EPIPHONE GRANADA SERIES

The Epiphone Granada (E-444T and E-444TC) were Gibson made hollow-bodied electrics almost identical to the Gibson ES-120T and both the Epiphone and Gibson versions were introduced in 1962 (the E-444TC came later in 1965). The E-444T also shares the same body sahpe as the Epiphone Century (E-422T).

EPIPHONE GRANADA

The EPIPHONE GRANADA model E444T is a hollow-bodied, thin-line, non-cutaway electric guitar made between 1962 and 1970. The single coil Melody-Maker pickup, both controls (volume and tone) and output jack are mounted on a white acrylic finger-rest pickguard. Tuners were deluxe enclosed plate-mounted units with oval buttons  A single cutaway version (the E444TC) was also available from 1965 to 1970. Epiphone described the  E-444T as follows in 1962:

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EPIPHONE GRANADA CUTAWAY

Production of the Epiphone GRANADA CUTAWAY (E444TC) began in 1965 and ended in 1970. It was the single cutaway version of the Granada E444T model introduced three years earlier in 1962. 

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Specifications:

ModelImageFinish colorsFinish effectsMade inBindingNumber of stringsScale length
EPIPHONE GRANADA
1962 to 1970
red finishsunburst finishUSAbody binding6 strings24.75 inches scale-length
EPIPHONE GRANADA CUTAWAY
1965 to 1970
red finishsunburst finishUSAbody binding6 strings24.75 inches scale-length
ModelNumber of control knobsTone controlsVolume controls
EPIPHONE GRANADA
1962 to 1970
2 control knobs1 tone control1 volume control
EPIPHONE GRANADA CUTAWAY
1965 to 1970
2 control knobs1 tone control1 volume control
ModelPickups brand and modelPickups configuration
EPIPHONE GRANADA
1962 to 1970
Gibson Melody Maker pickup(s)1 single coil pickup
EPIPHONE GRANADA CUTAWAY
1965 to 1970
Gibson Melody Maker pickup(s)1 single coil pickup
ModelBody back materialBody depthBody sides materialBody styleBody top materialBody widthHollow bodySoundholeBody shape features
EPIPHONE GRANADA
1962 to 1970
maple body back1.75 inches body depthmahogany body sidesthin bodymaple body top16.25 inches bodyhollow body1 f-hole-
EPIPHONE GRANADA CUTAWAY
1965 to 1970
maple body back1.75 inches body depthmahogany body sidesthin bodymaple body top16.25 inches bodyhollow body1 f-holesingle cutaway
ModelBody fretNeck jointNeck materialNumber of fretsTuner layout
EPIPHONE GRANADA
1962 to 1970
Neck joins body at 14th fretset neckmahogany neck20 fretthree-each-side
EPIPHONE GRANADA CUTAWAY
1965 to 1970
Neck joins body at 14th fretset neckmahogany neck20 fretthree-each-side
ModelBridgeTailpiece
EPIPHONE GRANADA
1962 to 1970
rosewood bridgetrapeze tailpiece
EPIPHONE GRANADA CUTAWAY
1965 to 1970
rosewood bridgetrapeze tailpiece
ModelFingerboard materialFingerboard position markers
EPIPHONE GRANADA
1962 to 1970
rosewood fingerboarddot fingerboard position markers
EPIPHONE GRANADA CUTAWAY
1965 to 1970
rosewood fingerboarddot fingerboard position markers