This Epiphone Acoustic Electric Guitar was inspired by the 1964 Texan acoustic with a solid spruce top and solid mahogany back to a deliver full, rich tone. Now, the Texan is … After Gibson bought Epiphone ln 1957, the Texan … When this model went into production after the Gibson buyout, it was essentially a Gibson jumbo body with a leftover laminate Epiphone … The Epiphone Texan is another guitar that immediately brings to mind The Beatles, but it's much more than just a nostalgia piece...it sounds really good! The Epiphone Texan is an acoustic flattop guitar of the (advanced) Jumbo type. History. Epiphone celebrates this iconic instrument with the USA Texan… The result … The Epiphone Texan is a true classic — Paul McCartney, Peter Frampton, and Noel Gallagher all used them (Sir Paul actually wrote “Yesterday” on his '64 Texan — and still performs with it). Recent models have an integrated light-weight internal electric pickup fitted; the original model was acoustic only. From Epiphone: “Since 1958, the Epiphone Texan has been the inspiration for generations of world-class songwriters including Paul McCartney, Peter Frampton and Noel Gallagher of Oasis. The guitar's one-piece 25-1/2"-scale mahogany … Vintage 1964 Epiphone FT-79 Texan guitar Gibson began producing the FT-79 Texan immediately after the Epiphone buyout in 1957 by attaching leftover Epiphone necks to Gibson J-50 bodies. The FT-79 was produced by the Epiphone company starting in 1942.