Epiphone Reissues the Zephyr Deluxe Regent

[lawson-stone]

At least Epiphone is making archtop guitars again.
Can’t say that about Gibson.

The Epiphone Elitist line would be great to see again.
Those Japan made were quite stellar and still very affordable.

With reference to the arch, I recall my Elitist Broadway had a slightly more pronounced arch, and more pronounced recurve, and over all a more beautiful (to me) curve, than even my L5ces did. It was a stunning guitar.

[ruger9]

Been watching demos for this one lately. I really liked it's plugged in tones. But really bummed it's a maple top instead of spruce like the original. It might not make make difference plugged in, but makes a huge difference acoustically.

If it had a spruce top, I'd buy one now, I think. I've always wanted that exact Epi (vintage), but can't pay vintage prices as I'm not primarily a jazz player.