Epiphone WildKat
Posted: 23 Oct 2014, 10:36After reading Ryan's thread about his Epiphone es-295, I would like to share my recent Epiphone experiences
I wanted a NEW guitar that combined features of a couple of classic guitars that I owned way back in the day - (Hofner Club 50) single cutaway hollow arch-top and (Gibson SG Junior) solid with P90 pickup. Being an OAP, I didn't want to spend too much on what started out as an experiment.
The Epiphone Kat Series is a semi-hollow, semi acoustic guitar with a body size that is larger than a Les Paul-style guitar but smaller than the traditional ES-335 or Casino guitars. The guitar’s body is also 2 inches deep, making it a bit thicker than both styles. This smaller-body, semi-hollow guitar has great vintage P90 sound, and is remarkably comfortable to play!
This specification seemed to tick all my boxes and the guitar is also stunning looker if your taste lies with '50s rockabilly bling! More importantly, being new and cheap, I could forget about using fragile or expensive museum pieces. After choosing the guitar on-line, I tracked one down mid August, at Guitar Village, Farnham.
For me, the purchase was fantastic value for money, and I did not expect everything to be perfect, as there are some not so good reviews for the WildKat on the internet, mainly to do with quality and tuning issues. I too had some minor quality issues to do with the final assembly, but nothing bad enough to take the guitar back to the shop or spend more money getting them fixed. The neck and body 'carpentry' is excellent.
I had no tuning issues related to the nut, bridge and Bigsby. The guitar was 'factory' fitted with Gibson Brite Wire .010-.046 strings, which didn't need replacing with something heavier.
I wanted a NEW guitar that combined features of a couple of classic guitars that I owned way back in the day - (Hofner Club 50) single cutaway hollow arch-top and (Gibson SG Junior) solid with P90 pickup. Being an OAP, I didn't want to spend too much on what started out as an experiment.
The Epiphone Kat Series is a semi-hollow, semi acoustic guitar with a body size that is larger than a Les Paul-style guitar but smaller than the traditional ES-335 or Casino guitars. The guitar’s body is also 2 inches deep, making it a bit thicker than both styles. This smaller-body, semi-hollow guitar has great vintage P90 sound, and is remarkably comfortable to play!
This specification seemed to tick all my boxes and the guitar is also stunning looker if your taste lies with '50s rockabilly bling! More importantly, being new and cheap, I could forget about using fragile or expensive museum pieces. After choosing the guitar on-line, I tracked one down mid August, at Guitar Village, Farnham.
For me, the purchase was fantastic value for money, and I did not expect everything to be perfect, as there are some not so good reviews for the WildKat on the internet, mainly to do with quality and tuning issues. I too had some minor quality issues to do with the final assembly, but nothing bad enough to take the guitar back to the shop or spend more money getting them fixed. The neck and body 'carpentry' is excellent.
I had no tuning issues related to the nut, bridge and Bigsby. The guitar was 'factory' fitted with Gibson Brite Wire .010-.046 strings, which didn't need replacing with something heavier.
1617152_10152648690399985_4487565482420605931_o.jpg- 2014 Epiphone Wildcat Antique Natural
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