Comments on: Epiphone Wilshire Guitar Played By The Greatest

By: Valerie

Valerie — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:08:09 +0000

I Play An Epiphone Wilshire (Japan)
Its In Cherry Sunburst (:
OMG JIMI HENDRIX PLAYED ONE :O
SO DID FRANK IERO D

By: Randy Pemberton

Randy Pemberton — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:15:59 +0000

I recently acquired one of the `66 reissue Epiphone Wilshires and she is one sweet rock and roll guitar. I was not familiar with Wilshires before but I am a fan now.

By: Howard Epiguy

Howard Epiguy — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:07:21 +0000

The Epiphone Wilshires between 1959 and 1961 are actually VERY nice guitars. The early models with P-90′s and fat 50′s style necks are equal in tone and playability to ’59 and ’60 Les Paul Specials. After the body and neck were slimmed down and mini humbuckings were introduced it became a totally different guitar and is an acquired taste much like a Rickenbacker. Some of these later ones are ok but the mini humbuckings tend to have a rather tinny twinkely tone and if you play with a little volume it can become a (blizzard of nails). If you have one and it’s just TOO weak and bright put a screwdriver up to the polepiece screws and see if they are weak, if so you can try this trick to help the output a little and you don’t have to modify your old Epi in any way…Find a cheap junker guitar with humbuckings(they don’t even have to work)….Tear the pickup apart and retrieve the magnet. By coincidence almost all of these magnets will fit nicely on the bottom of the mini humbucking. Simply place it flat on the bottom of the mini humbucking against the polepiece screws and while it’s plugged in flip it and turn it etc. until you get the best output and tone. Experiment a little, some positions will have NO output. This helps because a lot of the old mini humbucking magnets seem to lose power. This is the trick that I learned from the 70′s Les Paul Deluxe’s….

By: Iconic Guitars

Iconic Guitars — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:16:38 +0000

I didn't know Hendrix had played an Epiphone Wilshire. By the way, I recently discovered that there are 12-string Epiphone Wilshire guitars from the 60's!

By: Daniel Lehrman

Daniel Lehrman — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:02:51 +0000

Kenny, thanks, but I know you have played a few guitars I would looove to try on. Strats still rule!! Take it easy.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:33:59 +0000

I’m soooo jealous, Danny. Must’ve been a treat to play such a lovely old guitar.

By: Danny

Danny — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:36:44 +0000

I’m glad to be back Susie. Thanks. We need to be more interactive with each other.

By: Susie

Susie — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:09:44 +0000

Glad to see ya back Danny! Miss ya! I bet the Lenny Guitar was awesome to play! Getting ready to send the “pedal” down for trial too!

By: Danny

Danny — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:01:13 +0000

Squara,
what a wierd name!! Good question that makes for another cool article. Thanks for being a loyal reader, Dude. Any Openings you want to talk about?!!!

By: Danny

Danny — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:59:39 +0000

Mac, Very cool, I think I’ll write about that,if you don’t mind. Hey man, have a good weekend and create a new masterpiece, just for me.

By: Squara

Squara — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:38:13 +0000

What do you know about those Stratocasters that come in the case with the amp and speakers in the case…from the 50s?

By: Pzychotropic

Pzychotropic — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:26:04 +0000

Interesting guitar information once again!
Here’s a guitar that Hendrix never used (as far as I know)- A Hofner Galaxy… http://sandroliva.com/galaxy.html

This used to be the guitar I dreamed of owning before I got my hands on my first stratocaster.

I did actually have the chance to play one many years ago, but it didn’t turn out how how I had imagined.

Ah well! It did look good!