Epiphone Crestwood Custom, Polaris White

Epiphone Crestwood Custom, Polaris White Overview

The Epiphone Crestwood Custom originally appeared in 1958 and was Epiphone’s flagship solid-body guitar. It boasted a higher spec than the Wilshere and Coronet models. The current Crestwood Custom still sits at the top of Epiphone’s solid-body guitar range and includes many features from the original models, such as symmetrical double-cutaway mahogany body (for easy access to the higher frets), and there are dual PRO Mini Humbucker pickups at the bridge and neck. These pickups were originally created in the late-1960’s after a need for P-90 sized pickups, with no hum. They produce a bright and focused output while keeping Gibson’s humbucker performance.

The Epiphone Crestwood Custom has a mahogany neck with medium C profile, Indian laurel fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and Epiphone oval inlays. The reduced-sized Kalamazoo headstock has an Epiphone Bikini badge and ivory button Epiphone Deluxe tuners to complement the black headstock.

There are two volume and two tone controls next to the 3-way toggle pickup selector, and an Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge with Graph Tech TUSQ saddles. TUSQ being man-made ivory that provides big open lows, clear bell-like highs, and increased harmonic sustain.

Finishing off the look, the Epiphone Crestwood Custom has a Tremotone vibrato tailpiece with an Indian laurel insert and foil ‘E’ logo, and a clear butterfly-shaped pickguard with a white centre stripe and foil ‘E’ logo between the pickups.

The Epiphone Crestwood Custom is available in Cherry and Polaris White.

The Epiphone Crestwood Custom fits perfectly into the Epiphone Premium Solidbody Electric Guitar Gigbag (sold separately).

Overview by Epiphone

The Crestwood first appeared in 1958 and a slightly modified form in 1959 as the Crestwood Custom; it was Epiphone’s first original solid body electric guitar design. The new Epiphone Crestwood Custom returns to its roots with features that harken back to the early models including a symmetrical double-cutaway mahogany body with two Epiphone PRO Mini Humbucker™ pickups, three on a side reduced sized Kalamazoo headstock with Epiphone Bikini badge and ivory button Epiphone Deluxe tuning machines, and a clear butterfly pickguard with white center stripe and foil E logo. The Crestwood Custom comes equipped with a glued-in mahogany neck with a medium C profile, Indian laurel fretboard with 12" radius, 22 medium jumbo frets and Epiphone oval inlays, 2 volume and 2 tone controls with CTS potentiometers and an Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge with Graph Tech TUSQ saddles and Tremtone vibrato tailpiece.