 | EPIPHONE DON EVERLY SQ-180EPIPHONE began making the Don Everly SQ-180 (MODEL EAQ1) in the early 1980s. The Epiphone SQ-180 was an authorised version of the 1962 Gibson Everly Brothers flat-top acoustic with its thin J-185 style body, star inlays and double tortoiseshell pickguards. This model was referred to in earlier catalogs as simply the SQ-180 - but when the Neil Diamond SQ-180 was introduced in 1999 they had to start calling this one Don Everly SQ-180 to differentiate it. It finally discontinued in 2006. |
 | EPIPHONE NEIL DIAMOND SQ-180EPIPHONE produced the NEIL DIAMOND SQ-180 between 1999 and 2000 and also in 2002. This J-180 style acoustic has black sparkle finish, large diamond fingerboard inlays and diamond shaped pickguard. This model featured a printed Neil Diamond signature on the headstock. Source: Epiphone catalogs 1999 - 2002 Source: Unofficial Epiphone Wiki - SQ-models (15 March 2017) |
Specifications:
| Model | Image | Finish colors | Number of strings | Scale length | Finish effects | Made in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPIPHONE DON EVERLY SQ-180 1983 to 20002002 to 2006 |  | ebony finish | 6 strings | 24.75 inches scale-length | - | - |
| EPIPHONE NEIL DIAMOND SQ-180 1999 to 20002002 |  | black finish | 6 strings | 24.75 inches scale-length | metallic finish | Korea |
| Model | Body back material | Body sides material | Body style | Body top material | Body width | Pickguard material | Pickguard shape | Body material |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPIPHONE DON EVERLY SQ-180 1983 to 20002002 to 2006 | maple body back | maple body sides | jumbo-style body | spruce body top | 15.5 inches body width | tortoiseshell pickguard | 2 separate pickguards, soundhole-surrounding pickguard | - |
| EPIPHONE NEIL DIAMOND SQ-180 1999 to 20002002 | - | - | - | spruce body top | - | - | diamond shape pickguard | maple body |
| Model | Fingerboard material | Fingerboard position markers |
|---|---|---|
| EPIPHONE DON EVERLY SQ-180 1983 to 20002002 to 2006 | rosewood fingerboard | star fingerboard position markers |
| EPIPHONE NEIL DIAMOND SQ-180 1999 to 20002002 | rosewood fingerboard | diamond fingerboard position markers |
| Model | Neck material | Neck width | Tuner layout | Headstock inlays or logos | Number of frets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPIPHONE DON EVERLY SQ-180 1983 to 20002002 to 2006 | mahogany neck | 1.65 inches wide at nut | three-each-side | - | - |
| EPIPHONE NEIL DIAMOND SQ-180 1999 to 20002002 | mahogany neck | 1.65 inches wide at nut | - | signature on headstock | 20 fret |
| Model | Hardware color |
|---|---|
| EPIPHONE DON EVERLY SQ-180 1983 to 20002002 to 2006 | - |
| EPIPHONE NEIL DIAMOND SQ-180 1999 to 20002002 | gold hardware |
