dougg330 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Happy vintage guitar day to me! Picked up a really clean 1963 Epiphone Granada... missing the end peg strap pin, and with a couple of small scrapes on the back of the headstock, but other than that, minty clean. Sorry for the extraneous '62 Sorrento reissue headstock shot that snuck in - rushing too much when I copied pix. Wonderful action, great acoustic projection. Finish is unchecked. No scrapes, dents or wear spots on the neck. Yeah, the Melody Maker is on its last, microphonic legs, but that can be dealt with. I'm in Epi heaven once again. I'm thinking about sending the pickup to Lindy Fralin for rewinding, but I'm open to other good suggestions from this august group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Nice and darn great looking catch, congrats, HVGD! What great condition - awesome! Is she all original? By the way, I guess there has been a hiccup somewhere in the system making this a double topic... :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelake07 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Very nice! For those who don't know (I didn't), this guitar is the Epiphone equivalent of the Gibson ES-120T. They cost less to produce because the pickguard assembly, which holds all the guitar's electronics, was made off the guitar. It was then "dropped in" to the body as the last assembly step. The front of the guitar is routed like a small swimming pool to accomodate the pickguard and pickups/electronics. This is why the guitar only has one "f" hole. Curtis Novak is someone to consider sending the pickup to for rewinding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Just. WOW. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 that's in amazingly good condition......and all the electronics IN the PG !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougg330 Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Very nice! For those who don't know (I didn't), this guitar is the Epiphone equivalent of the Gibson ES-120T. They cost less to produce because the pickguard assembly, which holds all the guitar's electronics, was made off the guitar. It was then "dropped in" to the body as the last assembly step. The front of the guitar is routed like a small swimming pool to accomodate the pickguard and pickups/electronics. This is why the guitar only has one "f" hole. Curtis Novak is someone to consider sending the pickup to for rewinding. Thanks - I'll check that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffery Smith Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Really brings back memories of the quintessential pawn shop archtops I wished I could buy as a kid but couldn't afford. The best I was able to do was a Kay 5-string banjo. Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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