{"product_id":"epiphone-e444t-granada-thinline-hollow-body-electric-guitar-1965-13786","title":"Epiphone E444T Granada Thinline Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1965)","description":"Epiphone E444T Granada Model Thinline Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1965), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 363736, sunburst top, dark back and sides finish, laminated maple body, mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, black gig bag case. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe E-444T Epiphone Granada is the doppelganger for Gibson's more familiar ES-120T -- the least expensive hollow body guitar the company offered under either brand name in the 1960s. This is a thinline fully hollow, non-cutaway guitar with a thin 1 3\/4\" rim and only a single upper f-hole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt features one single-coil pickup mounted to a large hollow molded plastic pickguard unit that also carries the controls and jack. The pickup is the same unit used in the Melody Maker series, but seems to offer more depth to the sound when mounted on a hollow instrument.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther features are typical for the period including the adjustable rosewood bridge, trapeze tailpiece, and Kluson Deluxe strip tuners. The modular construction (the pre-wired electronics unit just dropped onto the body) allowed this guitar to be built to a relatively low price, but it still upholds Gibson's usual standards and is quite a friendly guitar to play.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough designed originally for students, the Granada is a very good stage guitar for acoustic\/electric playing and has a distinct sound all its own, clearer and less bassy than many similar guitars but still with a warm edge. This Epiphone variation on the ES-120T formula was built in much smaller numbers than its Gibson sister and this is a nice original example. 648 E-444T's were shipped out in 1965 at a list price of $170, compared to nearly 2600 of its Gibson branded sibling.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 42 in. (106.7 cm.), 15 15\/16 in. (40.5 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 3\/4 in. (4.4 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 25 3\/4 in. (654 mm.). Width of nut is 1 9\/16 in. (40 mm.). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis guitar has had some play time since the 1960s but remains in nicely original condition. There is typical finish checking and some dings, dents and scuff marks overall but the guitar remains relatively clean and all hardware is complete and intact. An area in the center of the back has some heavier moisture checking and light \"strap burn\" while the headstock shows the largest collection of dings. An old Gibson strap button on the side above the heel was probably added at the time. This is good-playing acoustic\/electric and still a serious bargain in an original 1960s Kalamazoo-built electric, resting in a modern molded case. Overall Excellent - Condition.","brand":"Epiphone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053267894412,"sku":"13786","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_1462beca-165c-436d-b94d-dd9550ff5a7a.jpg?v=1774728700","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/epiphone-e444t-granada-thinline-hollow-body-electric-guitar-1965-13786","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}