Crestwood
The Gibson-made Epiphone Crestwood Custom was Epiphone's top of the line in solid-body guitars. Nicely made by Gibson and regarded as great playing and sounding instruments. The Epiphone solid-body guitars were all made at Gibson's Kalamazoo factory and could be directly correlated to the Gibson SG range, sharing many features such as hardware, pickup configurations, body and neck woods, construction and controls. The Crestwood Deluxe corresponds to the Gibson SG Custom. They were both similarly priced at $455 in Oct 1966.
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Models
Crestwood
- 1958-1959
Body:
- Mahogany body
- Symmetrical slab body with squared edges
- 1 3/4" body depth
Neck:
- Set mahogany neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
- 3 tuners per-side headstock with metal logo plate
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
Electronics:
- 2 New York pickups
- 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
- 3-way selector switch
Hardware:
- Gold hardware
- Asymmetrical pickguard with "E" logo
- Tune-o-matic bridge and stop tailpiece
- White control knobs
Colors:
- Sunburst
Crestwood Custom
- 1959-1969
Body:
- Mahogany body
- Symmetrical body (1959-1962)
- Asymmetrical body (1963-1969)
Neck:
- Set one-piece mahogany neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with pearloid oval inlays
- Dot inlays (1959-1960)
- Pearl oval inlays (1961-1969)
- Open-book headstock with 3x3 tuners (1959-1962)
- Batwing headstock with 6 in-a-row tuners (1963-1969)
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
Binding:
- No binding (1959-1962)
- Single-ply neck (1963-1969)
Electronics:
- 2 New York pickups (1959-1960)
- 2 Mini-humbuckers (1961-1969)
- 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
- 3-way selector switch
Hardware:
- Gold plated hardware (1959-1962)
- Nickel hardware (1963-1969)
- Symmetrical pickguard with "E" logo (1959-1962)
- Asymmetrical pickguard with no "E" logo (1963-1969)
- NY-style knobs (1959-1960)
- Reflector knobs (1961-1969)
- Tune-o-matic bridge with Epiphone Tremtone vibrato
Colors:
- Cherry
- Black
- White
- Sunset Yellow
- California Coral
- Pacific Blue
Crestwood Deluxe
- 1963-1969
Body:
- Mahogany body
- Offset double cutaway body
Neck:
- Set mahogany neck
- Ebony fingerboard with block inlays
- Batwing headstock with 6-on-a-side tuners
Binding:
- Single-ply neck
- 3-ply headstock
Electronics:
- 3 mini-humbucker pickups
- 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
- 3-way selector switch
Hardware:
- Nickel hardware
- Asymmetrical pickguard
- Tune-o-matic bridge with Tremtone vibrato tailpiece
- Black reflector knobs
Colors:
- Cherry
- White
- Black
- Sunset Yellow
- California Coral
- Pacific Blue
Crestwood II
- 1982-1985
Body:
- Solid alder body
Neck:
- Bolt-on maple neck
- Maple fingerboard with dot inlays
- Batwing headstock
- 22 frets
- 25.5" scale
Electronics:
- 2 humbucking pickups
- 1 Vol. 1 Tone controls
- 3-way selector switch
- Coil-tap mini toggle
Hardware:
- Chrome hardware
- Vintage-style tremolo
- Black speed knobs
Colors:
- Red (RE)
1962 Crestwood Custom Reissue
- Model SB332
- 2013
- Limited Run of 1,962 pieces
Body:
- Mahogany Body
Neck:
- Set Mahogany Neck with 60's SlimTaper Profile
- Rosewood Fingerboard with oval Pearloid Inlays
- 22 Medium-Jumbo Frets
- 12" Fingerboard Radius
- Dovewing Headstock with Pearloid Dot Inlay
- 24.75" Scale Lenth
- 1.68" Nut Width
Electronics:
- Epiphone Alnico Classic Mini-Humbucker Pickups
- 2 Vol. 2 Tone Controls
- 3-way Selector Switch
Hardware:
- Nickel Hardware
- Butterfly shaped clear & white Pickguard
- Tremotone Tailpiece
- LockTone Tune-o-matic Bridge
- 14:1 ratio Wilkinson Vintage Tuners with Tulip Buttons
- Reflector knobs
Colors
- Cherry (CH)
Includes
- 1962 Collection Certificate of Authenticity
- Presentation Binder with Collection Photo
- 1962 Reissue Hard Case
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