Mark Lee Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Has anyone seen or owned one of the acoustic Epiphone Emperors that were suposedly produced in Japan in the 90's? Id love to own one. I already own an american made 1940 emperor, but its probably worth to much a considerable amout to cart back and forth from school everyday. I use it in the school bigband. I also own an Emperor Regent (its 17 3/4 inches wide, not 17), but when I tried it in the orchestra, it was not as loud as the 40 Emperor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnl Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Here's your chance: 1992 Epiphone Imperial Series '39 Emperor Reissue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Lee Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 thanks heaps for the link. is there a price listed anywhere? I really want one, because, as I stated before, my 1940 Emperor is too old and valuable to cart back and forth from school daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkuss Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 $3995 Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnl Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Well... The price is $4115; but they discount it to $3995 if you pay by check, money order, or bank wire! (you can see the pricing on the main page of the 'for sale' section here: http://www.archtop.com/ac_inst.html ) According to the price lists in the Walter Carter 'Epiphone' book, the 1993 list price was $2750 and in 1994 it went up to $3200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Lee Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 That's a freakin steal compared to a Gibson Super 400! I might sell a few of my other guitars, because I really want this one for playing in the school bigband. It will be interesting to see how it compares to my 1940 Emperor. not sure I overly like the honeyburst colour though. Sunburst or natural would have been nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Lee Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 Wow I just read how many were produced over the two years, 42. There were more vintage Emperors produced when Epiphone was in America. Its kinda a Catch 22 - I risk my 1940 Emperor, which is much more common, but worth a lot more than the reissue, or use a modern instrument that isn't anywhere near as valuable, but much rarer. What should I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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