
les paul®goldtop
>This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the legendary
American band, Lynyrd Skynyrd.To commemorate this event
and their tour, Epiphone proudly introduces this Limited
Edition guitar. Sure to become a classic - just like Skynyrd! It
features all you would expect in a GoldTop Standard, plus the
band’s name on the fretboard and 30th Anninversary logo on
the back! Includes commemorative gigbag.