Epiphone Inspired by Gibson ES-339 - Vintage Sunburst
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• Available Finishes: Cherry, Natural, Pelham Blue & Vintage Sunburst
• Body: Layered Maple Top, Back & Sides
• Binding: 1-Ply Cream, Top and Back
• Neck: Mahogany
• Neck Profile: Rounded C
• Nut width: 1.693" / 43mm
• Fingerboard: Indian Laurel
• Scale length: 24.724" / 628mm
• Number of frets: 22
• Nut: Graph Tech® NuBone®
• Inlay: Pearloid Dots
• Bridge: Epiphone LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™
• Tailpiece: Epiphone LockTone™ Stop Bar
• Knobs: Black Insert Knobs
• Tuners: Grover Rotomatic®
• Plating: Nickel
• Neck pickup: Alnico Classic PRO™ Neck
• Bridge pickup: Alnico Classic PRO™ Bridge
• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS® potentiometers
Specifications
Active EQ: | No |
Back & Sides: | Layered Maple |
Body Colour: | Vintage Sunburst |
Body Finish: | Gloss |
Body Material: | Layered Maple |
Body Shape: | ES |
Body Type: | Semi-Hollowbody |
Bridge Design: | Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic |
Bridge Type: | Fixed |
Case/Gigbag: | Purchased Separately |
Controls: | 2 Volumes + 2 Tones |
Country of Origin: | China |
Electronics: | CTS Pots |
Features: | Hand Rolled Neck / Black Insert Knobs / 2 Strap Buttons |
Fingerboard: | Laurel |
Fingerboard Inlay: | Pearloid Dots |
Fret Profile: | Medium Jumbo |
Fretboard Radius: | 12" / 305 mm |
Hardware Finish: | Nickel |
Instrument Size: | Full |
Neck Body Join: | Glued-In Set Neck |
Neck Body Join-Fret: | 19th |
Neck Material: | Mahogany |
Neck Shape: | Rounded "C" |
Number of Frets: | 22 |
Number of Pickups: | 2 |
Number of Strings: | 6 |
Nut Material: | Graph Tech NuBone |
Nut Width: | 1.692" / 43.00 mm |
Orientation: | Right |
Pickup Brand: | Epiphone Alnico Classic PRO |
Pickup Configuration: | HH |
Pickup Type: | Humbucker(s) |
Scale Length: | 24.724 " / 628 mm |
String Gauge: | .010 - .046 |
String Type: | Steel |
Switching: | 3-Position Toggle |
Tailpiece: | LockTone Stop Bar |
Tuning Machines: | Grover Rotomatics |
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Reviews
My guitar is new perfect. The only flaws in the finishing are slight imperfections around the inside of the f-holes, and sharp fret edges. The edges are sharp enough to cut my skin, but this is not a QA issue. "Fret sprout" occurs when a wooden neck is made in a humid region and the wood dries and shrinks when sent to a region that is less humid. I have purchased files to dress the fret ends to eliminate this problem.
The Pickups have a warm sound, and I'll admit I'm already toying with the idea of replacing the neck hum bucker with a good p-90. Imagine that - hum bucker in the tail and P-90 in the neck!
This smaller size brother of the legendary ES-335 is easy to play, having the same nut width as my acoustic, and comfortable low action. It is small enough to be convenient to handle, whereas I found the ES-335 to be a bit of a handful.
I am delighted with the excellent Grover tuners. They offer low ratio adjustment, and the guitar holds its tune very well. It is a snap to dial in with these tuners.
The Pelham blue finish does not show well in photos where it looks washed out and lacking in character. But the actual guitar looks classy and elegant. It sounds great, and is hampered only by gaps in my playing skill.
A shout out to Alain at Sherbrooke Long & McQuade. He is knowledgeable and very pleasant to deal with.
The warts? The fingerboard (Indian Laurel) was kind of ugly but it turned out to be just really dirty and dry from our cold winter climate. Serial # indicates April 2021 so it hadn’t been loved in a while. It may have slipped past quality control or been tried by someone with grubby hands. I cleaned that up with some lemon oil and it looks better than new. Also, the binding looks hastily done on the body - uneven in a couple of spots but folks… this is a $729 guitar that otherwise looks, feels and sounds like the best of the parent company models. So, I don’t dwell on the finish bits. It took a half star off for this and not more because the quality of everything else is great. There was a time when the guitars coming out of the Gibson factory in the States had bigger complaints on finishing than what I describe here and cost thousands more.
Oh, and I would be remiss not to mention the excellent service from Alain who is knowledgeable and very pleasant to deal with at Long & McQuade in Sherbrooke QC. Always friendly. He filed the fret edges and set up the guitar for me, even demonstrating different features for me. Merci Alain!
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