The History Behind The Epiphone Left Handed Guitars

By Zane J Freeman

Epiphone left hand guitars have been for many years a way musicians start their music career. These left hand guitars are a great value for many reasons. The workmanship is great and the quality rivals that of the original Gibson models. The price is attainable for just about any music lover.

Founded in 1873 by Greek luthier Anastasios Stathopoulos, the Epiphone guitar Company was manufacturing guitars for a while before succumbing to economic pressures during World War 2. Gibson at that time, was able to simply acquire the fledgling company. Today, Gibson still manufactures instruments under the name Epiphone.

Epiphone and Gibson

Epiphone left and right guitars were a rival to Gibson, prior to the acquisition by Gibson. While the materials were the same, the sound quality was magnificent, and the electronics superior. If Gibson had not absorbed Epiphone, I am sure the company would have been a great guitar company today.

When it comes to a guitar lefty, a good instrument can be hard to find. Epiphone left hand guitars are every bit as good as a Gibson, only more affordable in many cases. It is important for the controls and knobs to be oriented the same for a right hand guitar. Epiphone left hand instruments provide this detail nicely. No longer do left hand players need to use a right hand guitar with the strings and bridge reversed and the controls backwards.

Epiphone Casino Hollow Body

The left handed Casino hollow body is one of the most famous Epiphone left hand guitars. Like a Gretsch, this beauty looks and was responsible for the Beatles famous sound in the 60's. The Beatles bought three Casinos and used them to record and play live shows as they went around. Obviously, for Paul McCartney, the Epiphone left hand guitar was good enough.

I personally own an Epiphone Les Paul and it gives me great pleasure to play live and in a studio. This is another well known Epiphone left hand guitar. I can used it for jazz, blues and even classical tracks. Besides that, I can crank the volume on the pickups and jam away with the metal heads.

All in all, Epiphone left hand guitars are an investment that can be trusted. There are web sites that focus on guitar lefty players. One such site is lefthanddguitarmall. These folks know left hand guitars and Epiphone left instruments especially. The site has a selection of instruments available and there is always someone there to answer questions or concerns you may have.

So if you are interested in an Epiphone left hand guitar, get on over to lefthandedguitarmall as soon as possible. You will not find a more guitar lefty focused site with reviews the pros and cons of each left hand guitar. We would suggest you start off your career with an Epiphone, especially for those on a budget and can't quite afford that Gold Top LP just yet. This guitar stands for quality and a happy player. - 29943

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