Epiphone Crestwood Custom Electric Guitar - Cherry

Epiphone’s solidbody story began with the Crestwood in 1958, and the Crestwood Custom followed a year later with rounded body edges and a more distinct identity of its own. This Epiphone Crestwood Custom electric guitar returns to that early symmetrical double-cut formula with a two-piece mahogany body, glued-in Medium C mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard and dual PRO Mini Humbuckers. Independent volume and tone controls with a three-way selector give each pickup direct control, while a LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge with TUSQ saddles and Tremotone vibrato add precise setup adjustment and expressive pitch movement. Offered in Cherry and Polaris White with a premium gig bag, the Crestwood Custom reconnects Epiphone’s first solidbody lineage with a practical modern setup.

Rounded Mahogany Double Cut Returns to Early Crestwood Form

The original Crestwood debuted in 1958 as Epiphone’s first solidbody electric guitar, and by 1959 the Crestwood Custom had added softly rounded body edges and its own visual identity. This version draws from those early models with a symmetrical double-cut body made from two pieces of solid mahogany. Epiphone describes that construction as warm and resonant with a focused midrange character, giving the vintage-inspired silhouette a tonewood foundation suited to both clean and driven playing.

Dual PRO Mini Humbuckers Expand the Crestwood’s Range

A pair of Epiphone PRO Mini Humbuckers forms the Crestwood Custom’s sonic core, with separate neck and bridge pickups feeding dedicated volume and tone controls through CTS potentiometers. The three-way toggle provides direct access to either pickup or both together, while the independent controls let players shape each position before switching. Epiphone describes the pair as capable of moving from articulate cleans to full-scale distortion depending on the amplifier and effects chain, giving the Crestwood a broad working range from a compact mini-humbucker layout.

Medium C Set Neck Favors the Earliest Crestwood Feel

The glued-in mahogany neck uses the fuller Medium C profile associated with the earliest Crestwood Custom versions rather than the slimmer profiles of later iterations. A 24.75" scale and 12" rosewood fingerboard keep the dimensions familiar, while 22 medium-jumbo frets and pearloid oval inlays reinforce the early-inspired presentation. A Graph Tech nut completes the playing surface at the reduced-size Kalamazoo-style headstock.

Tremotone Vibrato Adds Expressive Pitch Control

A LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge provides action and individual intonation adjustment, while TUSQ saddles are designed to support tuning consistency and reduce string breakage. Behind it, the Tremotone vibrato adds expressive pitch movement and carries a rosewood insert with a foil Epiphone E emblem. Epiphone Deluxe tuners with ivory buttons, nickel hardware and the reduced-size Kalamazoo-style headstock with Bikini badge complete a hardware layout that connects the current guitar to early Crestwood Custom styling.

Early Crestwood Character With Tremotone Expression

The Crestwood Custom brings together the traits that set Epiphone’s first solidbody family apart: a rounded symmetrical mahogany body, fuller Medium C set neck, compact Kalamazoo-style headstock and dual mini-humbucker electronics. Independent controls make the neck and bridge positions easy to tailor, while the Tremotone adds pitch movement without changing the guitar’s early-inspired visual language. For players drawn to the Crestwood’s late-1950s roots but wanting a broader two-pickup setup, the Epiphone Crestwood Custom carries that lineage into a current playing platform.