The Epiphone Broadway in the 60's

The Epiphone catalogue from 1961



On page 5 of the Epiphone catalogue from 1961 we find the Broadway.



The text says:
'Performance to satisfy the most discriminating.
A beautiful instrument with laminated arched top and back, matching maple rims, ivoroid binding.
Fast-action, mahony neck with adjustable truss rod. Bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl block inlays; pearl inlaid design and name on peghead.
Adjustable rosewood bridge. Frequensator tailpiece.'


The body was 17"1/2 wide.
The Epiphone Broadway came in 2 finishes: natural and shaded.


The Epiphone catalogue from 1962

Extract from the 1962 Epiphone with prices.




The Broadway costed $380.00 (281.62 euro) in natural finish and a little less: $365.00 (270.51 euro) in shaded finish.
Today you will pay between $2,000 and $3,500 for an Epiphone Broadway from that era.

The Epiphone catalogue from 1964

An Epiphone catalogue from 1964 showing an Epiphone Broadway in sunburst finish.



Archtop guitars were referred to as 'Electric Spanish' (as in Gibson ES).