Spartan

Introduced in 1934, the first production year Spartans featured a round sound hole, later changed to f-holes in 1936. "The oversized body is 20 1/4 inches long by 16 3/8 inches extreme width, carved spruce top and hard maple sides and back. This model is the product of long experience and much experimenting. From the player's standpoint - both for appearance and tone - the result is highly satisfactory. We confidently believe that no better value can be had for the amount expended." "The body is artistically finished and presents a beautiful appearance. The extension tailpiece and other metal fittings are nickel plated. The bridge is adjustable. As in all other Epiphone Masterbilt guitars, a patented expansion truss of steel braces the neck against warping or springing out of shape." "To you judgement as a discriminating musician we submit the spartan guitar" - Epiphone 1934

Contents 1 Models 1.1 Spartan Masterbilt 1.2 Spartan 1.3 Regent Tenor 1.4 Spartan Tenor

Models

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Spartan Masterbilt

• 1934-1935
• Grand Auditorium sized body

Body:

• Hand carved, bound & bookmatched solid spruce top
• Solid hard maple sides
• Multi-piece pressed hard maple arched back
• parallel spruce top bracing
• Mahogany kerfing
• Round sound hole
• 16.375" body width

Neck:

• 2-piece nahogany neck
• Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
• Tombstone Masterbilt headtock with pearl Stickpin inlay (1934)
• Tombstone Masterbilt headtock with pearl Column inlay (1935)
• Block headstock logo
• 25.5" scale

Binding:

• 1-ply body & neck
• 3-ply sound hole

Hardware:

• Nickel hardware
• Adjustable rosewood bridge with trapeze tailpiece

Colors:

• Natural
• Shaded

Source: epiphone.com/thevintagecollection

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Spartan

• 1936-1950
• Grand Auditorium sized guitar

Body:

• Hand carved solid spruce top
• Walnut back and sides
• Standard F-holes
• 16.375" body width

Neck:

• One piece mahogany neck
• Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl notched block inlays
• Open-book headstock with Abalone Doric column peghead inlay
• Tombstone headstock on early models
• bone nut
• 25.5" scale
• 1.68" nut width

Binding:

• Single-ply ivroid body, fingerboard & headstock binding

Hardware:

• Nickel hardware
• Adjustable rosewood bridge with trapeze tailpiece
• Enclosed Epiphone tuners
• Raised teardrop pickguard

Colors:

• Sunburst
• Satin Blonde

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Regent Tenor

• 1934-1935
• 4-string tenor configuration
• Grand Auditorium sized guitar
• $95.00 in 1934

Body:

• Hand carved solid spruce top
• Mahogany back and sides
• Segmented F-holes
• 16.375" body width

Neck:

• 3-piece maple neck with mahogany center stripe
• Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl dot inlays
• Tombstone Masterbilt headstock with banner inlay
• bone nut
• 23" scale

Binding:

• Single-ply ivoroid body, fingerboard & headstock binding

Hardware:

• nickel hardware
• Two-per-side open-back ornate platter tuners with plastic buttons
• Adjustable rosewood bridge with trapeze tailpiece
• Raised teardrop pickguard

Colors:

• Sunburst

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Spartan Tenor

• 1937-1949
• 4-string tenor configuration (23" scale)
• 4-string plectrum version also available (27" Scale)
• Grand Auditorium sized guitar

Body:

• Hand carved solid spruce top
• Walnut back and sides
• Standard F-holes
• 16.375" body width

Neck:

• One piece mahogany neck
• Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with notched block mother of pearl inlay
• Open-book headstock with Abalone Doric column peghead inlay
• Tombstone headstock on early models
• bone nut
• 23" scale
• 1.68" nut width

Binding:

• Single-ply body, fingerboard & headstock

Hardware:

• nickel hardware
• Adjustable rosewood bridge with trapeze tailpiece
• Raised teardrop pickguard

Colors:

• Sunburst

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