Product: Epiphone Dwight
Price Paid: US $650 used
Submitted
02/01/2004
at
07:01pm
by
Jim Sullivan
Features
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9
Epiphone Dwight made in 1966 in Kalamazoo, Michigan by Gibson. Essentially, it is the same thing as a Coronet, but with Dwight on the truss rod cover.
22 frets
1 SCREAMING P-90 in the bridge position. One volume, one tone control. Very much the same thing as a Les Paul Jr.
The guitar has a trem on it, but the arm is gone. The bridge is one of those stop-tails that is compinsated. It has Klusion Deluxe tuners. The body and set neck are solid mahogany. It has a rosewood fretboard.
Dwights were made in VERY limited quantities for a now extinct music store in East St. Louis, Illinois.
Not many features, but what it has is excellent!!!
Sound
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10
AMAZING MACHINE FOR BLUES!!!! I play it through a JCM Marshall with no effects, just the knobs on the guitar. It sounds great, no matter how you have the knobs turned.
This P-90 has a good bit of buzz, but for the awesome tone, is totally worth it!!
Action, Fit, & Finish
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8
I set the action higher than it was at the shop. I never have been able to "rip" on electric slide before. Now, however, I can't put the slide down. I left it low enough for fast regular playing. The frets are in great condition and string bends are easy.
This guitar has been around, and the finish shows it. Rather beat up, but I didn't get it for the looks!!!
Reliability/Durability
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10
This has been around 37 years, and will be around for many more!!! It is very dependable and would use it without a backup.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
Overall Rating
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10
I have been playing 25 years. A friend used to own one of these. He always said it was the best guitar he ever had. I have had many 60's Gibsons and a few US Gibson/Epiphones. This guitar ranks up there with all of them. I don't even want to think of being without it. For a simple guitar, it does everything I need or ask it to. The best thing about this is the pickup. It is TERRIFYING!!! When I first heard it in the store, I knew I'd be buying it after 5 seconds, simply due to the pickup. It could be the best I ever heard. Seriously, I'm not kidding about that. Yes, it buzzes under flourescant lights, but it sounds every bit as good as a PAF Humbucker, and I'm not talking about a reissue pickup.
If you find one of these guitars, BUY IT!!! (No, mine is not for sale)
