JuanCarlosVejar Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Guys and Girls , I have always loved the looks on that guitar . Anyone own one or know something about the specs ? thanks JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Guys and Girls , I have always loved the looks on that guitar . Anyone own one or know something about the specs ? thanks JC are you looking for a U.S Model Epi Frontier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 are you looking for a U.S Model Epi Frontier? exactly :) the US made version back in the 60's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Okay...Gibson Bozeman actually made a Frontier, Excellente, and a Texan , far better Guitars.. I remember owning a Excellente , and a Frontier... Nice guitars... I used to have a mid 60s Frontier,. it had Bad Binding issues.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I owned one many years ago - a late 50s model before all of the bling was added. It had a French Heel cherry neck so I always assumed it was a leftover Epi neck on a Gibson-built body. Back then you could pick them up used for pocket change. The Epi Frontier was Gibson's first square shoulder dread and with its maple body and 25 1/2" scale was pretty much the prototype for the Hummingbird. I recall thinking it was a great strummer and flatpicker but I never cottoned to it for fingerpicking which is why I ended up trading it for somethinge else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el capitan Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I had 2 of the 60's model with natural top & standard Epi pickguard.Nice guitars,but the neck was too skinny. I bought a Korean on the 'phone when they were first launched-big mistake! Then one day scrolling through a dealer's list on Favourites he had a '62 with the wider neck & the rope'n'cactus pickguard & at a good price.I 'phoned & put down a deposit immediately. This is now my favorite guitar-I have newer Gibson & Martin guitars,but the Frontier has got soul! It's loud & punchy like a Dove,but with a tone only years of playing can bring. IF YOU CAN GET ONE-DO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Here is a site >>> Vintage Catalogs <<< with scans of vintage catalogs. It has the '61, '62, '63, and '64 catalogs. Back in '61, they had the 'Frontier', square shouldered, maple backed/sided Dreadnought and the 'Texan' a round shouldered, mahogany backed/sided Jumbo. In the later catalogs they offered a few more versions of the square shouldered dread. Usually, in Epiphone parlance 'select' as in 'select maple' means laminated (plywood). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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