Epiphone Limited Edition Wilshire Pro Electric Guitar  

The Wilshire-Pro has the feature most guitar players would appreciate however, the overall poor quality of the guitar I received surpassed the positive features of the guitar.

Guitar appeared well made however, upon closer examination it became really apparent that the guitar had slipped through the factory build quality control phase without any real oversight. Example, the neck was really bowed, action was sky high, hardware appeared to have been installed without reguard to it's actual condition - worn. I purchased what I thought was a new guitar, not a pre-owned instrument.

Value is not determined the savings alone the total purchase experience must also include the overall quality of the product as well. In this particular purchase Epiphone did not deliver on their promise of producing an affordable instrument of unmatched quality at it's price point. In reality in was quite the opposite. Which really brings home the old saying "you get what you pay for".

It seems as though Epiphone guitars are really a hit and miss proposition. Some of their guitars are pretty decent instruments, while others should have never made it to the loading dock.

Everything you would expect from a Wilshire

Part of the guitar was actually not painted. It got the clear coat - but no white paint.

So much for the Quality Sticker on Back

Guitar is also extremely neck heavy.  Joe Bonamassa would love the baseball bat thick neck....

Me... not so much.

I bought this guitar to use for slide only.  The guitar was shipped with action that was higher than most accoustics out there.  Works great for my purposes as a slide instrument.  Shredders .. might want to think twice.

Great value for a slide guitar - fretting is a different story.

Good unit if you use it for chords and slide.

I love the coil splitting, great range of tones.

Easy access to the highest fret.

Lightweight

VERY good quality for the price.

Not a blemish or imperfection anywhere on the finish.

Quality hardware, the frets had been nicely worked and the fretboard inlay is almost perfect.

Although the knobs are kinda "cheap feeling" they seem to be rugged enough.

Bang for buck you will not find a better deal.

If you gig or record on a regular basis THIS is the guitar for you.

Lightweight, tonal versatility that will blow your mind and an awesome retro look and feel.

I love his guitar.

Only complaint is the bridge has lil sharp edges that dig into my palm, that just may be my playing style or just a common factor in any Tunamatic type bridge.

Oh and a plastic nut :(

Looks pretty easy to remove and replace...the finish on the neck isnt covering the nut, so removal should be easy and non-damaging to the finish.

Pretty much the same features as a Les Paul - 2 volume - 2 tones - 3-way selector switch with the added bonus of coil-split pickups - 50s style wider neck - unique batwing headstock - a very fun and comfortable and great sounding guitar. Very nice!! The pickups really sound great to me - I use both of them a lot and I use both in coil-split mode and full humbucker. It really has a very nice woody, trebly sound in split mode and of course a little darker in the humbucker mode. It's not quite as heavy sounding as a Les Paul - definietely a unique earthy tone to this guitar - but not nearly as trebly and bright as a Strat - its like the best of both worlds but its something altogether different.

The quality of the body and the neck are fine to me. No issues whatsoever. The finish on my Pelham Blue is perfect - I love how I can see the wood texture through the thin finish. The pickguard is my only gripe so far. It is very thin and flimsy and since it houses the knobs and the input jack, this will become an issue for people over time. I got a new pickguard, which is thicker and I painted it black -  the blue guitar with black pickguard, black/silver knobs looks awesome!! I have a feeling the input jack and the 3-way selector switch will need replacing over time. With the exception of these few mods, I feel that the quality of this guitar will make it last for a long time.

This guitar is an excellent value for the money. You get a very unique and comfortable guitar with 2 coil-split humbuckers - a great neck - great neck-through body and the most comfortable and tone-inducing mahogany body ever. Yes, indeed this is one great value. I got mine on SDOTD and I am considering getting a second one since I love this guitar so much.

My overall opinion of this guitar is very high. I have 2 Les Pauls, Gibson ES-335, 2 Fender strats, Telecaster. This guitar is so much fun to play. The pickups are very useble either split or in humbucker mode. I play this guitar as much as any of my other guitars and for long periods you can really be comfortable either sitting or standing - its super light. I would definitely get another if something happened to this guitar. I got it thinking I would be able to take it out without worrying about it - well, I love it so much I worry just as much about it as any other guitar!!

I purchased this as a second guitar to use out of the house so I can preserve my 79 Strat that has been in the closet for 33 years. The sound of this guitar is very very nice !!!!! I play thru a Fender Mustang III and this tones I get with the coil splitting pickups is fantastic!! Did I mention the pickups sound very nice?

Nice light guitar, neck is a little wide but very playable. Stays in tune well. Finish is good. The routing on the edge of the pick guard is pretty crooked. I had to tighten up the input jack as soon as I got it. I adjusted the action and the intonation (who doesn"t). The strings that came on it were awful (changed them after about 30 minutes of play). Now it is much better :-)

For the money it is a nice guitar and fun to play. Looks good and really sounds good!! I will keep it to use out of the house.

It is a good guitar for the money.