A common brand to find during the decades of 20s and 30s in nightclubs, recording studios and radio broadcasts. Epiphone is synonymous with tradition, craftsmanship, quality and innovation in musical instruments, not just guitars, but mandolins, basses and other musical instruments as well. The history of Epiphone guitars begins with a Greek family, the Stathopoulo, who in 1879 were based in Turkey and then, in search of the American dream, emigrated to the United States in the early 1900s. The first guitars and the beginning of the rivalry with Gibsonīrief introduction to the history of Epiphone.The beginnings of the Stathopoulo in luthería.Brief introduction to the history of Epiphone.