Electric Guitar Review

I’m continually amazed at the amount of guitar you can get from Epiphone in this price range — the Joe Pass Emperor ii is now going for about $600, and if you’ve ever played one of these things you know it’s a high-quality instrument.

This is one fat [phat!] jazz box, but it would make a great blues or jump blues guitar too, with the kind of warm but punchy tone you can only really get from an archtop. Gold hardware, dual humbuckers and multiple body & neck bindings round out another good looking & great sounding hollowbody from Epiphone.

Before you go shelling out a couple grand on a Gibson hollowbody, go take a serious look at what Epiphone is offering at a fraction of the cost…

The Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor ii Features—

• Select Spruce Top
• Laminated Maple Body
• Laminated Maple Neck
• Rosewood Fingerboard With 20 Frets
• Block Inlays
• Dual Humbucker Pickups
• Gold Hardware
• Limited Lifetime Warranty

This is a gorgeous and really well put together guitar for this price range, and it proves once again that Epiphone continues to dominate the low-cost, high-quality archtop market. The Joe Pass Emperor ii is an easy recommendation.