Bunky Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 found one with gold hardware, just wondering if its alder, or basswood, or mahogany or some other mystery wood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPS1976 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 should be Mahogany but I'm not 100% sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 There was a short run from 2002-2003 that were laminated mahogany/alder. The rest of them should be Korina with the exception of the '58 Goth, which is Mahogany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berd Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 The epiphone 58 v home page states the body and neck are mahogany, but then the page on the body states the body is Korina. There are many forums asking this question and a number of interpretations. I am happy to accept the answer but it would be nice for Epiphone to fix their home page and provide clarification. There was a short run from 2002-2003 that were laminated mahogany/alder. The rest of them should be Korina with the exception of the '58 Goth, which is Mahogany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabar Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 The epiphone 58 v home page states the body and neck are mahogany, but then the page on the body states the body is Korina. There are many forums asking this question and a number of interpretations. I am happy to accept the answer but it would be nice for Epiphone to fix their oafs of privde clarification. All of the "Korina" Epiphones I've seen (maybe half a dozen or so) were made of Asian mahogany with a thin Korina veneer front and back. If they are in an opaque finish that renders the grain invisible, I can't imagine why they'd bother with the Korina veneer. Even Gibson's "Black Beauty" Les Pauls skipped the maple cap and went with straight mahogany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campbell Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 All of the "Korina" Epiphones I've seen (maybe half a dozen or so) were made of Asian mahogany with a thin Korina veneer front and back. If they are in an opaque finish that renders the grain invisible, I can't imagine why they'd bother with the Korina veneer. Even Gibson's "Black Beauty" Les Pauls skipped the maple cap and went with straight mahogany. This is correct. I will second your findings. I almost jumped on an used Epiphone "Korina" Flying V, so I did a lot of research at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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