Epiphone Wildcat Hollowbody $349 @ MF

kenposurf · Post by **kenposurf** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:26 pm

Looked good.but.checked the bay and one sold for $310 and another for $360 so may not be THAT hot a deal...always looking though!

tennis_nick · Post by **tennis_nick** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:41 pm

cool looking guits. It was option B, but I went with the Casino. I'll probably consider it when I want a Bigsby and a Gretsch-like control Layout

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 4:43 am

I don't know why, but these, along with the D'Armonds hollowbodies, just leave me cold.

I think I've been looking at Gretsches for too long. Seriously, the proportions and details on (most) hollowbody Gretsches, even their 51XX series guitars, are just spot-on.

The Wildkat seems to have too small a body for the neck and Bigsby, too big F-holes for the body, and those black knobs just look cheap for some reason. I know they're standard Gibson knobs--a couple of my LPs had them, ad so did my old SG. Dunno...just doesn't do it for me.

kenposurf · Post by **kenposurf** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 6:31 am

Agree regarding the Epiphones..had a Epi Zepher Regent/Blues Deluxe and did not quite make it..still pretty good guitars if you buy them right..owned several DeArmonds...the T-400 is a killer axe...the pups are great and the vibrato is sweet,,,upgrade it with a better nut and an aluminum compensated bridge and it's hot..the switches/wiring are not good quality but I never had a problem...other of there models (12 string/duo-jet clone) and others are pretty nice but miss the mark for different reasons...T-400 rocks though...