Epiphone Crestwood Custom Electric Guitar

Epiphone strolls down memory lane with the Crestwood Custom. Dual mini-humbuckers create classic crunch while the stylish TremoTone tailpiece adds vibrato.

What's special about this item?

Feature:	What it does:
Epiphone PRO Mini Humbuckers	Based on Gibson mini humbuckers; vintage-style
TremoTone vibrato tailpiece	Rare tremolo, now with spring-loaded return system
Mahogany body	Rich, warm, focused sound; added sustain
Laurel fingerboard	Chocolate hue; similar feel and tone to rosewood

Overview

The Crestwood first appeared in 1958 and in slightly modified form in 1959 as the Crestwood Custom; it was Epiphone's first original solid body electric guitar design. The new Epiphone Crestwood Custom returns to its roots with features that harken back to the early models including a symmetrical double cutaway mahogany body with two Epiphone PRO Mini Humbucker pickups, three on a side reduced sized Kalamazoo headstock with Epiphone Bikini badge and ivory button Epiphone Deluxe tuning machines, and a clear butterfly pickguard with white center stripe and foil E logo.

The Crestwood Custom comes equipped with a glued-in mahogany neck with a medium C profile, Indian laurel fretboard with 12" radius, 22 medium jumbo frets and Epiphone oval inlays, 2 volume and 2 tone controls with CTS potentiometers and an Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge with Graph Tech TUSQ saddles and Tremtone vibrato tailpiece.

Specs

Body Shape: Symmetrical Epiphone Wilshire
Body Material: Mahogany
Finish: Gloss
Neck Material: Mahogany
Profile: Medium C
Scale Length: 24.724"
Fingerboard Material: Indian Laurel
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Number Of Frets: 22
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Graph Tech NuBone
Nut Width: 1.693"
Inlays: Epiphone Oval
Joint: Glued in
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Tuner Plating: Nickel
Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: Tremotone with Indian Laurel Insert and Foil E Logo
Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe Vintage with Ivory Buttons
Pickguard: Clear Epiphone butterfly with white center stripe and foil E logo
TrussRod: Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover: 3-Ply Epiphone Bullet
Control Knobs: Black Top Hats with nickel inserts
Switch Tip: Cream
Switchwasher: Black with Gold Text
Plastic Parts: Black; PVC
Control Covers: Black; PVC
Mounting Rings: Black; PVC
Pickup Covers: Nickel
Neck Pickup: PRO Mini Humbucker
Bridge Pickup: PRO Mini Humbucker
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone - CTS# potentiometers
Pickup Selector: 3 way toggle
Output Jack: 1/4" Epiphone heavy duty
Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
Polaris White: Shipping Weight: 10.25 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 41 x 17 x 5 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): EOCCPONH1
Cherry: Shipping Weight: 9.75 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 41 x 17 x 5 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): EOCCCHNH1

In order to continually improve the design, quality, and performance of Epiphone's products and instruments and to make use of the best materials at all times, Epiphone reserves the right to change specifications without notice.

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-4GIBSON
Web: https://www.epiphone.com/en-US/Support/Contact

Reviews

(6 ratings)

Submitted December 6, 2020 by a customer from comcast.net

"A very cool little hot rod of a guitar!"

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It actually is as good as it looks in the pictures. Nicely made with a quality feel throughout the guitar. It required minimal adjustment out of the box: a third of a turn for some neck relief, a lowering of the bridge and some saddle sliding for intonation (about ten minutes work) and it played effortlessly. I have to say that as an owner of American Fenders, Gibson's and Japanese Gretsch's, I love this vibey little 60's garage band guitar. And it feels and plays as well as any of those. If you're thinking about purchasing this but are unsure don't be! It's worth it and like other Epiphone models from the past this production will end and this guitar will increase in value. In fairness I should point out that I will be doing a little bit of light fret work on the fret ends/fretboard edge in the future. It's totally playable as is but a little masking tape, a small file and 30 minutes work will really make a beautiful playing guitar. In closing, I am extremely happy with this and every transaction I make at zZounds. Great guitar! Thank you zZounds!

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