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The Crestwood was launched in 1958 by Epiphone. The guitar was a double cutaway solid-body construction in mahogany with dual New Yorker pickups, three-on-a-side headstock and a pickguard with the Epiphone logo. In late 1959 the guitar was renamed the Crestwood Custom and the body's edges were rounded off and the pickguard got a different design.
In 1968, Gibson re-introduced the Les Paul Custom as a two-pickup model. The headstock angle was changed from 17 to 14 degrees, a wider headstock and a maple top (in lieu of the original 1953–1961 solid-mahogany construction). In 1969, Norlin acquired Gibson, and the Les Paul Custom saw many changes in the "Norlin Era".
The Custom Shop launched with a contest held via Van Halen's. Twelve unique Wolfgangs were given away throughout 2002—one every month. Approximately 285 Custom Shop guitars were produced in Leakesville, of which 92 of these were made to fill specific orders while the rest were built for the "Wolfgang Vault".
The Deluxe and Custom models were available in ebony (EB) and dark sunburst (DS) only. The Standard model was available in ebony and wine red (WR). In the July 1, 1980 catalog, the Standard model became available in dark sunburst, and an entry-level Genesis model and 4-string Genesis Bass guitar were offered. SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICES: [4]
Inlay on guitars or similar fretted instruments are decorative materials set into the wooden surface of the instrument using standard inlay techniques. Although inlay can be done on any part of a guitar, it is most commonly found on the fretboard, headstock—typically the manufacturer's logo—and around the sound hole of acoustic
The Guild Guitar Company is a United States–based guitar manufacturer founded in 1952 by Alfred Dronge, [1] a guitarist and music-store owner. The brand name currently exists as a brand under Córdoba Music Group. [2] In February 2023, The Yamaha Guitar Group acquired Cordoba Music Group. [3]
Les Paul Custom Nightfall Epiphone: 7-string model also available [322] Les Paul Custom Origins Available in bone white and ebony. Also available in 7-string. [323] [324] Les Paul Custom Snofall 7-string model also available [322] Matt "Guitar" Murphy: MGM-1 Cort [325] Mattias Eklundh: Apple Horn 8 EF Caparison [326] Max Cavalera: Max-200 RPR ...
The shipping numbers show that 1968 was the best year for sales of the guitar (371). By 1974 Gibson stopped producing the guitar because jazz was no longer popular and Gibson's relationship with Kessel was strained. At times Barney Kessel played the model with a piece of tape covering the Gibson logo on the headstock.