›

NGD: 1960 Epiphone Century

What's Hot
RiftAmpsRiftAmps Frets: 3168
edited March 2018 in Guitar tFB Trader

Picked this beauty up yesterday, a late-1960 Century with single-P90 in sunburst.
The bridge is a replacement but the rest is completely original. P90 measures 8.7k and personifies 'woody' tone.
The neck is a medium-C, unlike the earlier chunky soft-V types, super comfortable and the body resonates beautifully, it's a joy to play.

And as @ThorpyFX pointed out, it was less money than a USA Strat



















*I no longer offer replacement speaker baffles*
Rift Amplification
Handwired Guitar Amplifiers
Brackley, Northamptonshire
www.riftamps.co.uk

0reaction image LOL 29reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
«1

Comments

  • hoopshoops Frets: 224
    Love it!
    0reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 14273
    tFB Trader
    certainly deserves a 'very cool' tag - a little beauty you have there
    0reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • lovestrat74lovestrat74 Frets: 2530
    Simply lovely  ;)
    0reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • RiftAmpsRiftAmps Frets: 3168
    tFB Trader
    lovestrat74 said:
    Simply lovely  ;)
    Lovleh?
    *I no longer offer replacement speaker baffles*
    Rift Amplification
    Handwired Guitar Amplifiers
    Brackley, Northamptonshire
    www.riftamps.co.uk

    1reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • DulcetJonesDulcetJones Frets: 515
    I'll give it a "very cool"!

    “Theory is something that is written down after the music has been made so we can explain it to others”– Levi Clay


    0reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • merlinmerlin Frets: 6690
    And a "WOW" duly awarded. What a gorgeous instrument! 
    feedback here
    0reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • hobbiohobbio Frets: 3440
    Purdy!

    electric proddy probe machine

    My trading feedback thread

     

    0reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • darthed1981darthed1981 Frets: 11786
    Nice, bet that sounds different to the average electric guitar?
    You are the dreamer, and the dream...
    0reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • ICBMICBM Frets: 72390
    Very nice.

    You are now obliged to wear a hat when playing it :).

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein

    1reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • RiftAmpsRiftAmps Frets: 3168
    tFB Trader
    ICBM said:
    Very nice.

    You are now obliged to wear a hat when playing it :).
    Deliberately stayed away from the red (Royal Burgundy) ones for that reason ;)
    *I no longer offer replacement speaker baffles*
    Rift Amplification
    Handwired Guitar Amplifiers
    Brackley, Northamptonshire
    www.riftamps.co.uk

    1reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • JohnPerryJohnPerry Frets: 1620
    Vintage and Rare? I was gawping at the pics of that on their site only last night. Looks fantastic

    0reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • KKJaleKKJale Frets: 982
    edited March 2018

    The Century has just about the loveliest body shape of any Kalamazoo thinline, I do reckon.

    0reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • springheadspringhead Frets: 1596
    Beautiful, congratulations!
    0reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • stickyfiddlestickyfiddle Frets: 27064
    Oh wow, that’s really lovely! 

    25.5” scale?
    The Assumptions - UAE party band for all your rock & soul desires
    0reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • RiftAmpsRiftAmps Frets: 3168
    tFB Trader
    stickyfiddle said:
    Oh wow, that’s really lovely! 

    25.5” scale?
    Correct, although a set of 11s feel really slinky on it which is great. I went for a wound-g.
    *I no longer offer replacement speaker baffles*
    Rift Amplification
    Handwired Guitar Amplifiers
    Brackley, Northamptonshire
    www.riftamps.co.uk

    0reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • Phil_aka_PipPhil_aka_Pip Frets: 9794
    wowsers ... wossit sound like?
    "Working" software has only unobserved bugs. (Parroty Error: Pieces of Nine! Pieces of Nine!)
    Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
    0reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • RiftAmpsRiftAmps Frets: 3168
    tFB Trader
    Phil_aka_Pip said:
    wowsers ... wossit sound like?
    Not far off a Casino on the neck pickup, definitely same ballpark.
    *I no longer offer replacement speaker baffles*
    Rift Amplification
    Handwired Guitar Amplifiers
    Brackley, Northamptonshire
    www.riftamps.co.uk

    0reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • victorludorumvictorludorum Frets: 1015
    ICBM said:
    Very nice.

    You are now obliged to wear a hat when playing it :).

    Hasn't he openly admitted that he's no longer 'that guy with the hat', and that he's into electronic music now? Centuries are out and Korgs are in!

    All jokes aside, it's a lovely score ;-)
    Soundcloud
    Bandcamp

    0reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13941
    edited March 2018
    I love the violin burst and how the finish has sunk into the wood.

    Load up with some heavy string, detune to E flat and bingo!

    Would an aged black P90 cover look better though?


    0reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
  • skaguitarskaguitar Frets: 970
    what a beautiful guitar... :)
    • “To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.”
    0reaction image LOL 0reaction image Wow! 0reaction image Wisdom
Sign In or Register to comment.