Electar Inspired By "1939" Century Lap Steel Outfit
From The Unofficial Epiphone Wiki
- 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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