Electar Inspired By "1939" Century Lap Steel Outfit

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Epiphone Century Lap Steel
Epiphone Electar Century Lap Steel
Epiphone Century Lap Steel
Epiphone Electar Century Lap Steel
Epiphone Electar Century Lap Steel Headstock Front Epiphone Electar Century Lap Steel Headstock Back
Epiphone Electar Century Lap Steel Headstock Front
Epiphone Electar Century Lap Steel Headstock Back
Epiphone Century Lap Steel
Epiphone Electar Century Lap Steel
  • 1939-1957
  • Originally designed by Herb Sunshine
  • Six String Lap Steel

Body:

  • Mahogany body
  • Electar Hawaiian Teardrop shaped body
  • Scooped corners with deep belly
  • Inset Non-Slip Pad on Body and Neck

Neck:

  • Square mahogany neck
  • Plexiglass fingerboard
  • Traditional "1939" Art Deco replica Bowtie fret markers
  • Metal "Bikini" logo plate on headstock
  • 22.5" scale
  • 2.5" nut width
  • 28 frets

Electronics:

  • Epiphone 500B "Blade" Humbucker
  • Control knobs on opposite sides of guitar (1939-1949)
  • Master Vol. & Tone controls

Hardware:

  • Vintage "Circus Tent" control knobs
  • Aluminum nut & bridge
  • Aluminum bridge with Nickel-Plated Steel Cover
  • Raised aluminum nut
  • Nickel hardware
  • Wilkinson "Deluxe" 3-In-Line tuners with Ivory Colored Buttons

Colors:

  • Ebony (EB)
















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