Based on the famous Gibson ES-295 introduced in 1952 and played by the legendary Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley's guitarist, this is the ultimate rockabilly box. Features a pair of cream P-90s, a Bigsby tailpiece, 24-3/4" scale, mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, laminated maple body and top. As a finishing touch, it's adorned with the original flower design on the pickguard.
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Customer Rating: Summary: Gorgeous... Comment: The Epi ES-295 is a reproduction of the Gibson ES-295. Oddly, the Epi is eqipped with a genuine Bigsby, which the orginal Gibson didn't have. I don't use the Bigsby much, but it is a coveted feature on a roots/rockabilly box, and I'm not all that concerned about the 'faithfulness' of the reproduction. Apparently the Epi 295 has been in and out of production for over a decade, and it is indeed fortuitous that it is available again.
The 295 was Scotty Moore's (early, anyway) guitar, and as such, it is inextricably linked to rockabilly. I bought mine because I admired an original Gibson that a cohort of mine was playing in a jump-blues band. I don't know if the Epi measures up to the real McCoy (mostly likely not), but it is an instrument of breathtaking sound and quality. It is metallic gold, with kind of a 'smoke white' binding. It definitely is a head-turner in the looks dept. It has two dog-ear P90s, a WONDERFUL PU choice on a hollow-body. It has a rosewood neck and Kluson-like tuners.
While this guitar can ably kick righteous behind on the much ballyhooed Gretch line, it can do almost everything else as well. Warm jazz? Check. T-Bone Walker? Absolutely. MOR modern blues? Uh huh. Country? Yassah. Stones/CCR and that type of rock? Yeah, and get out of the way!
Out of the box, mine played like a dream. Perfect set-up (perhaps $750.00 buys that). It plays and feels very much like a finely tuned acoustic, and jones, what a sound! Through a small tube amp, neck position, heavy OD, it yields T-Bone central. Real vintage 50's electric geetar. Clean, it is pristine, and the latitude of its frequency range is truly amazing. It feels like a sturdy, quality instrument, and it is a pleasure to practice on.
I'm a Tele guy, but the ES is my current squeeze. Highly recommended.
