The Natural finish - a hallmark for showing off some of the best tonewoods available at the time - has aged beautifully, further highlighting the dramatic ambered Figured Maple back and sides and golden Spruce top.

The guitar has survived wonderfully, having just been expertly refretted in our shop with Jescar 45100 fretwire along with a replaced nut. Otherwise, it hasn't need much of anything. It remains crack-free and structurally sound, with all binding intact (although the heel cap has shown some shrinkage). The twin New Yorker pickups are strong - a pleasant surprise given they're generally lower in output - and still employ their rare original surrounds, along with the beautiful "carousel" knobs. The adjustable Rosewood bridge is tightly radiused to the top for maximum transfer of string vibration, and the original Frequensator tailpiece handles the tension of the 12-52 string set without issue.

This is one of the rarer variants of the Zephyr in existence, and certainly one of the best we've encountered both in and out of the shop. Given all this guitar has to offer, it's an incredible value in the vintage electric archtop market.

Priced with period-correct Lifton-made Epiphone hardshell case.