To celebrate a century and a half of instrument-making expertise, Epiphone dug deep into their history, all the way back to the days when Gibson and Epiphone instruments were built in the very same Kalamazoo, Michigan factory. The Epiphone 150th Anniversary Wilshire is clearly a visual tribute to that lauded era, but two Gibson-made mini-humbucking pickups seal the sonic deal with a vintage-inspired tone straight out of the ’60s. What do they sound like? Gibson mini-humbuckers split the difference between the full-bodied warmth of a humbucker and the sparkling, defined top end of a single-coil. It’s a remarkably versatile hum-canceling pickup design that many guitarists liken to a hot-rodded T-style pickup, equally at home dishing out snarling dirty tones, sparkling cleans, and everything else in between.

Specifications:

Number of Strings: 6
Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
Strings: Gibson, .010-.046
Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case

Body

• Body Type: Solidbody
• Body Shape: Wilshire
• Body Material: Mahogany
• Body Finish: Polyurethane
• Color: Pacific Blue

Neck

• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Neck Shape: 60's Slim Taper D Shape
• Neck Joint: Set Neck
• Radius: 12"
• Fingerboard Material: Indian Laurel
• Fingerboard Inlay: Mother of Pearl Oval
• Number of Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Nut Material: Graph Tech

Hardware

• Bridge/Tailpiece: LockTone Tune-O-Matic & Tremotone
• Tuners: Wilkinson

Electronics

• Neck Pickup: Gibson Mini Humbucker
• Bridge Pickup: Gibson Mini Humbucker
• Controls: 2 x volume, 2 x tone
• Switching: 3-way toggle pickup switch