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

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 7:07 pm

It looks cool and classic, imo. I like mid 60's Wilshire with shorter low horn better, but this Crestwood is good anyway. There are way uglier guitars. I can't get that plastic guitar impression tbh - it is beautiful finish on a thin slab of mahogany and it is a lightweight guitar. I don't know about Crestwood, but Wilshires with mini humbuckers are just lookers in person. Tremotone decorated with a piece of rosewood looks just great to me, too.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 7:52 pm

I played one a year ago and thought it was alright.

Still no sign of the '64 Coronet reissue though

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 7:53 pm

westtexasred wrote:Yeah,but they got that rock'nroll sound!

I think if we're honest with ourselves, none of us really care how a guitar sounds.

George · Post by **George** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 7:55 pm

Bacchus wrote:
westtexasred wrote:Yeah,but they got that rock'nroll sound!
I think if we're honest with ourselves, none of us really care how a guitar sounds.

exactly, or we wouldn't play jaguars

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 10:01 pm

Bacchus wrote:
westtexasred wrote:Yeah,but they got that rock'nroll sound!
I think if we're honest with ourselves, none of us really care how a guitar sounds.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 4:28 am

Noirie. wrote:Still no sign of the '64 Coronet reissue though

This

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 6:41 am

[youtube][/youtube]

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 7:23 am

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

You can get them for about Â£260 in the UK, that's pretty cheap for a guitar with HSC

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 5:28 pm

NickD wrote:
Fran wrote:I like these and the Wilshires, but no such deals happening in the UK.
You can get them for about Â£260 in the UK, that's pretty cheap for a guitar with HSC

Hmm. Just had a look, not a bad deal from GAK.

I fancy a Gibson-a-like with a traditional tremolo as I've never owned anything like that before. All my trem guitars have been either Fenders or Superstrats.
I'll have a trawl from some reviews...

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 7:40 pm

People on other forums who own one say that they are very well made.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 9:41 pm

My only concern is someone reviewing it said it is difficult to get the action low.
I'm not a basher on guitar, I like low action and light gauge strings.

Other than that I am tempted to pull the trigger on one. It sounds and looks good. Not bought anything new for a couple of years, the case and candy also make the deal seem sweeter.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 7:55 pm

It's the cat's meow.

No,I haven't played it yet because it is still frozen, but I took it out of the box for a few quick pix because

I know you wanted to see it. Look at that beautiful grey case they packed it in

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:46 pm

Just called MF because someone told me they had 20% off deal last night and the customer service rep I talked to gave me the same deal so it only cost $239!

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 9:02 pm

The case is nicer than the one they came with in the 60s,lol.Notice that the they kept the gray and blue color scheme on the case for the reissues.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:20 pm

Nice guitar.Too bad the bridge pickup doesn't work.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 1:58 am

faulty 3 way switch maybe? I seem to remember some Epiphones having that issue out of the box from my Guitar Center days.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 2:24 am

Mark Arm plays a Crestwood here:
[youtube][/youtube]

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 6:09 am

Nick wrote:faulty 3 way switch maybe? I seem to remember some Epiphones having that issue out of the box from my Guitar Center days.

All my Epi switches died within like 5 or 6 years of buying the guitars, whether they were the boxy or the phenolic types.

BAMBOOZLED

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 7:29 am

Check the pickup isn't grounding out Westy, usually it just a terminal (one of the pots or toggle) touching the shielding paint in the control cavity.

It all looks sweet though.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:41 pm

Looks sweet, agree. At $239 for the guitar and case that's a bargain. Though that's a shame that the bridge pickup doesn't work. How do you find the general quality apart from the pickup?