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Vintage 1970s Epiphone Wilshire Electric Guitar in Wine Red Very Clean MIJ works perfect. Holds a great Rock n Roll sound!
Theres a few superficial paint chips, dings and such all around the guitar nothing major though. As stated these are only superficial and, in my opinion, only serves to the authenticity of that vintage aesthetic. The pictures state the condition. What you see is what you get. Tuners are not original but work fine with guitar.
Comes with a gig bag.
- Set Neck
- Solid Body
- Double Cutaway
- Body and Neck made of mahogany
- Fretboard made of Rosewood
To be honest, I don’t want to sell it but alas I need the money.
Overall the guitar is in very good condition. Plays loud and sounds amazing through any decent amp. Has a natural warm sound perfect for classic rock n roll, pop, surf rock, garage/grunge rock or any major Brit rock band from the 60s to now.
The Epiphone Wilshire is a solid body electric guitar made by Epiphone from 1959 to 1970. After Epiphone was acquired by Gibson in 1957, this was one of the many models produced to rival the very popular Fender Stratocaster. The original Wilshire's sound was known for its pop, surf, and garage rock sound, although it could also be useful for "heavier" music of the 60's. It was positioned between the higher specification Crestwood and the lower specification Coronet. The Wilshire was reissued in two versions, the Wilshire II and Wilshire III, from 1982 to 1985. It was reissued again starting in 2009 and remains in the Epiphone catalog.
The Wilshire was introduced in 1959 as a symmetrical, double-cut, solid body guitar with a square-edged body and two P-90 pickups. For the 1963 model year, the guitar was substantially changed to an asymmetrical shape with rounded edges and two alnico mini-humbucker pickups. It remained largely in this configuration for the remainder of its production run. In the 60s, Epiphone also experimented with new, vibrant colors such as California Coral, as seen on some 1965 Wilshires. The Wilshire was reissued from 1982 to 1985 as the Wilshire II and Wilshire III. The Wilshire II had two mini-humbucker pickups and the Wilshire III had three. Epiphone once again reissued the Wilshire beginning in 2009. Several models were introduced: the limited edition Pro, '66 Worn (with or without "tremotone" (vibrato)) and '62 USA. In 2011, Epiphone released the Frank Iero signature Wilshire "Phant-o-Matic".