Browse Dave’s Collection
“Welcome to the guitar collection. On the second floor of our store we have on display over 300 guitars and more than 50 amps that I’ve accumulated over the years. The friends and customers that have visited us seem to really appreciate being able to view this, so we thought we would share it with our online friends and fellow guitar enthusiasts as well. Enjoy!”
- Dave Rogers
The items in Dave’s Collection are not available for purchase.
Epiphone E112 Emperor, ’62
Sunburst, Serial # 75090
Debuting in 1935 as Epiphone's top-of-the-line acoustic archtop, the Emperor was originally the company's answer to Gibson's 18" wide Super 400. By the 1950's, Epiphone was making a triple-pickup electric version. Originally called the Zepher Emperor Regent, this model name changed to Emperor Electric in 1954. Gibson continued to make an 18" wide, triple pickup Emperor Electric, but incorporated the new thinline body style used on Byrdlands and ES-335s.
The 1962 Emperor pictured here has typical features for that year, including a 4-piece maple neck divided by three strips of mahogany, a rosewood fretboard with V-block inlays, a "tree of life" pattern adorning the headstock, and three gold-plated mini-humbucker pickups.
Epiphone E452TD Sorrento, '61
Royal Olive, Serial # 24386, Purchased from the original owner, One of the mini humbuckers has the "PAF" sticker and the other has the "Patent Number" sticker, In 1961 this guitar sold new for $290 and the hardshell Lifton case was an extra $52.
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