Epiphone Broadway

Epiphone Broadway

Named After the Street of Dreams!

• For over 80 years, Epiphone archtops have been the first-call for musicians looking for timeless sound and classic style in one guitar. During swing's golden age in the 1930s, New York City was the music capitol of the world and the capitol of the archtop guitar world, too. Artisan luthiers and old world craftsmen were plentiful and many instruments from that era are now serious collector's items, including classic Epiphone designs like the Emperor Regent, De Luxe, and Olympia. But while most New York City archtop builders retired from the business or ran for cover when rock and roll hit, Epiphone never stopped refining the classic designs that made Epi Stathopoulo the king of archtop manufacturers. Epi was determined to make distinguished and great sounding archtops with quality materials that were affordable to working musicians. He insisted that a great guitar belonged on stage, not on a wall in a glass case. So, Epi’s Epiphone showroom on West 14th Street in Lower Manhattan put the leading guitarists of the day like Les Paul and George Van Eps in the shop window to show the world that an Epiphone was an affordable work of art.Epiphone's timeless Broadway guitar was one of those classics and inspired the dreams of many guitarists. Originally introduced in 1931, this beautiful instrument still sets the standard for jumbo jazz boxes and is also one of the largest, measuring 17" across the lower bout for unmatched full-range, big jazz tone.Like its famous sister the Epiphone Emperor Regent, this guitar is a direct descendant from Epiphone’s early archtop days and the "war" between then-fierce-rival Gibson and the Stathopoulo brothers. Today, the Broadway remains the guitar of choice for many acclaimed jazz pros including the award-winning Nick Colionne.
• The Epiphone Broadway is backed by our famous Epiphone Lifetime Limited Warranty featuring Gibson 24/7/365 Customer Service whic guarantees the instrument against defects in materials or workmanship. Try one at your favorite Authorized Epiphone Dealer today.

Select Spruce Top

The Epiphone Broadway hollowbody archtop features a Laminated Maple body with a Select Spruce top finished in Vintage Natural. The Hard Maple neck has a SlimTaper™ C-Profile with a 25.5” scale length, a 12” radius, and a Pau Ferro fingerboard with “block and triangle” mother-of-pearl & abalone inlays. The body, fingerboard, and headstock have multi-ply ivory and black binding. The headstock has a traditional ‘clipped ear’ design with Epiphone’s original 1940s era Mother-of-Pearl “Vine” Inlay. The tortoise style pickguard has a metal “E” emblem.

Alnico Classic™ Humbuckers

The Broadway is powered by Epiphone Alnico Classic™ Humbuckers made with Alnico V magnets for a warm and detailed response. Controls for each pickup’s Volume and Tone turn on Black Speed Dials along with a traditionally wired 3-way pickup selector.

Frequensator™ Split Trapeze

One of the Broadway’s most recognizable features is its gold Frequensator™ Split Trapeze tailpiece, an improved design that compensates for string length and allows for maximum resonance and accurate intonation. The Broadway also features gold Grover® Rotomatic machine heads with an improved 18:1 tuning ratio and a Pau Ferro fully adjustable floating bridge. An optional hard case is also available.

Limited Lifetime Warranty

The modern Epiphone Broadway comes with Epiphone’s Limited Lifetime Warranty and Gibson’s 24/7/365 Customer Service. Make your own history today and discover the Epiphone Broadway at your Authorized Epiphone Dealer.

Broadway
Color : Natural
Body:	Maple, Spruce Top
Neck:	Maple, SlipTaper™ “C” Neck Profile,
	Rosewood Fingerboard, Block and Triangle
	Pearloid and Abalone Inlays,
Frets:	20
Pickups:	2x Alnico Classic™ Humbuckers
Controls:	2 Volume & 2 Tone
Hardware:	Floating Bridge,  Frequensator Tailpiece,
	Grover® 16:1 ratio Machine Heads,
	Tortoise shell style with metal “E” Pickguard,
	Gold
Case:	N/A