RotcanX Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 There was a post way back when about some magazine article hinting thar Epi was going to re-issue some vintage models à la Wilshire or Crestwood... but according to the pictures from the NAMM show it doesn't look like this is happening any too fast. ...so much for magazine rumors I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Yeah I would think if their gonna put it to print it would be substantiated at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 I'm also getting the impression that the Elitist line is slowly being 'disowned' by Epiphone, judging by that booth shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Looking at them bottom 2 from the right, their bringing back those Sratothingy's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 I think those would be the EM-2 EX and FX Prophecy models. As close as I can tell, the bottom row goes Dot, Joe Pass, Sheraton, Prophecy Futura EX, Prophecy Futura FX, Prophecy EM-2 FX, Prophecy EM-2 EX, EB-0, Jack Casady Bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpiEric Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 That was in the Guitar World 100 Years of Epiphone article in the April issue. Hopefully they'll still turn up. I'd be interested if they do the P90 versions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 And yet, in their "news" there is a section that has "Stacy Mitchhart" featured as the guest artist (or one of them, anyway) USING a "Wilshire!" So, why show that, if they're not trying to promote/sell them? Honestly, between what goes on, on the forum, and some of their "Marketing" practices, anymore...I don't know what to think? WHY would they distance themselves from their BEST (Elitist) line??? Their (Epi's) "Logic" seems pretty mysterious, anymore. ;>b CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferySmith Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I'm also getting the impression that the Elitist line is slowly being 'disowned' by Epiphone' date=' judging by that booth shot.[/quote']Well, then I'm glad I got every Elitist that I had been hankering for. I found a Wilshire "in stock" on the amazon.com site. It is the model below: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 And yet' date=' in their "news" there is a section that has "Stacy Mitchhart" featured as the guest artist (or one of them, anyway) USING a "Wilshire!" So, why show that, if they're not trying to promote/sell them? Honestly, between what goes on, on the forum, and some of their "Marketing" practices, anymore...I don't know what to think? WHY would they distance themselves from their BEST (Elitist) line??? Their (Epi's) "Logic" seems pretty mysterious, anymore. ;>b CB[/quote'] Maybe because China's still mad at Japan for commiting genocide in WW II, and they (China) figure they make more run-of-the-mill Epiphones, have a bigger piece of the market, and Gibson's unfortunately commited to production in China, so to placate the "political officers" no doubt keeping check on things at Qingdao and the other one, their gonna phase out Elitists to make them happy, because it's probably cheaper for Gibson to have Chinese labor make regular Epi's anyway. Just my paranoid opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 but according to the pictures from the NAMM show it doesn't look like this is happening any too fast. ...so much for magazine rumors I guess. NAMM pictures also showed mockups of the new VJ Senior and the coloured 'iCabs'. I understand they're due to be released in September... Maybe they're waiting for the hype to take off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiltshire willy Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Well' date=' then I'm glad I got every Elitist that I had been hankering for. I found a Wilshire "in stock" on the amazon.com site. It is the model below: [img']http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31v03ShTKCL._SS500_.jpg[/img] Yeah... these bad boys are for sale in OZ for about $350 but you only find white or cherry on offer .Good gear hey! but if only they came with p90scheers W W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recycled Rocker Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Yeah... these bad boys are for sale in OZ for about $350 but you only find white or cherry on offer .Good gear hey! but if only they came with p90scheers W W Hey Willy, do you know where, I would love to get one. I could order it and get them to post t it to North Qld. Cheers mate Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted July 26, 2008 Author Share Posted July 26, 2008 And yet' date=' in their "news" there is a section that has "Stacy Mitchhart" featured as the guest artist (or one of them, anyway) USING a "Wilshire!" So, why show that, if they're not trying to promote/sell them?[/quote'] Well, that's obviously the model that they were selling at MF last year. Definite second about offering these models with the correct P-90s and mini hums. Who needs a funny-shaped G-400? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted July 26, 2008 Author Share Posted July 26, 2008 Maybe because China's still mad at Japan for commiting genocide in WW II' date=' and they (China) figure they make more run-of-the-mill Epiphones, have a bigger piece of the market, and Gibson's unfortunately commited to production in China, so to placate the "political officers" no doubt keeping check on things at Qingdao and the other one, their gonna phase out Elitists to make them happy, because it's probably cheaper for Gibson to have Chinese labor make regular Epi's anyway. Just my paranoid opinion.[/quote']Will somebody please get G&F a COFFEE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferySmith Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Will somebody please get G&F a COFFEE? LOL! It's hard these days NOT starting a thread to diverts over to genocide. At least George W. Bush doesn't play an Epiphone, thank God! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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