Epiphone Crestwood Custom Model Solid Body Electric Guitar (1963), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, cherry lacquer finish, mahogany body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, grey tolex original hard shell case.
Nice example of a Crestwood from the first year of the thin asymmetrical body shape and Fender-like "batwing" headstock. This guitar is the Epiphone counterpart to the SG Standard with two small humbucking pickups, tune-o-matic bridge, and the Epi Tremotone vibrato unit with rosewood tailblock.
Oval pearloid markers in the bound rosewood fingerboard. Headstock has pearl Epiphone logo and enclosed Kluson Deluxe tuners on a strip. Complete with rare original shaped hard shell case. A very hot-sounding and underappreciated 1960s rock and roll guitar.
Overall length is 39 in. (99.1 cm.), 13 in. (33 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) deep. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.).
Overall excellent; 100% original. Finish has faded on face and there is some shrinkage to the pickguard; several small edge cracks at screws; small piece cracked off in one spot. Fretboard pearloid has some shrinkage and clouding. Some hanger wear around base of headstock face. Original case excellent.
