Ngd. 1990? Epiphone Coronet gold

[merlot]

I found this at a broker's shop for a good price. It is in original , good condition and has a large voice.

 

[Cam.man67]

Cool! Nice to see it has the original OBLs.

 

[Paruwi]

here are the specs

https://web.archive.org/web/20150316025410/http://epiphonewiki.com/index.php/Coronet#Coronet_Reissue

what is the serial# ?

 

[LSAR]

HNGD, Very nice! I'd love to get my hands on one of these some day myself as I've always thought they looked like a lot of fun. The matching headstock is a cool touch you don't get with many Epi's as well.

 

[merlot]

here are the specs

https://web.archive.org/web/20150316025410/http://epiphonewiki.com/index.php/Coronet#Coronet_Reissue

what is the serial# ?

I cannot find a serial number,, I looked in neck pocket, under pickups, behind headstock,.

 

[Paruwi]

Maybe it got refinished

 

[merlot]

Maybe it got refinished

I found a similar image from a site in Germany. It is described as a 1990 Coronet.

 

[Paruwi]

The first Coronet Epis with OBL pickups show up in the 95 Catalogs,
not earlier


1995


1997 (first one with OBL Pickups)


1998

 

[Raiyn]

The first Coronet Epis with OBL pickups show up in the 95 Catalogs,
not earlier

View attachment 6317
1995

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1997 (first one with OBL Pickups)

View attachment 6320
1998

Interesting how those are Straight 6 tuning while Merlot's is 3+3.....

 

[merlot]

The first Coronet Epis with OBL pickups show up in the 95 Catalogs,
not earlier

View attachment 6317
1995

View attachment 6321
1997 (first one with OBL Pickups)

View attachment 6320
1998

I found this posting attached .

 

[Cam.man67]

Interesting how those are Straight 6 tuning while Merlot's is 3+3.....

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe a nighthawk neck?

 

[merlot]

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe a nighthawk neck?

I found a blog that had an image an description. and it says that the image was an early 1991 coronet with the 3 on a side tuners, and that the second editions switched to the 6 on a side tuners.

 

[Don_Swazy]

very cool!

 

[Paruwi]

Interesting how those are Straight 6 tuning while Merlot's is 3+3.....

There were both variations, the batwing and the clipped ear type headstock

 

[Paruwi]

and it says that the image was an early 1991 coronet with the 3 on a side tuners

sadly this 90/91 models never were shown in any catalog

that doesn't mean they dont exist, it's just hard to identify

 

[merlot]

Thanks for lookin around for ideas on the Coronet. The information from so many sources is inconsistent. And of course , not having a serial number is a bad thing to start any identification. But I must note that I
did not see any serial numbers on the backs of similar Coronet 3-on-a-side headstocks. As a last effort, I will send some images to Epiphone , and see what they think. Thanks again to all.

 

[Paruwi]

But I must note that I
did not see any serial numbers on the backs of similar Coronet 3-on-a-side headstocks.

That could be a 'sign' for them to be made in the early 90s when the Samick made Epis had stickers for the serial#...