Epiphone 50th Ann. "1962" Crestwood Custom $299

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 2:31 am

It's a Black Friday "Doorbuster" at MF

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/ ... ductDetail

YuriK · Post by **YuriK** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 2:56 am

Holy shit thats nice and that is a really big sale, but im saving to get a jazzmaster... ugh

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 3:09 am

in some pictures it looks like it has full size buckers....odd.

$299 is a great price for that. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't tempted.....no monies to spend on myself this holiday season tho

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 3:37 am

Gorgeous thing. Despite the fact that I like the aesthetic of 1966 Wilshire better this thing is just the beautiest guitar for $300 you can buy atm. Guitar is unique and will have a good resailing value. I remember that they improved minibuckers for this models - I didn't like old ones in Wilshire, it may sound better.

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 3:48 am

That's a smoking deal... Expect them to sell out over the weekend .

YuriK · Post by **YuriK** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 3:59 am

Im very tempted, although id probably put p90s in it.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 6:05 am

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westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 6:26 am

I ordered one. 18 month interest free financing from MF

Here is a review from Premier Guitar Magazine (link)

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 8:45 am

Here is an original 1963 Crestwood Custom and the 1962 Crestwood Custom Reissue

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:26 pm

westtexasred wrote:I ordered one. 18 month interest free financing from MF

It looks stunning and like thrice more expensive than it is, congratulations! I'm looking forward for the pictures when it arrives.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:29 pm

WAIT, $300 INCLUDES THE CASE??? HOLLY SHIT!!!!

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:34 pm

YuriK wrote:Im very tempted, although id probably put p90s in it.

You won't be able to put p90s into that routings Yuriy, they are not like soapbar routings, they are smaller and shape wise look like routings for full sized humbuckers. Unless you route them for the soapbars.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:50 pm

Thought mini hums and soapbars were interchangeable. Either way I'd want to see if I liked the pickups in it before throwing new ones in...kids these days.

Anyway....includes hsc and $17/month with the financing?

George · Post by **George** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:52 pm

i really can't get on with the wooden tailpiece or the body shape in general

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 3:02 pm

It seems these sell on ebay all day for around $350-500 used in good shape.

$300 for a new one is a bargain still but that makes me feel a bit better about not buying it.

I need a bass amp and a pedal board way before I need another guitar....but guitars are so much prettier and easier to emotionally justify buying.

YuriK · Post by **YuriK** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 3:31 pm

Mini humbuckers and p90s are interchangeable. I'm trying really hard not to buy this, ill wait and see if somewhere has a sale for squier jm.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 3:39 pm

Nick wrote:Thought mini hums and soapbars were interchangeable

It works for Gibsons, not for Epis. Gibbies have a ring for mini humbuckers that is made of soapbar cover and a routing for soapbar, so you can put there either P90 or minibucker. Epis have a pickup ring that is a copy of the full sized humbucker ring and a routing for the body of pickup and its ears - you won't be able to put there P90
This is Gibson's cavity

And this is Epiphone's

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 4:07 pm

I like these and the Wilshires, but no such deals happening in the UK.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 4:44 pm

I expect to get run out of town for saying this but I don't really like these. They look like silly plastic guitars drawn by a child. An exercise in how to make a double cutaway guitar not stylish at all.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 6:40 pm

Yeah,but they got that rock'nroll sound!

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Epiphone 1962 Collection