Epiphone Coronet

I have no idea when or where my Coronet was mad but I do no that it is a pretty damn decent guitar.I really enjoy having a single coil pick up and the humbnucker for the lead/crunch.As ststed in another review here,the Coronet doesn't have the best metal sound,however the heavy distortion oaked sound it does get is alright with me.I play alot of heavy Black Sabbath type stuff and the Coronet definetly gets a 10 there for me.now as far as that single coil goes,I also play alot of funky clean stuff too and that single coil pick up has one of the warmest/cleanest sounds I have heard.I usually don't find much reason for positioning the toggle on both pick up's, the mixure of the two is no better than them singularly.

I think I covered this in the last section.

The factory set up was pretty decent , no complaints except for the fact that sometimes when I put the toggle switch back on the humbucker it wont stick,I will flip to the middle position.I am sure i could fix it I am just lazy.

This guitar is very very durable,I dropped it on it's face about a month ago on hars linoleum floor,I was moving into a new place and was carrying to much stuff,I know "IDIOT".Anyway,the only thing that happened was two of the tuners got pushed out through the back,but as far as the body,neck,head etc.,not a scratch.

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I have been playing for 10 years now and have owned at least 15 guitars and this is definetly in the top 3.I had never seen nor heard of this guitar until I saw it and thought it was one of the coolest guitars I had ever seen and I had to buy it.It has a great look and sounds good too and everybody I know seems to like it also.I would say pick one up if you ever see one because chances are you won't see anothwer after that,I haven't

I have no idea when or where my Coronet was mad but I do no that it is a pretty damn decent guitar.I really enjoy having a single coil pick up and the humbnucker for the lead/crunch.As ststed in another review here,the Coronet doesn't have the best metal sound,however the heavy distortion oaked sound it does get is alright with me.I play alot of heavy Black Sabbath type stuff and the Coronet definetly gets a 10 there for me.now as far as that single coil goes,I also play alot of funky clean stuff too and that single coil pick up has one of the warmest/cleanest sounds I have heard.I usually don't find much reason for positioning the toggle on both pick up's, the mixure of the two is no better than them singularly.

I think I covered this in the last section.

The factory set up was pretty decent , no complaints except for the fact that sometimes when I put the toggle switch back on the humbucker it wont stick,I will flip to the middle position.I am sure i could fix it I am just lazy.

This guitar is very very durable,I dropped it on it's face about a month ago on hars linoleum floor,I was moving into a new place and was carrying to much stuff,I know "IDIOT".Anyway,the only thing that happened was two of the tuners got pushed out through the back,but as far as the body,neck,head etc.,not a scratch.

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I have been playing for 10 years now and have owned at least 15 guitars and this is definetly in the top 3.I had never seen nor heard of this guitar until I saw it and thought it was one of the coolest guitars I had ever seen and I had to buy it.It has a great look and sounds good too and everybody I know seems to like it also.I would say pick one up if you ever see one because chances are you won't see anothwer after that,I haven't

It's like a late 70's early 80's coronet body style bass. I've never seen another like it, so I guess it's rare. It's got 2 humbucking style pickups, and 2 volume, 2 tone, configuration with 1 switch. It's like a neck through body bass. It has kind of a fat neck. I got it at a pawn shop. I was very early in my guitar playing career, so I feel that I was ripped off, unless it was like a one of a kind type of thing. It was held up pretty good when I got it. I haven't taken very good care of it. The finish was cracked a little, but I covered it in stickers. It WAS woodgrain.

I LOVE the sound. It's a really fat sounding beast. I usually play it through a CRATE BX- 2115 combo with a BXE- 15 cab. It sounds awesome. It's really punchy sounding and does good either with a pick or slapping technique. I played it on my bands demo CD and it did awesome, but I do like it better live. I would liked to use a more professional sounding bass on the CD, but hey, you use what you can when your broke.

The action on this thing was just perfect when I got it. But the neck pickup was screwed up pretty bad. OK it doesn't even work. I just now got around to sending it off to have the pickup replaced, and I've had it for about 3 years. As far as how it has held up it has been awesome. I play in a Christain speed metal/thrash core band, and at one show I tried to shatter it, but it didn't even get a scratch. It almost stayed in tune too. But it was very embarassing trying to smash a guitar that would just bounce back at you. I give it a 10.

The only thing that sucked about the bass was the strap buttons, but some good old duct tape was just perfect. I don't think I would use it without a backup. I'm 100% sure I could and have no problem, but it's just a pet peeve of mine. I don't like to. I've never seen anything like this thing as far as durability goes. I bet it lasts another 30 years before any other part has to be replaced.

I've never had to deal with the company, but I don't think I would have to. The pickup and switch were screwed up when I got it, but It wasn't under warranty, so I had to pay out of my pocket.

It's just a rock solid bass. That's about all there is to say... but I DO think I paid too much for it.

1976 Japanese revisitation of original late 50's Coronet. Double cut-away with offset horn, somewhat similar to a strat, but not. Dark blond sunburst and a globular white pickguard with the cut C between the p/u's. I have no idea what the words are, but this is one heavy guitar (think older LP) Remember, this was back when Epiphone made it's own style of guitars, not Gibson (and Fender) copies. 22 frets, dual humbuckers with covers (P90's or something derived thereof), and the scale seems short. After playing my SG, I have to think about my hand for placement for about the first 5 minutes. 2 volume, 2 tone, 3 way toggle pu selector. The bridge is a tremalo model, with rollers and a stop piece, with a handy cover for resting your hand for muting. No bar came with it, and I can't find one to replace it, and really don't care to. These are pretty much standard features for a guitar, but I'm giving a 10 because of it's uniqueness.

I tend towards a more classic sound, i.e. Iggy and the Stooges, Mick Ronson, Ziggy, the Dead Boys, and this guitar is good for that. Sounds very LP/SG like. Its much heavier/bassy sounding than my SG, but I think that's mostly due to the proximity of the pickups to the strings. Also, I'm using 10's but apparently this is better suited to 9's. To think, I one strung it with 11's. The upper strings voice very nicely, but the top 2 sometimes sound to clunky, especially with brand new strings. I play through a Vox Valvetone Pedal (my brother ruined my TS9) and it's great through my little Princeton 112+. I have yet to try it with my new Tremoverb, but how can you go wrong with that?

When I got it, the guitar was a mess. Couldn't hold tune for more than 4 bars of a song. After taking it to a tech to have it set up, stays in tune for days. Usually I only have to tune it if I carelessly leave it propped against some piece of furniture (I have too many guitars!) Sustain is incredible, and for a 20+ year old guitar, no electrical problems.

This guitar is heavy. I moved the strap button from the horn to the back of the neck (which might have been the original position since there was already a hole there) which adjusts the weight better. You get used to the weight after a while. There are a few nicks on the finish, but its 24 years old, what do you expect? Very light nicks though. It's dependable, and built like a brick. It makes me wonder how Japanese made instruments got such a bad rap. (Then I pick up an Ibanez, I take that back) This one is more solid than some American stuff I've seen and played over the years (i.e. Fender).

What support? They probably don't even remember this thing.

I honestly don't know how I got such a great deal on this. It was the second guitar I ever bought. I've been playing for around 4.5 years, but I'm mostly a bassist (11 years). I have 2 other guitars, a 91 SG Special, and a 95 Ibanez Talman 630 which I play through a Princeton 112+ (with a Vox Valvetone) and a Mesa-Boogie Tremoverb. I love them all for their individual merits, but this one is special. It's different, cool looking and cool sounding. Considering I picked it up on a lark, I got a lot more than I paid for. If it were lost or stolen, I could probably never find one again. The only other one I've ever seen belongs to the Fastbacks' guitarist. So I would be very, very sad and disenchanted. The only reason I posted this here was because when I saw the category, I became excited that there were others like mine in existance. But all there was were people with their new Epi Strat copies. It's sad to see that Epiphone, which was once an innovative company with killer guitars and basses, has become Gibson's Squier.

Korean built, 24 fret with a narrow and moderately thick neck the Coronet is a decent inexpensive guitar. The wood seems fairly solid although it's probably made of many parts, trim consists of a tune-o-matic style bridge and tailpiece, noise canceling single coil at the neck and humbucker at the bridge. Build quality is ok, the bolt on neck seems stable with inexpensive tuners that have a similar feel to Grovers. Everything about the trim is similar to but not quite professional. At it's price point you can't expect a lot more. One downside, the neck needs to be wiped down as whatever they treated the fretboard with stains my fingers. This is a probem I've had with other inexpensive guitars.

Compared to a Carvin 127-T (Wilkenson) I find the Coronet to be darker in all aspects. Unlike many inexpensive guitars sound quality is surprisingly good. The prior reviewer used mid-gauge strings, I'm using light scale strings, 008, 010, 014.... and find the neck to be fast but effective to work around. A lot of new guitar designs have wide, flat necks that are incredibly fast but tiring for my tastes. The overall sound does not distinguish itself to any degree but it is capable of useful timbres and unlike the prior reviewer it works well with distortion and effects. You won't get as much sustain but you get a nice bite due to the pickups. When distored the Coronet his nicely articulated. I'm using a DigiTech Valve FX for processing and have found few guitars that can't be effectively processed. Again, good for an inexpensive guitar but certainly not competition to $500+ guitars.

The fit and finish are actually quite good. Heavy knobs, a pickup selector that is stable and smooth bridge and nut parts, the bane of most inexpensive guitars. The bridge bothers me to some extent as it seems less refined and of poorer quality than a Gibson tune-o-matic. The finish is good, the fretboard has that problem with staining but that's something that will go away. The tuners are smooth and a pleasant surprise for a guitar in this price range. I'm not sure what kind of wood is used in the body but I suspect it's nothing terribly exciting.

I plan on using this guitar as a backup but might promote it to part time use. On clean cuts it has a more Fender style sound, less twang but not as dark as Gibsons. It will be used at gigs. How it holds up will be a good question. I'm impressed with this guitar especially for the price. It's not the greatest thing out there and I do agree, metal fans won't like it, the neck's all wrong and it won't shred, or at least I haven't figured a way to make it do so. Let me reiterate, for an inexpensive guitar it has a very articulate sound.

I've never dealt with Epiphone except trying to track down a Chet Atkins (no luck at the time), they were pleasant enough. In general I don't expect much from inexpensive instruments beyond staying in tune and having decent tone when processed. The warranty is limited lifetime, whatever that means.

The Coronet was the first decent guitar I ever owned, it was a late sixties model with single coil Melody Maker style pickups. The body was similar to this current model although it was a better quality guitar. The new configuration is good for what the guitar is. I used to see it selling for around $300-350 and it's a good deal at that price. I was very lucky to get mine for $100 and have not judged it's features at that price. I'd have to go 9 - 10 for a $100 guitar. I've been playing for 30 years, 25 in a professional capacity. I have a few gigs coming up this month and look forward to using the Coronet for certain songs. If my Carvin popped a string I'd have no problem using this guitar for the rest of the set with minimal adustments.

The newest Epiphone Coronet's feature one humbucker and a single coil. The neck is very friendly. The pickups are OBL - never heard of 'em. The Coronet is one of Epiphones older lines, but they still make new ones...they are just VERY hard to find. But they are REALLY nice looking guitars with decent sound...not great sound by any means.

One cool thing is that you can switch the Coronet's humbucker to single coil mode to get some Strat-like sounds, but not quite. The low ends are kind of clunky, but the highs are crisp. I put .11 or .12 gauge stings on which sound much better than lighter gauges. The Coronet can sound very thin sometimes. The tone nob works fine.

I don't know much about proper set up, but I thought the action was good - I recently lowered it a bit though. And after doing that I had to lower the pickups as well. The bridge never gave me any trouble, but if you put heavy gauge strings one one of these, you have to lower the action or the strings will get severed at the bridge. I didn't see any flaws at first, but if you look across the body, you can see lines in the wood that run up and down the body. The colors that Coronets come in are very nice and the bat-wing style head is pretty cool.

First of all, I would never play any gig without a backup and this guitar is no exception. Epiphones are also known to have crappy elecronics so I had mine completely replaced. It helped! Everything indicates that this guitar will last, but the lines running up and down the body (although you can only see them from certain angles) concern me.

Epiphone helpd me out when some crappy guitar store in Jersey said my guitar was on back order for months and months. This wasn't the case. The store owed Epiphone money and they were kind enough to "imply" that this might be the case. So I ordered the guitar thorugh another store and got it pretty fast. But I've never seen a new Coronet in-stock at any store. I saw an ad for it about 3 years ago and decided I wanted to try it out. If I didn't like it I was going to sell it -- I still own it.

I've been playing guitar about 10 years and although it's a pain in the ass to get information on the equipment used by guitarists that I like, this is a good versatile guitar if you like to play alternative-pop or Brit-pop...this NOT a metal guitar. I play it through a Laney HC50 and they go well together. The Coronet sounds most like a low-end Fender Telecaster, but has a bit more range. I use very few effects (chorus, reverb, light distortion) and this guitar goes well with that, but crank it up with a lot of distortion and you'll be dissapointed because the pickups aren't doing enough for you.