To CrankCase08: Mahogany is not nearly as strong as Maple and the Gibson headstock angle is notorious for breakage. I worry about marring a Fender, I worry about breaking the Epi. The guitar is great though. A tapped humbucker, for me, just doesn't have the punch of a single coil. The minihumbuckers have don't kill the tone like the full size do.
This is one of the few good demonstrations, because it shows what it sounds in clean mode (and it sounds great) instead of just distorted mode, where the sound is overwhelmingly dictated by factors that have nothing to do with the guitar itself.
I got one of these, used, from Ebay and I'm quite pleased. I had the real thing in '69 briefly on my way to a Strat. With the new Epiphone I realize what a great design these have. I like the light weight, easy neck, and the mini humbuckers are delightful. They have a lighter sound than regular ones. I did rewire so I could turn one pickup all the way down without turning the other one off. The only negative is I wouldn't want to drop it. These are the non coil tap versions.
@jeff1586er Mini-humbuckers tend to be so bright anyway that a coil tap hardly worth bothering with. However, it's easy to tap any humbucker with a switch to short out one of the coils. What's the problem with dropping the guitar? Does it seem fragile?
I got this one around 3 days ago in alpine white and it will arrive on Friday. I've been playing for 2 years on a peavy and am excited to play on a good guitar.
Wilshires are widely assumed as alternatives to Epiphone Gs because of their double cutaway body shape yet I always felt that they are in fact the perfect alternative to Firebirds because of their mini humbuckers. It wouldn't have hurt if Nevada Music also demoed it through an AB class amplifier too, Vox' have a really distinctive tone to them which makes it difficult to judge any guitar :L
@gwugluud Do you expect every demo to be all distortion? People want to know what a guitar sounds like clean. If you don't like the demo, don't watch it!
listen to the real deal and you wont feel the same, sure for the price i understand but id rather a reissue danelectro u2 over this, at least that guitar with a few mods is the deal. even the shape of this guitar is not what was happening in the 60's you mean the original tooling got lost???
@DisasterBlaster500 here is the tip add up all your budget buys and how long you stay in love with them for if you just hold onto the cash deals do appear you need to be a little bit better at what one buys there are still great jap guitars out there and sometimes they go for a song you just have to research a little more sure this is ok but it aint no real wilshire and that comes from someone who owned one and now has a crestwood deluxe so i do know how they sound no offence guys
@hq72hotmale I hear ya. I have an ESP on order from Japan, actually, a distressed Eclipse II. I agree, if I took all the gear I've owned over the years and added up the value, I'd have enough for some damn good gear. Still, I think this guitar would be a good beater/backup type guitar. The amp doesn't sound bad either. It doesn't sound like an expensive tube amp, but I guess for a beginner it'd be good. Or someone who just wants to jam at home.
@JMarkwell i think in this case it would require extra routing. The black pickup surrounds don't look the same as the surrounds you'd get with the mini humbuckers for replacing P90s...if you get me. They look the same as the the surrounds on the epiphone riviera
@thenin10dowiiaccount It's not in tune. But it doesn't matter if the guitar is in tune if a good guitarist is using it. Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young, my two favorite guitarists, were rarely ever in tune. Jimi was always using the tremolo bar to do dive bombs and that messes up the tuning a lot. Neil has a Bigsby, don't need to say anything else. But their playing is so amazing that it doesn't matter, sometimes you can't even tell!
To CrankCase08: Mahogany is not nearly as strong as Maple and the Gibson headstock angle is notorious for breakage. I worry about marring a Fender, I worry about breaking the Epi. The guitar is great though. A tapped humbucker, for me, just doesn't have the punch of a single coil. The minihumbuckers have don't kill the tone like the full size do.
jeff1586er 3 weeks ago
This is one of the few good demonstrations, because it shows what it sounds in clean mode (and it sounds great) instead of just distorted mode, where the sound is overwhelmingly dictated by factors that have nothing to do with the guitar itself.
CrankCase08 3 weeks ago
I got one of these, used, from Ebay and I'm quite pleased. I had the real thing in '69 briefly on my way to a Strat. With the new Epiphone I realize what a great design these have. I like the light weight, easy neck, and the mini humbuckers are delightful. They have a lighter sound than regular ones. I did rewire so I could turn one pickup all the way down without turning the other one off. The only negative is I wouldn't want to drop it. These are the non coil tap versions.
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@jeff1586er Mini-humbuckers tend to be so bright anyway that a coil tap hardly worth bothering with. However, it's easy to tap any humbucker with a switch to short out one of the coils. What's the problem with dropping the guitar? Does it seem fragile?
CrankCase08 3 weeks ago
@mewsic156 Both, humbuckers with coil taps.
thedealerofcrack 2 months ago
This is sweet. I'm looking at trading one of my old electric guitars in towards one of these. BTW epic beardage goin on there.
timmay270 2 months ago
how did this show up on a phil x show
151996james 3 months ago
i see comments saying this doesnt sound great? i think it sounds awesome lol
MrGasson 4 months ago 2
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mewsic156 4 months ago
sounds ok to me, then again im a lo fi. lol. i favor shit sound guitars.
krazy4knives 4 months ago
im drooling over the white strat with the mint pickguard
MrFenderbender97 6 months ago
bella chitarrazza!
Nirvana1923 7 months ago
My question is, is this a good guitar?
TheAcousticcapo 7 months ago
Sound muddy and cheap
ParaNoid729 8 months ago
@ParaNoid729
That's because it is
ipudding100 8 months ago
@ParaNoid729 stick some decent pickups and tuners on it, and it would be a fine instrument.
aektzis91 6 months ago
@ParaNoid729 He is playing a guitar with mini humbuckers through a Vox AC15. That is the polar opposite of muddy.
hailmasch 4 months ago
I got this one around 3 days ago in alpine white and it will arrive on Friday. I've been playing for 2 years on a peavy and am excited to play on a good guitar.
Arollingpizza 8 months ago
Keep the damn camera still!
goss1961 9 months ago
how similar does this guitar sound to the Coronet?
thekillers1stfan 9 months ago
Wilshires are widely assumed as alternatives to Epiphone Gs because of their double cutaway body shape yet I always felt that they are in fact the perfect alternative to Firebirds because of their mini humbuckers. It wouldn't have hurt if Nevada Music also demoed it through an AB class amplifier too, Vox' have a really distinctive tone to them which makes it difficult to judge any guitar :L
Ningirsutyr 10 months ago
1:45 - Damn, I was about to say. Is Grandma asleep in the next room or something?
gwugluud 11 months ago
@gwugluud Do you expect every demo to be all distortion? People want to know what a guitar sounds like clean. If you don't like the demo, don't watch it!
slpplexi1969 8 months ago
@slpplexi1969 Yes, Mommy. Can I go out and play now? Just kiddin. Point taken. Thanks.
gwugluud 8 months ago
I just got a 66' wilshire. I love it
Drewmation 1 year ago
@Drewmation how are you liking that man ? I am seriously considering making a Wilshire my next guitar
RisingSon011 10 months ago
@RisingSon011 I love it! its got great sound and versatility. Definitely a great buy
Drewmation 10 months ago
@hq72hotmale * except for the really high gain part!
DisasterBlaster500 1 year ago
@hq72hotmale what do you expect, it's a budget guitar. This guitar through that amp sounds pretty damn good to me.
DisasterBlaster500 1 year ago
@DisasterBlaster500
listen to the real deal and you wont feel the same, sure for the price i understand but id rather a reissue danelectro u2 over this, at least that guitar with a few mods is the deal. even the shape of this guitar is not what was happening in the 60's you mean the original tooling got lost???
hq72hotmale 1 year ago
@DisasterBlaster500 here is the tip add up all your budget buys and how long you stay in love with them for if you just hold onto the cash deals do appear you need to be a little bit better at what one buys there are still great jap guitars out there and sometimes they go for a song you just have to research a little more sure this is ok but it aint no real wilshire and that comes from someone who owned one and now has a crestwood deluxe so i do know how they sound no offence guys
hq72hotmale 1 year ago
@hq72hotmale I hear ya. I have an ESP on order from Japan, actually, a distressed Eclipse II. I agree, if I took all the gear I've owned over the years and added up the value, I'd have enough for some damn good gear. Still, I think this guitar would be a good beater/backup type guitar. The amp doesn't sound bad either. It doesn't sound like an expensive tube amp, but I guess for a beginner it'd be good. Or someone who just wants to jam at home.
DisasterBlaster500 1 year ago
@DisasterBlaster500 agreed on that level
hq72hotmale 1 year ago
@hq72hotmale for the love of god would it kill you to use a period from time to time
Salguine 1 year ago
sounds pretty sweet
guitarshreddar6594 1 year ago
@rashin but people like Gibson better for the names sometimes its like a brand name vs store brand so to speak same thing
escapethisfate15 1 year ago
Getting this next week, sounds good.
Hope it sounds good on my Fender Frontmant :D
rashin 1 year ago
this is why more and more pro guitarist are playing
epiphone guitars TODAY because the craftmanship is BRILLIANT!
AND THE TONE'S are a BIG A+ ! i would buy a epiphone guitar today
just as fast or maybe even faster than i would a Gibson model!
stratdem 1 year ago
KICK OUT THE JAMS-MC5
jimmyp73 1 year ago
sweet
TheAerosmith3 1 year ago
Being as P90s can be easily swapped out for mini-humbuckers - would the reverse be possible with one of these Wilshire reissues?
JMarkwell 1 year ago
@JMarkwell i think in this case it would require extra routing. The black pickup surrounds don't look the same as the surrounds you'd get with the mini humbuckers for replacing P90s...if you get me. They look the same as the the surrounds on the epiphone riviera
purenectar 1 year ago
@purenectar Ah, okay. Cheers for looking into it for me.
JMarkwell 1 year ago
great playin ... love the sound
lemi413 1 year ago
Please tune it before you play it. My balls are aching :-)
GAIVS2007 1 year ago 55
@GAIVS2007 - That might be due to another problem - I'd get 'em checked soon!
KutWrite 1 year ago 2
@GAIVS2007 it's in tune.... wtf are you talking about?
thenin10dowiiaccount 1 year ago
@thenin10dowiiaccount It's not in tune. But it doesn't matter if the guitar is in tune if a good guitarist is using it. Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young, my two favorite guitarists, were rarely ever in tune. Jimi was always using the tremolo bar to do dive bombs and that messes up the tuning a lot. Neil has a Bigsby, don't need to say anything else. But their playing is so amazing that it doesn't matter, sometimes you can't even tell!
slpplexi1969 8 months ago
man make it with humbucker housing and match headstock strip like in '07 and youve got me sold il wait to buyb one though my g-400 is fine for now
gtnick314 1 year ago
Getting this guitar in a few days, cannot wait
NiftyTricksPS3 1 year ago
This guitar sounds a lot like my 1963 Burns Sonic Model. Really rich and cute.
beeflin 1 year ago
It's trying to resemble a Mosrite!
bfv102290 1 year ago
yes! second to comment.
P2GearsOfWar 1 year ago
@P2GearsOfWar wow you're cool man
ZeppelinFreak59 1 year ago 22
meow.
robekert 1 year ago