1945 Epiphone Deluxe OHSC Ultimate Performing archtop

1945 Epiphone Deluxe, Professionally added  cutaway, and  P90 Pickup and closed F holes and one of there best necks that we have ever played! Unbelievable amplified mojo tone without feedback , big tone and  lightweight feel for a 17” archtop because of the slightly modified thinner body. Another wonderfully modified archtop from our special collection. 

This guitar was owned by a collector who was very passionate about archtops and about jazz. His favorite archtops were vintage gibson L5’s and L4’s. So naturally he owned all the Gibson carved models Johnny Smith, Gibson L5 , Gibson L4 models. He also loved other Gibson models and had a Vision – His guitars had to be Gibsons and variations of these models because only jazz was going to be played with these models and he believed these were Gibsons best. He also favored thinner body guitars, and loved many of the other Gibsons models. Driven by his love for these two specific Gibson models all his guitars would be variations of these two models. he commissioned a talented Luthier to convert some of his many vintage Gibson L5s and L4s to the specs of the other Gibson models that are not traditionally Jazz Guitars and make a jazz version of other Gibson models. He would start with a vintage L5 or vintage L4 and design the guitars of his dreams. Every guitar was sent to his luthier with a specific description of his intentions, and he also required each guitar to be checked thoroughly first for any needed repairs so that it was structurally perfect and to his standards. The workmanship is excellent. Everything had to be the best possible.We guarantee you will never play one with better tone and clarity that this on. We will do our best to answer your questions and consider reasonable offers.

2 modifications on the top filled volume and tone knobs, and an added larger fill on the top. 

Solid book matched hand carved Adirondack spruce top

Tiger flamed maple in the back, sides and neck.

Ebony finger board with cloud inlays

Scale25 1/2″. 

Nut 1 11/16″

Gold hardware includes patent pending Frequensator tailpiece

Gold Grover Imperial tuners, adjustable rosewood bridge

 Mother of pearl “cloud” style fingerboard inlay and a bone nut

Original plush case

The flamed tiger maple contemporary symmetrical D profile neck was installed by Gibson most likely in the 1960’s, and is stamped with the label number on the back of the peghead and fitted with an easily adjustable Gibson truss rod making the action silky smooth and as low as you desire.

big tone and  lightweight feel for a 17” archtop. 

Solid handcarved tiger-flame figured maple back and sides, solid flame maple neck with ebony fingerboard;; fancy vine style mother-of-pearl peghead inlay, five-ply body binding, bound fingerboard and headstock; bone nut.