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Epiphone - WILSHIRE P-90 EBONY

Description

No-nonsense rocker returns to its original form
Since its first appearance in 1959, the Wilshire has been one of Epiphone's most successful original solid-body electric guitars. The Wilshire P-90 carries over many of the features of the early Wilshire models, including the symmetrical double-cutaway mahogany body with two PRO P-90 Soapbar pickups, a downsized three-on-one Kalamazoo headstock with Epiphone Bikini badge and Epiphone Deluxe ivory-button tuners, and a butterfly tortoiseshell pickguard with a foil E logo. The Wilshire P-90 features a set-in mahogany neck with a medium C profile, an Indian laurel fingerboard with a 12" radius and 22 medium jumbo frets, dual volume and tone controls, an Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge and Stop Bar tailpiece, and is available in classic Cherry and Ebony finishes.

P-90 Single Coil Pickup - Legendary Sound
First introduced in the early 1950s, Gibson's legendary P90 single-coil pickup produced a raw, powerful sound that helped define blues and rock and roll in their formative years. Today, the P90's traditional combination of high output and bright tone is still considered a favorite among many top musicians. Known by familiar nicknames such as "Soapbar" and "Cobalt," the P90 continues to cut through any genre of music, while displaying astonishing tonal sensitivity for everything from blues and rock to smooth jazz riffs. It's perfect as a vintage replacement and features vintage two-conductor braided wiring. It's also fully wax-coated to eliminate any chance of unwanted microphonic feedback.

Specifications
Body
Body Shape: Epiphone Wilshire Symmetrical
Body Material: Mahogany
Neck
Material: Mahogany
Profile: Medium C
Scale Length: 24.72" / 628 mm
Fingerboard material: Indian laurel
Fingerboard radius: 12.01"
Number of frets: 22
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Graph Tech NuBone
Nut Width: 1.69" / 43 mm
Inlays: Dot
Joint: glued
Material
Finish: Nickel
Tuner Plating: Nickel
Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: LockTone stop bar
Machine heads: Epiphone Deluxe with ivory buttons
Pickguard: Imitation Turtle with "E" foil
Truss Rod: double action
Truss Rod Cover: Epiphone Bullet 3-Ply
Control Knobs: Black top hats with nickel inserts
Switch tip: cream
Switchwasher: black with gold text
Control Covers: Black; PVC
Strap buttons: 2 - at the bottom and under the heel on the body
Microphone covers: Black Soapbar P-90
Electronic
Neck pickup: Epiphone PRO P-90 Soapbar
Bridge Pickup: Epiphone PRO P-90 Soapbar
Controls: 2 volumes, 2 tones, CTS potentiometers
Pickup Selector: 3-Position Toggle
Jack output: 1/4" Epiphone