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A vintage classic returns with Art Deco design, Blade Humbucker and gig bag! Epiphone presents the Electar Inspired by 1939 Century Lap Steel, a one of a kind reissue of the Art Deco styled Hawaiian lap steel guitar originally designed by Herb Sunshine, Epiphone’s legendary salesman, electronics developer, and a good friend of founder Epi Stathopoulo.
Herb Sunshine was one of Epi Stathopoulo’s key employees at the House of Stathopoulo headquarters in New York and helped to inspire Epiphone to become the leading name in affordable professional instruments.
‘Epi’s father had brought over their Greek traditions from the old country and Epi was just carrying on where the old man had left off. They had terrific pride. Epi personally examined every guitar and banjo,’ Sunshine told Epiphone historian Jim Fisch ‘We called electric guitars and amplifiers ‘Electar’ which is a name I coined.’
The new Epiphone Electar Inspired by 1939 Century Lap Steel 6-string features the same body profile as the vintage original with a one-piece Mahogany body and neck with an Ebony finish. The back of the body has an inset non-slip rubber pad.
The ‘1939’ Century neck area has a classic Plexiglass fingerboard with a traditional ‘1939’ Art Deco Replica inlay design with 28 frets that are properly set for great intonation at any position. The headstock features the vintage metal Epiphone badge used on Epiphone’s earliest electric archtops from the 40s through the introduction of the Epiphone Casino in 1961! The 2.5 inch aluminum nut is raised slide and the Wilkinson ‘Deluxe’ 3-in-Line machine heads have Ivory Colored Buttons.
The new Electar Inspired by 1939 Century Lap Steel is powered by a powerful Epiphone 500B Blade Humbucker with beautiful reproduction Epiphone Circus Tent knobs for Master Volume and Tone. The bridge and tailpiece are Aluminum with a period-style nickel-plated steel cover.
Epiphone Electar 1939 Century Lap Steel with Bag Specifications
Item #:
EPI EFCL EBNH1
Manufacturer Part Number:
EFCLEBNH1
UPC:
711106337012
Product Specifications
Epiphone Electar 1939 Century Elect Lap Steel Specifications
Body Material: Mahogany
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Shape: Square
Scale Length: 22.5 inches
Fingerboard Material: Plexiglass
Fingerboard Design: Traditional 1939 Art Deco Replica
Headstock: Traditional with vintage-style metal ‘Epiphone’ badge
Frets: 28
Strings: 6
Bridge Pickup: Epiphone 500B ‘Blade’ Humbucker
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Knobs: Vintage Circus Tent knobs
Bridge/Tailpiece: Aluminum with nickel-plated steel cover
Nut: Aluminum; Raised
Nut Width: 2.5 inches
Hardware: Nickel
Binding: None
Machine Heads: ‘Deluxe’ 3-in-Line with Ivory Colored Buttons
Back: Inset Non-Slip Rubber Pad on body and neck
Includes: Deluxe Gigbag
Epiphone Electar 1939 Century Lap Steel with Bag Specifications
Product Specifications
Epiphone Electar 1939 Century Elect Lap Steel Specifications
Body Material: Mahogany
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Shape: Square
Scale Length: 22.5 inches
Fingerboard Material: Plexiglass
Fingerboard Design: Traditional 1939 Art Deco Replica
Headstock: Traditional with vintage-style metal ‘Epiphone’ badge
Frets: 28
Strings: 6
Bridge Pickup: Epiphone 500B ‘Blade’ Humbucker
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Knobs: Vintage Circus Tent knobs
Bridge/Tailpiece: Aluminum with nickel-plated steel cover
Nut: Aluminum; Raised
Nut Width: 2.5 inches
Hardware: Nickel
Binding: None
Machine Heads: ‘Deluxe’ 3-in-Line with Ivory Colored Buttons
Back: Inset Non-Slip Rubber Pad on body and neck
Includes: Deluxe Gigbag
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Gregory Y. 🇺🇸
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Looks sounds plays great. I
Looks sounds plays great. I only wish it came with a better well padded gigbag.
Published date
08/08/25
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Brad 🇺🇸
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I received it supper fast and undamaged
A beautiful seel lap guitar that sounds amazing ??
Published date
12/08/23
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Len D. 🇺🇸
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Works as expected. Great sound!
I’m a guitar player, new to pedal steel. I experimented with a few tunings and settled on C6 tuning. The nut and bridge needed a bit of filing to keep he thicker strings in place, but that’s an easy and expected fix. The sound is pure lap steel. No build issues or quality issues at all. Very happy w...
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05/29/21
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Steven B. 🇺🇸
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Really nice!
After having the Epiphone Electar Century lap steel guitar for nearly two weeks, we find the design and appearance to be striking - beautiful! Though it's our first lap steel guitar and haven't anything to compare it with side by side (therefore 4 out of 5 stars given), there isn't anything we disli...
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08/29/20
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Jeffrey J. 🇺🇸
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Awesome sound output.
I found this LAP to have great aesthetics and wonderful sound. It takes a bit to get used to aLAP but it is a neat instrument. A Dawg slide works great with this EPI.
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