Simply put, if you were rocking in the early 1960s, you wanted a Wilshire. A high-performance axe in its day, the Epiphone Wilshire was built alongside Gibson’s now-historic instruments in the company’s famed Kalamazoo, Michigan, factory. This modern Epiphone Wilshire P-90 is a spot-on re-creation of the Wilshire’s earliest incarnation, complete with a symmetrical double-cutaway mahogany body, a glued-in mahogany neck, and two red-hot PRO P-90 Soapbar pickups. This solidbody electric guitar is a garage-rock connoisseur’s dream come true by virtue of its pragmatic design, full-throttle tone, and head-turning style — it’s tailor-made for bashing out power chords. Epiphone rounded out the Wilshire P-90 with high-quality CTS pots, a rock-solid LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge, a reduced-size Kalamazoo headstock, and an eye-grabbing Epiphone Bikini badge.
Epiphone Wilshire P-90 Features:
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Spot-on re-creation of a pre-1963 Epiphone Wilshire
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Symmetrical double-cutaway mahogany body supplies easy fret access
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Glued-in mahogany neck facilitates extra sustain
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Easy-playing medium "C"-shaped neck with a 12-inch-radius, 22-fret Indian laurel fingerboard
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PRO P-90 single-coil pickups yield growling dirty tones and sparkling cleans
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High-quality CTS potentiometers ensure the best sound possible
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Rock-solid LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge
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Distinctively shaped pickguard emblazoned with an eye-catching stylized “E” logo
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Reduced-size Kalamazoo headstock with an attention-grabbing Epiphone Bikini badge
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Period-correct top hat knobs and ivory tuning buttons
Specifications
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Number of Strings 6
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Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
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Body Type Solidbody
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Body Shape Wilshire P-90
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Body Material Mahogany
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Body Finish Gloss
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Color Cherry
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Neck Material Mahogany
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Neck Shap Medium C
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Neck Joint Set Neck
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Radius12"
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Fingerboard Material Indian Laurel
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Fingerboard Inlay Dots
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Number of Frets22, Medium Jumbo
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Scale Length24.7"
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Nut Width1.692"
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Nut Material Graph Tech NuBone
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Bridge/Tailpiece LockTone Tune-O-Matic Bridge with Stopbar Tailpiece
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Tuners Epiphone Deluxe with Ivory buttons
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Neck Pickup Epiphone PRO P-90 Soapbar Single-coil
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Bridge Pickup Epiphone PRO P-90 Soapbar Single-coil
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Controls2 x volume, 2 x tone
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Switching3-way toggle pickup switch
