Epiphone Masterbilt Century Deluxe Classic, Vintage Sunburst - UsedEpiphones first Masterbilt archtops quickly rose to popularity during the 1930s Big Band era and were renowned for their warm woody tone, wide tonal range and punchy volume. However, with the invention of the electric guitar pickup, archtop acoustic guitars quickly became equipped with magnetic amplification and were for the most part, forever transformed into electric guitars. Until now Epiphone, the leader in affordable professional archtop guitars,