Description

The No-Nonsense Rocker Returns to Its Original Form
From its first appearance in 1959 the Wilshire has been one of Epiphone’s most successful original solid body electric guitar designs. The Wilshire P-90 brings back many of the features of the earliest Wilshire models including the symmetrical double-cutaway mahogany body with dual PRO P-90 Soapbar pickups, three on a side reduced sized Kalamazoo headstock with Epiphone Bikini badge and ivory button Epiphone Deluxe tuning machines, and a butterfly tortoise shell pickguard with foil E logo. The Wilshire P-90 comes equipped with a glued-in mahogany neck with a medium C profile, Indian laurel fretboard with 12″ radius and 22 medium jumbo frets, 2 volume and 2 tone controls and an Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge and Stop Bar tailpiece, and is available in classic Cherry and Ebony finishes.
P-90 Single Coil Pickup – Legendary Tone
First introduced in the early 1950s, Gibson’s legendary P90 single coil pickup produced a raw powerful tone that helped define the blues and rock and roll in their formative years. Today, the P90’s traditional combination of high output and brilliant tone is still considered a favorite among many top musicians. Known by such familiar nicknames as the « Soapbar » and the « Cobalt, » the P90 still cuts through any type of music, all while displaying amazing tonal sensitivity for everything from blues and rock to mellow jazz riffs. It’s perfect as a vintage replacement, and features vintage, braided two-conductor wiring. It’s also fully wax potted to eliminate any chance of unwanted microphonic feedback.
Specifications
Body
Body Shape: Symmetrical Epiphone Wilshire
Body Material: Mahogany
Neck
Material: Mahogany
Profile: Medium C
Scale Length: 24.72″ / 628mm
Fingerboard Material: Indian Laurel
Fingerboard Radius: 12.01″
Number Of Frets: 22
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Graph Tech NuBone
Nut Width: 1.69″ / 43mm
Inlays: Dot
Joint: Glued in
Hardware
Finish: Nickel
Tuner Plating: Nickel
Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: LockTone Stop Bar
Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe with Ivory buttons
Pickguard: Imitation Tortoise with foil « E »
TrussRod: Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover: 3-Ply Epiphone Bullet
Control Knobs: Black Top Hats with nickel inserts
Switch Tip: Cream
Switchwasher: Black with Gold text
Control Covers: Black; PVC
Strap Buttons: 2 – bottom and below heel on body
Pickup Covers: Black Soapbar P-90
Electronics
Neck Pickup: Epiphone PRO P-90 Soapbar
Bridge Pickup: Epiphone PRO P-90 Soapbar
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS potentiometers
Pickup Selector: 3 way toggle
Output Jack: 1/4″ Epiphone