Aoresteen Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I just recieved my used white Wilshire pro guitar. I'm liking it! :) Question: What year was it made? Here's the serial number: 1003123xxx. I'm guessing March 2010. There's no country of origin marked on the body - I assume China, right? It has StewMac replacement pickups: Goldenage Alnico 5. Neck 5402, Bridge 5403. The vol pot for the bridge is wired backwards. No biggie. Yes I'm gonna mod it. Plans are new pickguard, single vol single tone, maybe a side output jack, coil taps & phase switch. Best of all I got it for $128 plus shipping. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitmore Willy Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Aoresteen, Yes, 2010....Congrats! Great deal!!! Sounds like a lot of fun. Keep us up to date along the way. Still...after 33 posts, you know the drill.... PICS or it didn't happen. Willy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Sounds like pretty good value, and some tasty mods in store, almost needless to say, have fun with it, HNGD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSAR Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 HNGD! I love mine! For $128, you stole that, especially with the mods... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoresteen Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Aoresteen, ...Still...after 33 posts, you know the drill.... PICS or it didn't happen. Willy Yeh I know.. In the morning when there is light out, pics will come. My flash isn't so good :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoresteen Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 OK, here are the photos! And the Golden Age pickups: Neck: Bridge: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSAR Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Those are interesting tuners... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretter Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Very nice guitar! Ah dangit, you went and gave me GAS. I think I want one of those but I'd better wait a while. Might get hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamGuy Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Man, that's a smokin' deal and for a really sharp looking guitar... well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoresteen Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 New pickguard is in. But I won't be back home until 1 April to work on it. Reserve duty. Stay tuned! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-M Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 HNGD! I've tried Golden Age pups myself with good results. I put a set of Parsons Street Humbuckers in an older Ibanez LP a couple of years ago. It was a huge improvement over the stock ones. That's a heck of a deal, the pups alone probably were around $100. Beautiful guitar, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DADDEO Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 HNGD my friend, nice photo's, show the guit off a treat. Tried one at a recent guitar show, very comfy, but I couldn't take to the all white appearence. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoresteen Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 HNGD my friend, nice photo's, show the guit off a treat. Tried one at a recent guitar show, very comfy, but I couldn't take to the all white appearence. Enjoy. Thanks! I didn't like the all white look as well. Wait till you see the new pickguard :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDEN Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Congrats, I've liked every Wilshire I have played.... Enjoy your new Epi !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoresteen Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 Well, the mods are DONE!! Here's what she looks like now. I had Terrapin Guitars make a new pick guard for her: http://www.terrapinguitars.com/ I simplified the controls - one vol and one tone. The top was too busy so I moved the output jack to the side: I added a custom truss rod cover as well from Terrapin Guitars: A bone nut was added for better tone. Man, I love this guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDEN Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Very unique looking! Nice upgrade! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubyred Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Nice mods on a great guitar - HNGD. Really like the new scratch plate colour and the simplified controls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Nice upgrades, nothing like making a guitar your own, grats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSAR Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Nice! I think I'm gonna have to get my pickguard made like that when I finally get around to having it done, not exactly the same, of course. LOVE it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DADDEO Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Really nice job you've done there, and like RaSTuS said, there's nothing like making a guitar your own. Congrats. [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lender200 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Sounds like pretty good value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoresteen Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 Maybe mine isn't a Wilshire Pro but a Ltd Ed Wilshire? http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Doublecut/Epiphone/Ltd-Ed-Wilshire.aspx Back of the headstock has the Ltd Ed logo. Thoughts?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpiEric Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 The Wilshire Pro is also a "Limited Edition" but the knobs on yours do look more like the original Limited Edition Wilshire. The Pro has rubberized knobs as it has push/pull posts on the volumes. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/epiphone-limited-edition-wilshire-pro-electric-guitar Yours has reflectors like the first run. So I think you're right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoresteen Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 Yeh, it had/has regular pots. No push pulls thus no coil split option. It's not a Pro. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednefceleb Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Beautiful Axe! I am real curious about how those Golden Age Stew Mac Alnico p'ups are sounding. If ya read this, would ya please review those p'ups. I have always had good luck with Stew Mac products. Thanx, Rednefceleb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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