Author Topic: What's this?? (Read 1613 times)

kellar · « **on:** April 04, 2008, 09:14:14 AM »

I have been looking around on ebay for a cheap guitar to rebuild and I ran across this. Notice the Gibson truss rod cover and the Epiphone headstock signature. Didn't really know what to think about it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/GIBSON-EPIPHONE-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-VERY-NICE_W0QQitemZ260226138202QQihZ016QQcategoryZ33037QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

MrBump · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2008, 10:04:44 AM »

Never seen one before, but it's kinda nice... You buying?

kellar · « **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2008, 10:10:49 AM »

It is intriguing. I wish he would have posted more info though. Pickups, wood, etc. Nonetheless, it is an attractive guitar. I don't think he is shipping overseas though.

Ratrod · « **Reply #3 on:** April 04, 2008, 10:39:18 AM »

I believe they made that in the early 90's when everybody was making strat copies.

gwEm · « **Reply #4 on:** April 04, 2008, 10:44:02 AM »

i believe when epiphone first started to do cheaper guitars they were called "epiphone by gibson" and often featured bolt-on explorer type necks.

I've seen Vs and teles quite a few times, but never a strat, though it stands to reason they would have built one.

kellar · « **Reply #5 on:** April 04, 2008, 10:47:16 AM »

That's new to me. I have never seen a Strat style body made by Epiphone/Gibson. Any idea what the body is made of? I am guessing the pickups are cheap single coils. Those would be replaced anyway. Just curious as of the build.

Philly Q · « **Reply #6 on:** April 04, 2008, 10:49:56 AM »

They were early '90s I think, made in Korea.

I can't remember much about them, but they were budget models, no more than £200 new (possibly even a lot less than that). Pretty sure the bodies are plywood, and the Explorer-style headstock isn't ideal for use with a trem.

I have a mental image of Rockers in Denmark St displaying them in their window - I think they came in black, red or white.

kellar · « **Reply #7 on:** April 04, 2008, 10:53:14 AM »

Yeah, I kind of figured they were budget model Strats. Needless to say, I don't need any plywood Strats laying around the house.