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The Epiphone Broadway is a topflight archtop jazz box with a powerful sound and envy-provoking looks. This hollowbody electric guitar boasts a select spruce top, which produces a direct, punchy tone, as well as layered maple back and sides. The Broadway's maple neck features an exceedingly comfortable SlimTaper '60s "C" profile, while its 20-fret, 12-inch-radius Indian laurel fingerboard ensures off-the-charts playability. This timeless instrument includes a pair of vintage-inspired Alnico Classic Pro humbuckers with independent volume and tone knobs for each pickup, along with a 3-way selector switch. You get world-class hardware, including an adjustable floating pau ferro bridge, a Frequensator split-trapeze tailpiece, Wilkinson tuners, and a Graph Tech nut. Head-turning gold hardware, cream binding, mother-of-pearl block-style fingerboard inlays with abalone "V" inserts, and a mother-of-pearl headstock inlay put the finishing touches on the Broadway's classic aesthetics. Players yearning for a killer jazz box with spotlight-ready appeal will be completely stupefied by the Epiphone Broadway.





The king of the archtops





For over 80 years, classic Epiphone hollowbody archtops such as their Broadway have been the stuff of legend. Back when Epi Stathopoulo first produced this remarkable instrument, guitar amplification was still in its infancy, so its larger-than-average body was considered something of a necessity to achieve the acoustic projection that bolstered its electric voice. Today, the rich resonance of this curvaceous jazz box helps to draw out an expanded range of tone, which is why many modern artists ? including many of us here at Sweetwater ? continue to swear by this magnificent axe.





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Vintage-style electronics





Although the natural acoustic projection of the Epiphone Broadway is nothing short of impressive, you're still going to play plugged-in whenever you take the stage. That's when you'll hear the magic of its vintage-style electronics in action. Epiphone loaded this iteration of the Broadway with a pair of Alnico Classic Pro humbuckers, each with its volume and tone knob. This pickup pair gives you a massive range of fat, warm tone that is perfect for both lead and rhythm work.





Adorned with choice appointments





From its authentic Frequensator split-trapeze tailpiece to its set of Wilkinson tuning machines, Epiphone graced the Broadway archtop with a full complement of elegant gold hardware. As soon as the stage lights alight on these appointments, you can bet your audience will take note. But all that glitters on this fabulous guitar isn't gold ? there's also the traditional pearloid and abalone block and "V" fret markers and a matching headstock inlay. Top it off with a curvaceous, vintage-style floating pickguard, and there's no denying this Broadway guitar is a stunner.





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Epiphone Broadway Hollowbody Electric Guitar Features:


A magnificent jumbo archtop electric guitar with roots running back to the big band era


Select spruce top produces a direct, punchy tone


Layered maple back and sides offer plenty of projection and bite


Maple neck features an exceedingly comfortable SlimTaper '60s "C" profile


20-fret, 12-inch-radius Indian laurel fingerboard ensures off-the-charts playability


Vintage-inspired Alnico Classic Pro humbuckers with independent volume and tone knobs for each pickup


Gold hardware, pearloid and abalone inlays, and floating pickguard complement the natural beauty of this instrument


Authentic Frequensator split trapeze tailpiece, floating pau ferro bridge, and Wilkinson tuning machines ensure tuning stability