Hey, there! Almost 4 agonizing years later and I still think about everyone and your help! I never found my back plate, tremolo bar, or truss rod cover, but I found a tremolo bar *close* to it at a local guitar shop (the original was much heavier than this one, and the end was much more...
On second thought, I probably have the back plate and truss rod cover somewhere... I never throw anything away... (But, I still don't know what happened to the tremolo bar!) I'll let you guys know!
Also! lolString Guides by Kneegloc posted Jan 31, 2019 at 10:33 AM Do you know where I can find string guides like this? I've looked on ebay and such, and they look similar, but not quite the same as I remember... I remember how they felt, sort-of "brittle" around the edges, and more rounded on...
Still, that's great news that it's a preproduction! I'm even prouder of it than I was before! Maybe I'll give it a nice buff and polish, and get a new back plate and truss rod cover and some string guides! (Okay, I'm getting carried away. lol) Thank you, again! So I guess there really IS no...
OMG! Everyone, I have to admit, I've been double-dipping... please forgive me... But, it is very rare, as everyone thought it would be... my heart dropped when I saw the pictures! It won't let me post the URL, but I'll give you a hint. It's a forum. It's at Gibson. (Just put them together...
:facepalm: Wow, I never scored 100% on a 2-question test! lol Thanks! Also, whoever made this "monster" must have been pretty obsessed to "fade" (Idk if that's the right word) the back just like the front... I hope someone finds something! Thanks, everyone, in advance!
I had some other thoughts... All the batwings that I found from the 90's look like they have a natural-wood cutout along the edge, where mine is solid. I've seen 60's Epiphones with the batwing that are solid, but aren't quite shaped like mine.
Also, if there was a serial # on this thing, where...
Wow, wouldn't that be fun! But I'm wondering how something like that could end up in a family-owned shop in Pittston, PA. Still, anything's possible! I took a pic of the back of the guitar, in case that helps.
Epiphone Back by Kneegloc posted Jan 29, 2019 at 6:01 AM
So, do you think maybe it's a knockoff? But who (except a time traveler lol) would have the hindsight in 1988, or before, to give it a batwing headstock? And, match the burst colors with the body? I'm racking my brain and still searching the interwebs but nothing makes any sense! :dunno...
Whoa! :shock: So, do you think it was a hybrid? I did buy it at a new/used shop. The year was 1988, I believe. The body had a 5-spring tremolo that I tightened-up to make it a fixed bridge (for some odd reason--I was young lol). The tremolo bar was a bent one, but didn't have a plastic...
Hi! I'm new here. Please be gentle. :) I picked out this Epiphone for my 15th birthday, because I loved the way it felt in my hands. 30 years later, I still don't know what to call it! Parts have been lost since then, and it's got a few dings, but it still plays wonderfully, imho. I can't...