1963 Epiphone Wilshire SB-332
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1963 Epiphone Wilshire SB-332
Hi y'all, I'll post some photos of my Wilshire when I have a chance...it is one of the first batwing models with some unique prototype features...plays and sounds great and is very nice and light. A nice break for these aging boomer shoulders!
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Re: 1963 Epiphone Wilshire SB-332
Now that is cool!
That must be one of the very first ones with that body style.
I wonder when the shipping date was on that one. I have been trying to track down when exactly the earliest asymmetrical body / batwing headstock solidbodies first shipped. It seems to be late 1963. Have you ever put in an email to Gibson, by any chance? They are usually really cool about it - if you give them a photo and the serial number, they can often find an exact shipping date in their ledgers.
I've got a '62 Crestwood (with the older body style) - I'm gonna take some photos and post them tonight.
That must be one of the very first ones with that body style.
I wonder when the shipping date was on that one. I have been trying to track down when exactly the earliest asymmetrical body / batwing headstock solidbodies first shipped. It seems to be late 1963. Have you ever put in an email to Gibson, by any chance? They are usually really cool about it - if you give them a photo and the serial number, they can often find an exact shipping date in their ledgers.
I've got a '62 Crestwood (with the older body style) - I'm gonna take some photos and post them tonight.
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Re: 1963 Epiphone Wilshire SB-332
I did request serial numbers from Gibson Customer Service. I seem to recall the Wilshire shipped in early October 1963, believe the Riviera shipped in August 1962. I have the exact dates in a file...will try and post those...
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Re: 1963 Epiphone Wilshire SB-432
Correction! Model number is SB-432! Here are some photos of my '63 Wilshire! It came came with the stock soft shell case but I was able to score one if the hard to find contoured hard shell cases!
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Re: 1963 Epiphone Wilshire SB-332
One if my observations is the vintage Epi solid body models almost always seemed to be made out of premium (grainy!) Honduras Mahogany! Even a lowly Olympic could feature a nice plank of fine "hog!"
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Re: 1963 Epiphone Wilshire SB-332
RAB - that is absolutely gorgeous!
I had a '65 that looked somewhat similar, and was near-mint, but it didn't have the stop tailpiece like yours.
Now I am thinking about getting a Wilshire
And a Riviera...
I had a '65 that looked somewhat similar, and was near-mint, but it didn't have the stop tailpiece like yours.
Now I am thinking about getting a Wilshire
And a Riviera...
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Re: 1963 Epiphone Wilshire SB-332
Are the controls V,T/V,T or V,V/T,T? Never mind. I see the letters on the knobs.
Beautiful guitar!
Beautiful guitar!
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Re: 1963 Epiphone Wilshire SB-332
Controls are neck pup v/t and then bridge v/t. Input jack is located between the neck tone and bridge volume. A little awkward...