Genesis
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== Genesis == 1979 Genesis Custom Advertisement (shown in Dark Sunburst) | |
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| Manufacturer | Epiphone |
| Period | 1979-1981 |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Set |
| Scale | 24.75" |
| Woods | |
| Body | Mahogany |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Tune-O-Matic with stopbar tailpiece |
| Pickup(s) | 2 open-coil humbuckers |
| Colors available | |
| Ebony, Wine Red and Dark Sunburst. | |
The Epiphone Genesis was introduced in 1979. It was designed by Jim Walker and built at the Pearl (drum) factory in Taiwan (Note: some of the very fist guitars produced in 1979 were made by Matsumoku in Japan). It was the first Epiphone model to be built in Taiwan and was discontinued in 1981.
In 1979, the pickups on all Genesis models had chrome covers. 1980-1981 models featured open-coil humbuckers.
Contents |
Variations
"The Genesis"
The Epiphone "The Genesis" features:
- Open-coil humbuckers with coil tap
- Chrome hardware
- Solid Mahogany body with carved top
- Solid one-piece Mahogany set neck
- Single-ply bound body (front)
- 2 Vol/1 Tone controls with 3-way selector switch and coil tap switch
- 22-fret Rosewood fingerboard with "dot" inlays
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
- Colors available: Ebony and Wine Red.
Genesis Standard
The Epiphone Genesis Standard features:
- Open-coil humbuckers with coil tap
- Chrome hardware
- Solid Mahogany body with carved top
- Solid one-piece Mahogany set neck
- Single-ply bound body (front)
- 2 Vol/1 Tone controls with 3-way selector switch and coil tap switch
- 22-fret Rosewood fingerboard with "dot" inlays
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
- Colors available: Ebony, Wine Red, and Dark Sunburst (1980 only).
Genesis Deluxe
The Epiphone Genesis Deluxe features:
- Open-coil humbuckers with coil tap
- Chrome hardware
- Solid Mahogany body with carved top
== Genesis Custom == 1979 Japanese Genesis Advertisement (Custom shown in Dark Sunburst) |
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- Solid one-piece Mahogany set neck
- Single-ply bound neck and headstock
- Double-ply bound body (front/back)
- 2 Vol/1 Tone controls with 3-way selector switch and coil tap switch
- 22-fret Rosewood fingerboard with "trapezoid" inlays
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
- Colors available: Ebony, Wine Red and Dark Sunburst.
Genesis Custom
The Epiphone Genesis Custom features:
- Open-coil humbuckers with coil tap
- Gold hardware
- Solid Mahogany body with carved top
- Solid one-piece Mahogany set neck
- Single-ply bound neck
- Double-ply bound headstock
- Quadruple-ply bound body (front/back)
- 2 Vol/1 Tone controls with 3-way selector switch and coil tap switch
- 22-fret Rosewood fingerboard with Abalone "block" inlays
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
- Colors available: Ebony, Dark Sunburst, and Wine Red (1980-1981 only).
Genesis Bass
The Epiphone Genesis Bass features:
- NYT/NYR Bass mini-humbuckers
- Chrome hardware
- Solid Mahogany body
- Solid Mahogany set neck
- 1 Vol/1 Tone controls with 3-way selector switch and coil tap switch
- 20-fret Rosewood fingerboard with "dot" inlays
- Colors available: Ebony.
