Wade's Guitar Shop
1968 Epiphone Century (N.O.S.)
1968 Epiphone Century (N.O.S.) (SOLD)
For those of you who don't know what N.O.S. is, it stands for New Old Stock, and refers to something that has never been sold by the original dealer. It has long since been discontinued, or in this case has become a vintage gem. This one came from a dealer here in the Midwest. Made by Gibson from 1957 til 1970, Kalamazoo Epiphones are every bit as good as their Gibson counterparts, and in some cases better or cooler. Like it's brother, the Gibson ES-125T, the Century is a true hollow arch-top, and has a single P-90 pickup. But unlike the 125 which is tobacco sunburst, this is a rich Cherry finish, and has that distinctive elongated Epiphone headstock and raised E badge(slashed C) on a white pickguard. It has a tiny "2" stamped on the back of the headstock indicating "second" condition, usually because of a blemish, but we couldn't find a mark on it. If you are looking for something to put in the collection, this would be a choice piece as N.O.S. pieces don't come around very often. But if you are looking for a distinctive American classic to play and record, this may be in your budget, also. Either way, it has been many years since we've had something like this come through the store, and it won't be on display. SOLD!
1968 Epiphone Century (N.O.S.)
1968 Epiphone Century (N.O.S.) (SOLD)
For those of you who don't know what N.O.S. is, it stands for New Old Stock, and refers to something that has never been sold by the original dealer. It has long since been discontinued, or in this case has become a vintage gem. This one came from a dealer here in the Midwest. Made by Gibson from 1957 til 1970, Kalamazoo Epiphones are every bit as good as their Gibson counterparts, and in some cases better or cooler. Like it's brother, the Gibson ES-125T, the Century is a true hollow arch-top, and has a single P-90 pickup. But unlike the 125 which is tobacco sunburst, this is a rich Cherry finish, and has that distinctive elongated Epiphone headstock and raised E badge(slashed C) on a white pickguard. It has a tiny "2" stamped on the back of the headstock indicating "second" condition, usually because of a blemish, but we couldn't find a mark on it. If you are looking for something to put in the collection, this would be a choice piece as N.O.S. pieces don't come around very often. But if you are looking for a distinctive American classic to play and record, this may be in your budget, also. Either way, it has been many years since we've had something like this come through the store, and it won't be on display. SOLD!