midiman56 Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 We got one in today in Ebony. Coil splitting ... and a bunch of nice colors to boot! http://www.guitarcenter.com/Epiphone-Ltd-Ed-Wilshire-PRO-Electric-Guitar-423558-i1515771.gc Very nice ... damn Epiphone!!!! :) Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bynapkinart Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 That Pelham Blue looks fantastic. I tried a few out and was rather disappointed, but luckily it cured my GAS. I had to settle for an EHX Holy Grail instead. Boo hoo. Loving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 I like the blue, too. How much does it weigh? Which are the two volume knobs (hopefully closest to the hand) How do they sound? Yes, I've got GAS. It looks like it has the neck access advantage of the SG but due to the strap lock on the upper horn, without the neck heavy disadvantage of the SG. Notes ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie-t Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Looks like I know what I'm saving for. Couple of P94's in there and it might be in contest with my #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deflepfan Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 We got one in today in Ebony. Coil splitting ... and a bunch of nice colors to boot! http://www.guitarcenter.com/Epiphone-Ltd-Ed-Wilshire-PRO-Electric-Guitar-423558-i1515771.gc Very nice ... damn Epiphone!!!! Jim Wardog started a thread of these last week. http://forums.epiphone.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=197076 Love the Pelham Blue, but still not feeling the love for the guitar - just not my style. Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardog Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 i thought they sounded good, but the white one was really light, made me wonder what wood was under the paint. not quite what i am looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bynapkinart Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 I like the blue' date=' too. How much does it weigh? Which are the two volume knobs (hopefully closest to the hand) How do they sound? Yes, I've got GAS. It looks like it has the neck access advantage of the SG but due to the strap lock on the upper horn, without the neck heavy disadvantage of the SG. Notes ?[/quote'] It varies, I tried out a couple '66 reissues and a couple of these guys, and these guys were lighter. They both weigh about as much or less than my Casino. The layout is, left to right from the player's perspective: Neck Vol - Neck Tone - Jack - Bridge Vol - Bridge Tone. Not bad, just strange. With humbuckers it sounds very close to an SG but plays a lot better. The balance is much more even, no SG neck heaviness. The stock hums are awful, though...if I ever got that I would have to upgrade to Mean 90s or something. The '66 with the mini-hums sounds much, much better...much more what I'd expect a guitar that light and cool to sound. The setup was awful on all the ones I tried. One was walking out the door when I got to the shop, and that one was a lot of fun to play. Beyond that one, everything was just really really shoddy setup. The stock tuners are really bad, and the nut binds worse than any stock Epi nut I've come across. Those problems were consistent through the four that I played. Very disappointed. I had some pretty serious GAS for one of these, but I think I'm going to hold off and save up for the Gibson to back up my Casino. Unless I can find an LP Special or LP Doublecut Faded w P90s used somewhere....never really loved SGs. The Wilshire would KILL the LP Jr if they worked on it and improved the quality. I could see myself picking up a Pelham Blue with creme soapbars if they ever offered it. With better tuners and a far better nut, that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyg Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 We got one in today in Ebony. Coil splitting ... and a bunch of nice colors to boot! http://www.guitarcenter.com/Epiphone-Ltd-Ed-Wilshire-PRO-Electric-Guitar-423558-i1515771.gc Very nice ... damn Epiphone!!!! Jim I like the colours but we're back to full size HB's. I don't see the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomer Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 I like the colours but we're back to full size HB's. I don't see the point. I don't like the colours and we're back to full size HB's. I don't see the point either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Have to agree. I'd pay the extra $30 and get the mini hums. Too many full-size dual humbucker options out there already. Now, if they had added those colors to the '66 Worn series... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungrycat Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Now' date=' if they had added those colors to the '66 Worn series...[/quote'] Well, wouldn't the green color technically be one, since that's the color Pelham Blue turns after 40 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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