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Description

The latest Crestwood Custom electric guitar celebrates Epiphone's 150th anniversary. It features an asymmetrical solid mahogany double-cutaway body that gives players unhindered upper fret access, a mahogany neck with a comfortable ’60s SlimTaper D profile, and an Indian laurel fretboard with oval inlays. The headstock is the popular "Batwing" style, with Wilkinson six-on-a-plate inline tuners with metal buttons. The electronics feature a pair of made-in-the-USA Gibson Mini Humbuckers that are wired to CTS potentiometers, and a Switchcraft 3-way toggle switch and 1/4" output jack. An Epiphone Tremotone vibrato tailpiece gives you extra expressive capabilities. The included 150th Anniversary Historic hardshell case features an Epiphone 150th Anniversary logo.

The Crestwood first appeared in 1958, and it was renamed Crestwood Custom in 1959. The Crestwood was Epiphone’s first two-pickup solidbody electric guitar design.
Epiphone 150th Anniversary Crestwood Custom Electric Guitar California Coral
Epiphone 150th Anniversary Crestwood Custom Electric Guitar California Coral
Epiphone 150th Anniversary Crestwood Custom Electric Guitar California Coral

Features

  • Asymmetrical solid mahogany double-cutaway body
  • ’60s SlimTaper D mahogany neck, Indian laurel fretboard with oval inlays
  • Gibson Mini Humbuckers wired to CTS potentiometers, 3-way toggle switch
  • Epiphone Tremotone vibrato tailpiece, Wilkinson six-on-a-plate inline tuners

Specs

Body
  • Body type: Solidbody, Double Cutaway
  • Body wood: Mahogany
Neck
  • Neck shape: SlimTaper D
  • Neck wood: Mahogany
  • Scale length: 628.65 mm
Fingerboard
  • Material: Indian Laurel
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Inlays: Oval
  • Nut width/material: 43 mm/Graph Tech
Electronics
  • Configuration: HH
  • Neck: Gibson
  • Bridge: Gibson
  • Control layout: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers
  • Pickup Switch: 3-way
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed
  • Bridge design: Floating
  • Tailpiece: Vibrato
  • Tuning machines: Wilkinson six-on-a-plate
  • Color: Nickel
Other
  • Case: Hardshell case

Reviews

4

3 Reviews

67%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

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  1. Jamming1
  2. Recording1
  3. Rock Concerts1
  4. Whatever1
Cons
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  1. Experienced3
Pros
  1. Fun To Play2
  2. Good Feel2
  3. Good Pick Up2
  4. Solid Electronics2
  5. Good Tone1

Reviewed by 3 customers

  • There were some fret issues but I am VERY happy!

    5

    submitted2 years ago

    byPaul

    fromPhiladelphia

    Yes, the frets were a mess and the routs under the pick gaurd is a little rough (as in splintery) but I am sooooo glade I stuck my neck out to get it fixed up. This guitar is incredible. I have 10,s on it and the neck feels like I have slinky 9's. The pickups really respond to changes in the pickup height so I was able to dial in exacly what I wanted. the sound and pliability is phenomenal! The neck is as accessible at the 22nd fret as it is at the first. It's like a cross between an SG and Tele. I use the Bigsby on all my guitars a lot and I notice that this one is not only silky smooth but bends down in tune. It looks as if this is due to the roll bar which is machined to have a different radius for each string to compensate for the difference that the slack has on the note due to the difference in the string diameter. I am a BIG fan of this guitar. And it looks so cool.

  • Owned this for four months

    5

    submitted2 years ago

    byJohnny

    fromNashville, TN

    Excellent guitar. Setup was great out of the box. Finish looks really good. No sharp fret ends or grounding issues. The tremolo is slightly fluttery. Better than a real bigsby and lighter. No neck dive. Well balanced. Only issue I have is that the tone and volume knobs were swapped.

  • Not all I was hoping for!

    2

    submitted2 years ago

    byBarton

    fromPennsylvania

    Looks amazing and the color and really pops, terrible setup out of the box, gnd issues for sure if you touch the strings or move the trem arm it would pop and hiss, the frets were terrible! deep groves perpendicular to the fret making it unplayable. Gnd fixable frets no go, RETURNED

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