Epiphone Wilshire More of them

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 4:41 am

http://www.epiphone.com/news.asp?NewsID=1621

These are regular epiphones I believe not the USA pricey version.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 4:58 am

im digging the all nat version.
i kinda want epi to re-issue the melody maker with two p=90s and trem
i don't even really careabout color

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:27 am

at one time they all had trems. I guess they were trying to compete with fender

they're all obviously derivative of Gibson designs but the Olympic stands out to me as being pretty much the Epiphone version of the Melody Maker.

kittenbreath · Post by **kittenbreath** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 6:07 am

mage wrote:at one time they all had trems. I guess they were trying to compete with fender

they're all obviously derivative of Gibson designs but the Olympic stands out to me as being pretty much the Epiphone version of the Melody Maker.

indeed. i have one and it's identical to a melody maker, minus the cosmetic differences. ive always been under the impression that their reason for being was to get gibson made solid bodies into guitar shops that had exclusivity deals with fender (but not epiphone, which had previously produced only hollow bodies). the melody maker body style was phased out as the wilshire body took hold.

Markn951 · Post by **Markn951** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:16 pm

that white crestwood is niiiiiice

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:21 pm

jcyphe wrote:http://www.epiphone.com/news.asp?NewsID=1621

These are regular epiphones I believe not the USA pricey version.

I fucking hope these are affordable, wanted a black wilshire or coronet for ages now.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:40 pm

that orangish one is great looking. i dunno if i like the minhums better aesthetically than the hums.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:44 pm

the current white one slays these visually.

Markn951 · Post by **Markn951** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 4:51 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:the current white one slays these visually.

http://epiphone.com/default.asp?Product ... ctionID=19
That one?

or

http://epiphone.com/default.asp?Product ... ctionID=17
that one?

The top is the epiphone one
the bottom is the gibson-made USA pricey snob-alicious one.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:15 pm

Markn951 wrote:
endsjustifymeans wrote:the current white one slays these visually.
http://epiphone.com/default.asp?Product ... ctionID=19
That one?

or

http://epiphone.com/default.asp?Product ... ctionID=17
that one?

The top is the epiphone one
the bottom is the gibson-made USA pricey snob-alicious one.

epiphone, fuck some gibson.

benwalker · Post by **benwalker** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:37 am

gibson should take note that the libertines ceased to exist a few years ago...

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:54 pm

I think you may be overestimating both The Libertines influence and Gibson's down-with-the-kids-ness.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:33 pm

The Libertines didn't really break America to my knowledge? Not enough to move guitars via association anyway... even the tabloids only mentioned them as a footnote in Kate Moss stories, probably had some raving reviews in Rolling Stone or whatever but never made a big splash.
It's always possible they are aiming for some of that crowd in the European market, but I think there's a lot of guitarists in the States who were into those Coronet/Wilshire Epis anyway [before/during/after The Libertines] who'll be quite pleased about these.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:36 pm

Aye. I suspect the thinking here is that their class looking guitars, not that some junkies used to play them. We all know that's no way to sell guitars.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:46 pm

benecol wrote:I think you may be overestimating both The Libertines influence and Gibson's down-with-the-kids-ness.

If there is any band this guitar shape is associated with in America it's the MC5 or Johnny Winter(after the firebird).

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:51 pm

BacchusPaul wrote:Aye. I suspect the thinking here is that their class looking guitars, not that some junkies used to play them. We all know that's no way to sell guitars.

I see what you did there.

George · Post by **George** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:51 pm

I think the body on these are a little too wide for me.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:59 pm

I like the Coronet the best visually.

I wish Epiphone would do a proper re-ish of it... didn't care much for the last one

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:00 pm

paul_ wrote:

FUCKING WOULD!

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:07 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:
paul_ wrote:

FUCKING WOULD!

+1 !

Epiphone Wilshire More of them

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