“My brother's trying to knock Norm down in price. He's worth $800 million. He goes, ‘I'll give you a bottle of whiskey on top’”: Frank Stallone on the prized vintage Epiphone that Sylvester bought him – and the guitar's mysterious origins

Frank Stallone.

Actor, musician, and brother of Sylvester, Frank Stallone has told the story of his magnificent blonde Epiphone Emperor, but the exact origins of the circa 1940 build remain a mystery.

The Golden Globe and Grammy-nominated musician, who has regularly worked on the soundtracks of his brother's films alongside his work as a solo artist, is a vintage guitar obsessive and a regular face at Norman's Rare Guitars – and even runs his own guitar company.