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Can anyone identify the guitar Chuck Berry has in this image

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nick_solomon
nick_solomon|327

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DUJpNr4z6Lk/WM7k3i0prKI/AAAAAAAAL-U/Bkx3caSI8p8BzdzTrJtVZZel2Tve8YSkgCLcB/s1600/CB%2B14.jpg

bittle
bittle|271
In reply to nick_solomon:

hey nick ! thats an old 1949 Epiphone Century Archtop Electric Hollowbody Guitar. I've found another photo just like yours that shows the headstock, and instantly recognized the epiphone old logo.

https://keepingthebluesalive.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ktba-chuck-berry-featured-1.jpg

and found this one on imperial guitars:

http://imperialvintageguitars.com/product/1949-epiphone-century-vintage-sunburst-archtop-electric-hollowbody-guitar/

clifford_bao_777
clifford_bao_777|7287
GEAR:
  • Washburn T-24 Taurus Bass
  • Gibson EB-3
  • Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro Koa - Limited Edition
In reply to bittle:

Wow! I Did Not know they made Humbuckers that early.

GEAR:
  • Washburn T-24 Taurus Bass
  • Gibson EB-3
  • Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro Koa - Limited Edition
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