sledge57 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I found these today and the guy with the Orange and Tiger striped ones sent me more pics of the Tiger. Serial Numbers are Orange I0608xxxx and Tiger Striped SI0704xxxx. The black one in the link doesn't have the Bigsby???? http://cgi.ebay.com/EPIPHONE-WILDKAT-TIGER-STRIPED-W-BIGSBY-BUY-IT-NOW_W0QQitemZ130290876895QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item130290876895&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50 http://cgi.ebay.com/EPIPHONE-WILDKAT-BRILLIANT-ORANGE-W-BIGSBY-BUY-IT-NOW_W0QQitemZ130290878891QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item130290878891&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50 http://cgi.ebay.com/Epiphone-WildKat-Electric-Guitar-Trans-Black-NO-BIGSBY_W0QQitemZ400034199851QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item400034199851&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50 Here are the pics for anyone interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 IThe black one in the link doesn't have the Bigsby???? The black one has been refurbished. You can see the sticker that replaces the original serial number through the f-hole. You can also see the screw-hole on the top that previously held the Bigsby. The refurbisher either removed it to sell it for parts, or removed it because there was something wrong wth it. Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icantbuyafender Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 and people don't believe ib love (or lust) at first sight... tiger stripe= retardedly beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jook Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 The black one has been refurbished. You can see the sticker that replaces the original serial number through the f-hole. You can also see the screw-hole on the top that previously held the Bigsby. The refurbisher either removed it to sell it for parts' date=' or removed it because there was something wrong wth it. [/quote'] Or more likely that he preferred a non-bigsby tailpiece because he/she has no use for a vibrato. There are plenty of people who don't use bigsbys and consider it a nusiance. A non-moving tailpiece would hold tune better for people who have this preference. You can also tell that someone went to some trouble to customize it, because the knobs have been replaced. The pickup switch cap is also substituted (perhaps the switch electronics were also changed?). The vintage styled metal headstock plate is also removed. And a Gibson branded TRC is also put in place. These changes all look to me to be the works of a previous owner who loved to mod the guitar, rather than a refurbisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Or more likely that he preferred a non-bigsby tailpiece because he/she has no use for a vibrato. There are plenty of people who don't use bigsbys and consider it a nusiance. A non-moving tailpiece would hold tune better for people who have this preference. You can also tell that someone went to some trouble to customize it' date=' because the knobs have been replaced. The pickup switch cap is also substituted (perhaps the switch electronics were also changed?). The vintage styled metal headstock plate is also removed. And a Gibson branded TRC is also put in place. These changes all look to me to be the works of a previous owner who loved to mod the guitar, rather than a refurbisher. [/quote'] It also could be likely that Epiphone removed all the knobs, plates, Bigbsby, etc. before selling the stripped body to the refurbisher. That guitar was given a new serial number, which indicates it was sold to one. Look for it on the white sticker that was put over the original serial number. You can see it through the f-hole. Valuable parts, including the pick ups, are often stripped from bodies before they are sold to the refurbisher, and after. If you look, you will find many Elitist bodies (especially) sold with new pick ups, knobs, pickguards, etc. In certain cases, Epi will keep them to have replacement parts for future warranty repair claims. In other cases, the refurbisher resells them in order to make some extra scratch from their investment. That's one reason you find Elitist pick ups (which are Gibson pickups) are available on eBay so often from refurbishers. [EDIT] There's really no question that the guitar is a refurb. I went back and read the description, and it states it, LOL! Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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