mihcmac Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 (edited) Re-introducing the Coronet, Wilshire and Crestwood.. Edited November 21, 2020 by mihcmac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mihcmac Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 (edited) Ok so this is an Inspired by Gibson 339 not original Epiphone design, but just had to put it in here.. Edited November 21, 2020 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt4356 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Still no info on the riviera, i don't need another semi, but I NEED a riviera with mini humbuckers. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) No actual new word I have seen on them so far.. Edited November 23, 2020 by mihcmac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) My modified new Inspired by Gibson ES-339 with the new headstock, C profile neck, Grover Rotomatic tuners, CTS pots, I replaced the Epiphone USA Alnico Classic PRO Humbuckers with HB sized Mean 90's and added a Les Trem II.. It has a wonderful feeling fret board and sounds incredible.. Edited November 23, 2020 by mihcmac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 3 hours ago, mihcmac said: My modified new Inspired by Gibson ES-339 with the new headstock, C profile neck, Grover Rotomatic tuners, CTS pots, I replaced the Epiphone USA Alnico Classic PRO Humbuckers with HB sized Mean 90's and added a Les Trem II.. It has a wonderful feeling fret board and sounds incredible.. That looks fantastic. Very nice mods. Did those P-90s drop right in? I'd like to do that with an IBG ES-335. Red 333 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Red 333 said: That looks fantastic. Very nice mods. Did those P-90s drop right in? I'd like to do that with an IBG ES-335. Red 333 Yes they do, they are a direct HB replacement from Guitar Fetish. They also come in Nickel and Chrome.. Edited November 24, 2020 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt4356 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) I'm useless at posting links but richtonemusic.co.uk has the burgundy and tan Riviera in stock! £599. I am literally about to buy a Gibson Les Paul Special TV yellow tomorrow, I've always wanted a riviera with mini hums and freq tailpeice. I was hoping to just get the Gibson and deal with gas for the riviera in a few months when I thought they would appear. Dilemma! They also have some interesting new colours in the casino, worn ebony and denim? I hadn't seen anything about these new colours. Edited November 24, 2020 by Matt4356 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) Epiphone ES-335 and ES-339 Note: it seems these come with 2 wire Epiphone USA Alnico Classic PRO Humbuckers and CTS pots. Edited November 25, 2020 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Thanks so much! On 11/23/2020 at 9:28 PM, mihcmac said: Yes they do, they are a direct HB replacement from Guitar Fetish. They also come in Nickel and Chrome.. Thanks so much! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Red 333 said: Thanks so much! My favorite is the GFS Mean 90's but they also come as Dream 90's which also sound really good but not quite as hot. Edited November 25, 2020 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 (edited) On 11/25/2020 at 12:38 PM, mihcmac said: My favorite is the GFS Mean 90's but they also come as Dream 90's which also sound really good but not quite as hot. Thanks to your post, I read up on them earlier. The Mean 90s do seem better suited to me. Thanks so much for your help and suggestions. Happy Thanksgiving. Edited November 27, 2020 by Red 333 misused apostrophe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Red 333 said: Thanks to your post, I read up on them earlier. The Mean 90s do seem better suited to me. Thanks so much for your help and suggestions. Happy Thanksgiving. My thread on upgrading my 339 with Mean 90's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) I got to play it a little today, so far everything is good. A few of my concerns before buying were laid to rest after actually seeing it. No veneer, the body is 2 blocks of mahogany with the seam exactly down the middle. No scarf joint, the neck is one piece except for the wings on the headstock like a Gibson. My new 339 was monopolizing all of my time, until the 59 style Wilshire got here. I love this rounded C profile neck and with no access restriction all the way to fret 22. Edited December 3, 2020 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@steveharr Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 bring back the Olympic, the one that looks like a double cut LP. I have a 63 epiphone Olympic, and I love it, and so do all the people who have played it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 My new Wilshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) On 12/3/2020 at 7:34 PM, steve@steveharr said: bring back the Olympic, the one that looks like a double cut LP. I have a 63 epiphone Olympic, and I love it, and so do all the people who have played it. The Olympics used a lot of different body designs like the Coronet/Wilshire/Crestwood bodies, including the Olympic below that used the Melody Maker DC body. Edited December 6, 2020 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Anybody out there tried any of the new 2020 models with the Kalamazoo style headstock.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I played the Wilshire and Crestwood a few weeks ago. I'm planning to buy a Wilshire when they get the red one in. What is anyone using for the case? Epiphone's product page lists the SG case, but a Sweetwater rep recommended a generic rectangular Fender-style case. My local store thinks they have one of the 2009 reissue cases hidden somewhere, but if that doesn't turn up, I need something else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) 52 minutes ago, pohatu771 said: I played the Wilshire and Crestwood a few weeks ago. I'm planning to buy a Wilshire when they get the red one in. What is anyone using for the case? Epiphone's product page lists the SG case, but a Sweetwater rep recommended a generic rectangular Fender-style case. My local store thinks they have one of the 2009 reissue cases hidden somewhere, but if that doesn't turn up, I need something else. Sweetwater may not have Epiphone SG cases. I ordered an aftermarket Musicians Gear SGS case that is on its way because I now have 4 guitars that fit in my 2 SG cases. The official designated case for the Crestwood, Wilshire or the Coronet is an SG case. So I have an Epiphone Deluxe SG Case that it fits quite nicely in (with little extra head room), or a Gibson Deluxe SG Case that the body fits a little snugger.. So the Wilshire is a little shorter in overall length than an SG, but the neck length is the same. Edited December 18, 2020 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 You don't have a Telecaster, do you? I think these are roughly the size of a double-cutaway Telecaster, but I haven't been able to try a case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, pohatu771 said: You don't have a Telecaster, do you? I think these are roughly the size of a double-cutaway Telecaster, but I haven't been able to try a case. Yes I do have a Tele that fits in my Epiphone SG case but not in my Gibson SG case which is too tight on the body.. So I guess this could also mean that the Wilshire, Coronet and Crestwood could fit in a Tele case, as long as the headstock is supported correctly. Edited December 19, 2020 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) I sent this new Ebony Coronet to a friend of mine, that is leaning against my old Ampeg with my friends Classic 50 driving it. He said it sounds Killer through this rig.. Edited December 22, 2020 by mihcmac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt4356 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 10 hours ago, mihcmac said: I sent this new Ebony Coronet to a friend of mine, that is leaning against my old Ampeg with my friends Classic 50 driving it. He said it sounds Killer through this rig.. Good friends and good guitars are what we all need this year. Nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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