1961 Epiphone 'guitars, basses, amplifiers' catalogue

The Epiphone 'guitars, basses, amplifiers' full line instrument catalogue represents an early (though not the earliest) period of Gibson-manufactured guitars, after Gibson bought out Epiphone.

24 pages, two color print throughout, 11" x 8 1/2".

It contains all electric guitars, basses, amplifiers, acoustic guitars, acoustic (upright) basses, a mandolin and a banjo. These were all built at the Kalamazoo, Michigan plant, side by side with the guitars bearing the Gibson name. In many cases there is an equivalent Gibson model, sharing hardware of other features, and usually retailing at a very similar price. The majority of instruments detailed in these pages became well established throughout the 1960s - the only real exception being the Epiphone Windsor; this being it's only catalogue appearance. Amplifiers making their only catalogue appearance are: the Epiphone Deluxe, Century and Challenger

The catalogue itself is undated, although was most likely printed early 1961 (or perhaps very late 1960) for distribution throughout 1961.

See also the rather similar 'guitars, basses, amplifiers' catalogue from 1962.

This catalogue features the following US-built guitars, basses and amplifiers:

Electric guitars:
Emperor
Sheraton
Broadway
Zephyr
Windsor
Casino
Sorrento
Century
Crestwood Custom
Wilshire
Coronet
Olympic

Acoustic guitars:
Seville
Frontier
Texan
Cortez
Caballero

Arch-top acoustic guitars:
Emperor
Deluxe
Triumph
Zenith

Basses:
Newport
Rivoli

Acoustic upright basses:
The Artist
The Professional
The Studio

Banjos:
Minstrel 5-string

Mandolin:
Venetian

Amplifiers:
Emperor
Deluxe
Zephyr
Century
Challenger
Devon
Pacemaker
Rivoli bass