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He's a cattle rancher, btw. Nice guy.
25.5" scale length archtop/hollowbody?
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LesB3
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Not what you asked for, but pretty much all of the Epi Jazz boxes (Zephyr, Broadway, etc.) are 25.5"...
You might be able to find a used MIK one for cheap.
You might be able to find a used MIK one for cheap.
jp
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Check this out mandoman. Many are vintage or boutique, which means pricey, but there are a few other choices.
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Supposedly Peerless make fine archtops, esp. as an OEM maker. They were originally, and I think still are a division of FujiGen, but they're Korean made. They make a host of guitars for many brands, but Peerless are their own line.
I think Eastman and Gretsches are 25." New and vintage Hofners are 25.5, but necks are pretty thin. Cool guitars, though.
Fingerboard Scale Range 25.5″ -- Guitars 'n Jazz
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Supposedly Peerless make fine archtops, esp. as an OEM maker. They were originally, and I think still are a division of FujiGen, but they're Korean made. They make a host of guitars for many brands, but Peerless are their own line.
I think Eastman and Gretsches are 25." New and vintage Hofners are 25.5, but necks are pretty thin. Cool guitars, though.
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Looks like Gretsches are 24.6 for the modern stuff.
jp
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Oops! I meant to write D'Angelicos. Sorry for the flub. They actually have models in both 25" and 25.5". I've played a few and was really impressed with the quality of them. I didn't plug in though. Necks felt super nice!
parker_knoll
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I have an Epiphone Chet Atkins that is 25.5" that I tune down to D. Nice guitar, MIK, about 1989. I'll post a pic.
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Many Epiphone hollow & semi-hollow bodies made in the ‘90s & 2000s were made in Korea by Peerless - the serial number will begin with either a P or an R. Some models were short scale, while others were long. Gibson utilized three other Korean factories during the same era to manufacture Epiphones. Those made by Peerless were the best of the bunch, imho.
The only long scale electric I own is this 1990 Gibson Chet Atkins Tennessean. Along with the 25.5” scale, the body is 16” and the nut width is 1.75” - but the overall neck profile does not feel bulky & remains comfortable in hand.
The only long scale electric I own is this 1990 Gibson Chet Atkins Tennessean. Along with the 25.5” scale, the body is 16” and the nut width is 1.75” - but the overall neck profile does not feel bulky & remains comfortable in hand.
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Country Clubs and White Falcons are 25 1/2" scale
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Good to know, but I'm never going to see a White Falcon. 
parker_knoll
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Mine is the same as this, but I put a B6 on it and some locking Schallers. Mine also has a 1.75" nut, and is a full 17" wide. As bobouz said, it's comfortable in the hand although I tend to like wider nuts and shorted scales.
https://www.sheltonsguitars.com/2008/11-28-08/epiphone-chet-atkins-11-28-08.html
Chet must have liked a long scale.
I'm not crazy about the pickups and have long thought of putting some Filtertrons in there. I do like the fact the guitar has the correct number of knobs and for some reason I prefer no binding on the neck. That said, the upper fret access is pretty awful
https://www.sheltonsguitars.com/2008/11-28-08/epiphone-chet-atkins-11-28-08.html
Chet must have liked a long scale.
I'm not crazy about the pickups and have long thought of putting some Filtertrons in there. I do like the fact the guitar has the correct number of knobs and for some reason I prefer no binding on the neck. That said, the upper fret access is pretty awful
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parker_knoll
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This is mine, though I paid about £400 for it in the end. I'm not sure why he thinks it's Japanese rather than Korean, other than to sell it.
https://reverb.com/uk/item/20254520-japan-epiphone-chet-atkins-country-gentlemen-eb-ebony-rif150
https://reverb.com/uk/item/20254520-japan-epiphone-chet-atkins-country-gentlemen-eb-ebony-rif150
teleharmonium
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There are definitely MIJ Epi Chet models like this. They had a small sticker on the headstock back. Does yours say Korea ?
parker_knoll
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No serial number on the orange sticker inside, no sticker on the headstock. I guess it could be but no evidence that it is.
teleharmonium
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I think he is right about it. That version with the Casino/etc headstock shape was sold only in Japan, and a later run with the Gibson shape was sold in the US, both made in Japan as I understand it. In the late 80s/early 90s much of the Epi line was still made in Japan, with the lower end models being Korean.
Looks like you got a great deal.
Looks like you got a great deal.
parker_knoll
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Can I ask where you got this info?
By the way it has quite a bit of touched up finish damage that was not exactly evident in the listing
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teleharmonium
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I have no inside info, just read a bunch of links when I was interested. I do recall seeing a Japanese ad for them. There is a sunburst one on Reverb that has the MIJ sticker.
teleharmonium
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Just for the hell of it, here's Chet throwing down on one of these (pardon the synth)