The Epiphone FT series are flat-topped acoustic guitars. This is a long-lived series and has been around from the 1930s to the present day (circa 2019).
EPIPHONE FRONTIER (FT 110)The Epiphone FT 110 (Frontier) was made between 1942 and 1969. | |
No image yet | EPIPHONE Frontier Left-Handed (US Model EAFTL)Read more |
EPIPHONE FT 112 (BARD)The Epiphone FT 112 (Bard) was a 12-string square shouldered dreadnought style acoustic. It was very similar to the 1962 Gibson B-45-12 N (both models were possibly produced in the same factory). It had a solid Eastern Red spruce top with mahogany back and sides. Brazillian rosewood fingerboard. Multi-ply body binding, some had a stylized E logo on the pickguard, oval peghead inlay, 6-a-side tuners. 24.75 in. scale, 16.25 in. width. Made in the USA between 1962 and 1969. Good examples should fetch at least $1000 (in 2008). | |
No image yet | EPIPHONE FT 120 (EXCELLENTE)Production of the FT 120 (EXCELLENTE) began in 1963 and ended in 1970 |
No image yet | EPIPHONE FT 27EPIPHONE made the FT 27 between 1935 and 1941 |
EPIPHONE FT 30 (CABALLERO)The Epiphone FT 30 was intially made between 1941 and 1949. When Gibson aquired Epiphone they reintroduced this guitar in 1958 as the FT-30 Caballero model and made it until 1970. | |
EPIPHONE FT 37EPIPHONE manufactured the FT 37 flat top acoustic guitar between 1934 and 1941. Epiphone described the FT 37 as follows in their 1939 catalog:
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No image yet | EPIPHONE FT 50Production of the FT 50 began in 1941 and ended in 1949 |
No image yet | EPIPHONE FT 75The FT 75 was made between 1935 and 1942 |
No image yet | EPIPHONE FT 79 (TEXAN)Production of the FT 79 (TEXAN) began in 1935 and ended in 1942 |
No image yet | EPIPHONE FT 85 (SERENADER)EPIPHONE produced the FT 85 (SERENADER) between 1963 and 1970 |
No image yet | EPIPHONE FT 90 (EL DORADO)EPIPHONE manufactured the FT 90 (EL DORADO) between 1963 and 1970 |
No image yet | EPIPHONE FT 95 (FOLKSTER)EPIPHONE produced the FT 95 (FOLKSTER) between 1966 and 1970 |
No image yet | EPIPHONE FT 98 (TROUBADOUR)EPIPHONE made the FT 98 (TROUBADOUR) between 1963 and 1970 |
EPIPHONE FT DE LUXEEPIPHONE manufactured the FT (Flat Top) De Luxe between 1939 and 1942. The FT De Luxe was a flat-topped version of the De Luxe archtop. A later cutaway version was introduced in 1954. Epiphone described the FT De Luxe as follows in their 1939 catalog:
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No image yet | EPIPHONE FT De Luxe CutawayProduction of the FT De Luxe Cutaway began in 1954 and ended in 1957 |
EPIPHONE FT-45Epiphone introduced the FT-45 in 1941 and it was made until 1948. It was an 00 size flat top acoustic with a spruce top, American walnut back and sides and cherry neck. Gibson reintroduced the FT-45 in 1958 as the Epiphone FT-45 Cortez model with slightly different specifications. These Gibson era FT-45s are much more common than the pre-1950s models. Epiphone's promotional flyer described the FT-45 as follows, back in 1941: | |
EPIPHONE FT-45 CortezGibson reintroduced the Epiphone FT-45 in 1958 as the Kalamazoo made FT-45 Cortez model. This model was the equivalent of the Gibson B-25 and had mahogany neck, back and sides, unlike the original 1940s FT-45's walnut back and sides and cherry neck. |
Specifications:
Model | Image | Finish colors | Finish effects | Number of strings | Made in | Binding | Scale length |
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EPIPHONE FRONTIER (FT 110) 1942 to 1969 | natural finish | sunburst finish | 6 strings | - | - | - | |
EPIPHONE Frontier Left-Handed (US Model EAFTL) | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 112 (BARD) 1962 to 1969 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
EPIPHONE FT 120 (EXCELLENTE) 1963 to 1970 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 27 1935 to 1941 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 30 (CABALLERO) 1941 to 19491958 to 1970 | natural finish | - | 6 strings | USA | - | - | |
EPIPHONE FT 37 1934 to 1941 | natural finish | sunburst finish | 6 strings | USA | - | - | |
EPIPHONE FT 50 1941 to 1949 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 75 1935 to 1942 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 79 (TEXAN) 1941 to 1970 | No image yet | natural finish | sunburst finish | 6 strings | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 85 (SERENADER) 1963 to 1970 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 90 (EL DORADO) 1963 to 1970 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 95 (FOLKSTER) 1966 to 1970 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 98 (TROUBADOUR) 1963 to 1970 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT DE LUXE 1939 to 1942 | natural finish | sunburst finish | 6 strings | USA | multi-ply binding | - | |
EPIPHONE FT De Luxe Cutaway 1954 to 1957 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT-45 1941 to 1949 | natural finish | sunburst finish | 6 strings | USA | white binding | - | |
EPIPHONE FT-45 Cortez 1958 to 1969 | natural finish | sunburst finish | 6 strings | USA | white binding | 24.75 inches scale-length |
Model | Body back material | Body sides material | Body style | Body top material | Body width | Pickguard material | Soundhole | Body shape features | Body depth |
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EPIPHONE FRONTIER (FT 110) 1942 to 1969 | maple body back | maple body sides | dreadnought-size body, jumbo-style body | spruce body top | 16.5 inches body | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE Frontier Left-Handed (US Model EAFTL) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 112 (BARD) 1962 to 1969 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 120 (EXCELLENTE) 1963 to 1970 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 27 1935 to 1941 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 30 (CABALLERO) 1941 to 19491958 to 1970 | mahogany body back | mahogany body sides | - | mahogany body top | 14.5 inches body | tortoiseshell pickguard | round soundhole | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 37 1934 to 1941 | walnut body back | walnut body sides | - | spruce body top | 15.5 inches body | tortoiseshell pickguard | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 50 1941 to 1949 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 75 1935 to 1942 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 79 (TEXAN) 1941 to 1970 | walnut body back | walnut body sides | dreadnought-size body, jumbo-style body | spruce body top | 16.5 inches body | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 85 (SERENADER) 1963 to 1970 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 90 (EL DORADO) 1963 to 1970 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 95 (FOLKSTER) 1966 to 1970 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 98 (TROUBADOUR) 1963 to 1970 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT DE LUXE 1939 to 1942 | maple body back | maple body sides | - | spruce body top | 16.5 inches body | tortoiseshell pickguard | round soundhole | flat-top body | - |
EPIPHONE FT De Luxe Cutaway 1954 to 1957 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT-45 1941 to 1949 | walnut body back | walnut body sides | - | spruce body top | 14.5 inches body | tortoiseshell pickguard | round soundhole | - | 4.25 inches body depth |
EPIPHONE FT-45 Cortez 1958 to 1969 | mahogany body back | mahogany body sides | - | spruce body top | 14.375 inches body, 14.5 inches body | tortoiseshell pickguard | round soundhole | - | 4.25 inches body depth |
Model | Bridge | Tuners | Bridge pins | Hardware color | Tailpiece |
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EPIPHONE FRONTIER (FT 110) 1942 to 1969 | rosewood bridge | open gear tuners | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE Frontier Left-Handed (US Model EAFTL) | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 112 (BARD) 1962 to 1969 | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 120 (EXCELLENTE) 1963 to 1970 | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 27 1935 to 1941 | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 30 (CABALLERO) 1941 to 19491958 to 1970 | rosewood bridge | - | white pins | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 37 1934 to 1941 | rosewood bridge | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 50 1941 to 1949 | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 75 1935 to 1942 | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 79 (TEXAN) 1941 to 1970 | rosewood bridge | open gear tuners | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 85 (SERENADER) 1963 to 1970 | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 90 (EL DORADO) 1963 to 1970 | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 95 (FOLKSTER) 1966 to 1970 | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 98 (TROUBADOUR) 1963 to 1970 | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT DE LUXE 1939 to 1942 | - | - | - | gold hardware | trapeze tailpiece |
EPIPHONE FT De Luxe Cutaway 1954 to 1957 | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT-45 1941 to 1949 | adjustable bridge, rosewood bridge | - | white pins | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT-45 Cortez 1958 to 1969 | adjustable bridge, rosewood bridge | Kluson Sealfast tuners | white pins | - | - |
Model | Fingerboard material | Fingerboard position markers | Fingerboard inlay material |
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EPIPHONE FRONTIER (FT 110) 1942 to 1969 | rosewood fingerboard | slotted block fingerboard position markers | - |
EPIPHONE Frontier Left-Handed (US Model EAFTL) | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 112 (BARD) 1962 to 1969 | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 120 (EXCELLENTE) 1963 to 1970 | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 27 1935 to 1941 | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 30 (CABALLERO) 1941 to 19491958 to 1970 | rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
EPIPHONE FT 37 1934 to 1941 | rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers | - |
EPIPHONE FT 50 1941 to 1949 | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 75 1935 to 1942 | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 79 (TEXAN) 1941 to 1970 | rosewood fingerboard | parallelogram fingerboard position markers | - |
EPIPHONE FT 85 (SERENADER) 1963 to 1970 | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 90 (EL DORADO) 1963 to 1970 | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 95 (FOLKSTER) 1966 to 1970 | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 98 (TROUBADOUR) 1963 to 1970 | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT DE LUXE 1939 to 1942 | rosewood fingerboard | cloud fingerboard position markers | - |
EPIPHONE FT De Luxe Cutaway 1954 to 1957 | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT-45 1941 to 1949 | rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
EPIPHONE FT-45 Cortez 1958 to 1969 | rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
Model | Neck material | Number of frets | Tuner layout | Body fret | Headstock inlays or logos | Neck width |
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EPIPHONE FRONTIER (FT 110) 1942 to 1969 | cherry neck | 20 fret | three-each-side | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE Frontier Left-Handed (US Model EAFTL) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 112 (BARD) 1962 to 1969 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 120 (EXCELLENTE) 1963 to 1970 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 27 1935 to 1941 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 30 (CABALLERO) 1941 to 19491958 to 1970 | - | 20 fret | three-each-side | Neck joins body at 14th fret | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 37 1934 to 1941 | cherry neck | 20 fret | three-each-side | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 50 1941 to 1949 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 75 1935 to 1942 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 79 (TEXAN) 1941 to 1970 | cherry neck | 20 fret | three-each-side | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 85 (SERENADER) 1963 to 1970 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 90 (EL DORADO) 1963 to 1970 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 95 (FOLKSTER) 1966 to 1970 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT 98 (TROUBADOUR) 1963 to 1970 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT DE LUXE 1939 to 1942 | maple neck | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT De Luxe Cutaway 1954 to 1957 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EPIPHONE FT-45 1941 to 1949 | cherry neck | 20 fret | three-each-side | - | metal logo on headstock | - |
EPIPHONE FT-45 Cortez 1958 to 1969 | mahogany neck | 20 fret | three-each-side | - | metal logo on headstock | 1.625 inches wide at nut |