galapagos Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I got this at a yard sale a while back for $20. that's probably about as much as it's worth but what is it? I've spent hours on line trying to track down anything like it. When I got it it was spray painted gray and it looked like someone used a rusty gouge to remove the original finish. Then they used a sharpie to color the pick up casings black and put what ever volume knobs they had handy (as seen in picture, a yellow LP type on V and a chrome on T) I tried to clean it up, painted it white (i'm guessing it was originally red) got it set up. Plays OK. First I thought it was a "frankenstein" but the pickguard leads me to believe that it's an original because the shape fits the guitar and obviously has the "E". Not sure if you can see a coil tap switch, sorry, the pix are a bit shoddy. Has a trem arm & cover plate for the bridge (not shown). Anybody know? I'm burning with curiosity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubstar Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Epiphone ET-270T...Cobain played one...there was an extensive thread on it with pictures about 2 months ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galapagos Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 that was quick! thanks. Any links to the prior thread? Now that you mention it I do remember it on the Nirvana DVD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racha871281734065 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 sorry, but it sorta looks mutated. I mean, i also have a fender strat and it looks like it has a fender strat body but yet an epiphone neck. Sorry, ik this isn't 2 helpful, but i'm just giving u any thoughts that i have. when u find out what it is, tell me. racha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubstar Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 sorry' date=' but it sorta looks mutated. I mean, i also have a fender strat and it looks like it has a fender strat body but yet an epiphone neck. Sorry, ik this isn't 2 helpful, but i'm just giving u any thoughts that i have. when u find out what it is, tell me. racha[/quote'] like I said, it's an epiphone 270...here's a link to the original catalog: http://www.matsumoku.org/models/epiphone/catalogs/1974/pg5.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 ...Another of those 'quick and dirty' 'Epiphones' based on an existing Aria guitar model. The pickups are a dead giveaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Here's a pic of a 270 and another Looks good to these untrained eyes. But it does look strange with the 3+3 head on the Strat-ish body. Notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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