Wilshire
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== Epiphone Wilshire == 1962 Epiphone Wilshire in Cherry | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Epiphone |
| Period | 1959-1970/2006-Present |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Set |
| Scale | 24.75" |
| Woods | |
| Body | Mahogany |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Tune-o-Matic with Stopbar Tailpiece |
| Pickup(s) | various |
| Colors available | |
| various | |
The Epiphone Wilshire was introduced in 1962 and discontinued in 1969. During that time, it was produced by Gibson in Kalamazoo, MI. It returned in 2006 as a Limited Edition model made in China. A 1966 Reissue was introduced in late 2009 as a regular model. Also, a Historic Series 1962 Reissue was introduced in 2009.
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Variations
The Epiphone Wilshire has gone through many changes and has been reissued three times.
Wilshire
The Epiphone Wilshire's features changed over the years:
- 1959 Wilshire introduction specs:
- Symmetrical slab body with square edges, 1 3/4" deep
- 2 white "Soapbar" P-90 pickups
- Symmetrical pickguard
- Tune-O-Matic bridge
- New York-style knobs
- Vibrato (optional)
- Unbound Rosewood fingerboard with "dot" inlays
- Pearl headstock logo.
- Colors available: Sunburst and Cherry.
- 1960 Wilshire specs:
- 1 3/8" deep body with rounded edges
- Colors available: Cherry.
- 1961 Wilshire specs:
- Black "Soapbar" P-90 pickups
- Stopbar tailpiece (vibrato no longer optional)
- Gibson-style knobs.
- Mid-1962 Wilshire specs:
- Two mini-humbuckers
- Maestro vibrato (optional)
- 1963 Wilshire specs:
- Asymmetrical body (bass horn slightly longer)
- 6-on-a-side "batwing" headstock
- Gold silkscreen Epiphone logo
- "Barrel" style knobs often used
- 1965 Wilshire specs:
- Red Fox finish (optional)
- 1966 Wilshire specs:
- Stopbar tailpiece (vibrato no longer optional)
- Discontinued 1970.
Limited Edition Wilshire
The Epiphone Limited Edition Wilshire featured
1966 Wilshire Reissue
The Epiphone 1966 Wilshire Reissue featured
1962 Wilshire Reissue
The Epiphone 1962 Wilshire Reissue featured
