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Wilshire Phantomatic with Vari-Tone - Antique Ivory

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Wilshire Phantomatic with Vari-Tone - Antique Ivory

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Wilshire Phantomatic with Vari-Tone - Antique Ivory
Wilshire Phantomatic with Vari-Tone - Antique Ivory
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Visually, the Wilshire is the epitome of retro cool, with its own unique styling. And with Alnico Classic and Classic plus pickups, it doesnt take much effort to dial in classic rock tones. Building on the renewed popularity of the Wilshire, and in collaboration with My Chemical Romance guitarist, Frank Iero, the Epiphone Wilshire Phantomatic has been created.1
With the classic looks of its siblings, you could be forgiven for thinking this was an ordinary Epiphone Wilshire, albeit a Wilshire with a very pretty new finish. And, whilst it does feature many of the things that make the Wilshire great, including the classic, double cutaway mahogany body, set, mahogany, slim-taper neck and Alnico Classic and Classic Plus pickups, the onboard electronics really set this guitar apart.
The Epiphone Wilshire Phantomatic (sometimes written phant-o-matic) features a 6-position Varitone switching system, which employs a mixture of notch filters and coil tapping to provide 18 unique guitar tones. And, in another unique twist, a kill switch is mounted onto one its horns. If youre a player who likes to create unique tones and effects, then youll love this Wilshire. In addition, Wilkinson tuners and an SG style headstock give this guitar a premium look and feel.

Details
Body - Kahogany
Neck _ Mahogany
Neck Profile - 60s SlimTaper
Nut Width - 1.68
Fingerboard - Rosewood with dot inlay
Fingerboard Radius - 12
Frets - 22 medium jumbo
Bridge Pickup - Humbucker
Neck Pickup - Humbucker
Controls - Volume, Varitone Selector, Pickup Selector and Kill Switch
Scale - 24.75
Bridge - LockTone Tune-O-Matic
Hardware - Nickel
Tuners - Premium die-cast 14:1

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I wasn't expecting too much when I ordered this guitar. I normally upgrade components on lower end instruments like this, but I think I will pretty much leave this alone, it works extremely well as is. The Alnico pickups sound great, and the 6 position rotary switch makes for some interesting tone combos with the three was toggle. Pretty much everything from normal hum bucker (full bypass) to a single coil chime, and some out of phase sounds in between. I've heard it described as incremental settings on a wah pedal, but it's a bit more than that. There is a momentary 'kill' switch on the lower bout, so you could mess around with intermittent sounds using echo or a stuttering effect if the mood grabs you. The neck feels good, the frets are just right for this profile IMO, and with full access all the way to the 22nd fret, it's a very versatile instrument. I've been pleasantly surprised by Epiphone in the last 5-10 years, their guitars have certainly improved in many ways. These pickups are really quite good, and I'd gig with it as is. Normally I'm a single coil fanatic, but this guitar has all those sounds as well. The only thing I might do is replace the plastic nut with a bone one, but that's about it really.
Posted by Viv Elder on Jun 3, 2020
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