Epiphone Wilshire Guitar demo - Nevada Music UK

http://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/guitar/electric/epiphone-limited-edition-wilshir... The new Epiphone Wilshire in worn cherry finish played through a Vox AC15VR combo. Finally after many requests from guitarists everywhere Epiphone brings back the Wilshire with a faithful reproduction of the 1966 model. Just like an SG, the Wilshires double cut-away Mahogany body with a glued-in Mahogany neck that joins the body at the 22nd fret provides upper fret access.

Both lightweight and comfortable, the Wilshire boasts excellent resonance and natural acoustic tone even unplugged, it also features Epiphones LockTone tune-o-matic/stopbar combination, the transfer of string vibration is improved giving this guitar excellent sustain and clarity.

Most early Epiphone guitars including the Wilshire were equipped with mini-humbucking pickups and Epiphone carries on this tradition with this instrument. With its smaller size, narrow magnetic field and unique design combination, the mini-humbucker produces bright and focused output while retaining famous humbucker hum-free performance. Those on the Wilshire are a replica of the originals, they feature adjustable pole pieces, enamel wire, bar ceramic magnets and rounded nickel plated covers set in an original style black mounting ring with height adjustment screws.

The Wilshire re-issue also features Epiphones own batwing headstock, a classic design that improves tuning ease and accuracy by offering a straight string-pull design, the headstock is adorned like the original with the vintage Epiphone logo in gold. Other features include a 1960s SlimTaper neck profile with Rosewood fingerboard, premium 14:1 die-cast machine heads and individual Volume and Tone controls for each pickup.

To give it the classic worn-in look and feel, Epiphone uses a thin satin finish and as with all Epiphones, the Wilshire is backed by Epiphones Limited Lifetime Warranty. Only 398 original 1966 Wilshires were produced and are selling today for upward of £7,500 or more depending upon condition. If youre not fortunate enough to own an original or cant afford that kind of cash, heres your chance to own one with the same classic 1966 Epiphone vibe and tone.

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[GAIVS2007]

Please tune it before you play it. My balls are aching :-)

[ZeppelinFreak59]

@P2GearsOfWar wow you're cool man

[jeff1586er]

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.

[CrankCase08]

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.

[jeff1586er]

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.

[thedealerofcrack]

@mewsic156 Both, humbuckers with coil taps.

[timmay270]

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.

[151996james]

how did this show up on a phil x show

[MrGasson]

i see comments saying this doesnt sound great? i think it sounds awesome lol