Sunday Choice - My Own Way

Sunday is always devoted to reader's choice throughout the week but a few posts were too close to call and remaining others best stand on their own, so in this Sunday choice I am going my own way - my choice.

In the post just before this one, I touched on Epiphone and Gibson as guitar goodies as brought  to you by zZounds.  In this post, I am sharing a brief history behind both brands.

The Epiphone brand launched in 1873 in Smyrna, Greece and moved to New York City in 1908.  In 1928, the Epiphone name became official for the brand in a unique way.  "Epi" was the nickname of the owner and "phone" Greek for voice...Epiphone.  Also in 1928, guitars became the staple production.

In 1957, Gibson bought Epiphone.  All production was moved to Gibson's manufacturing plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  Side note - Epiphone has become a global producer in the United States, Japan, Korea, and China.

Epiphone is well known for budget friendly guitars, such as the Epiphone Les Paul - as compared to the Gibson Les Paul.

Iconic Epiphone samples -

PR-5E VS Cutaway Acoustic

ET-270T

(Kurt Cobain Autograph)

Cassino

(used by John Lennon)

List of Epiphone Players

Wikipedia - Follow the full Epiphone history here.

Orville Gibson began production of stringed instruments in 1894 and officially founded the company in 1902.  

The most noted instrument produced by Gibson is the Gibson Les Paul - as well known as the Epiphone Lss Paul.

Iconic Gibson samples -

Explorer

Les Paul Custom

Les Paul Standard

List of Gibson Players

Wikipedia - Follow the full Gibson history here.