The Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor II is a semi-hollow body electric guitar based on Epiphone’s Emperor guitar and named after late jazz legend, Joe Pass.
The Joe Pass Emperor features a distinctive trapeze tailpiece, twin humbuckers, and a laminated maple body with spruce top. All the hardware, including tailpiece and pick-up covers is gold. The 3-piece set maple neck has a rosewood fretboard with block inlays, and the tortoiseshell pickguard has a reproduction of Joe Pass’ signature. The guitar is available in antique natural or vintage sunburst.
The Epiphone Broadway, sibling to the Emperor Regent, is a gorgeous jumbo hollowbody archtop which has gold hardware, a Frequensator tailpiece and a pair of humbuckers. Each humbucker has a tone and volume control and there’s also a three-way pick-up selector.
The laminated maple body is topped in select spruce and the set maple neck has a rosewood fretboard with block and triangle inlays.