Guitar of the Day
Ever since Leo Fender introduced the world to the Telecaster and Gibson responded with the Les Paul, rock music as we know it has been all about solidbody guitars. Naturally, there are high-profile guitar players who use hollowbodies (Steve Howe, Malcolm Young, Ted Nugent, and George Harrison come to mind), but the solidbodies were great because there was almost no feedback and they were less expensive. Odds are most of you have a solidbody as your main guitar, right? You've propably wished you could afford a different guitar with an entirely different look and sound to give you a wider variety of tones on stage or in the studio - like a hollowbody, for instance. But aren't they incredibly expensive? Take a look at the Epiphone Wild Kat! Check out the specs: It has a flame-maple top, solid mahogany back, two Alnico V P-90 pickups, a genuine Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, and a maple set-neck with rosewood fingerboard and pearloid dot inlays. We have it in stock now in Translucent Black, although we typically have the Antique Natural in stock, as well. Both look like they should have a price tag that's at least two or three times as high. Between you and us, this is one of the best bargains in the guitar world. Just the Bigsby alone would cost you over $100, yet we're selling the Wild Kat for just $499.97! Honestly, the maple tops on these guitars are some of the best we've seen on the various Wild Kats that have passed through our shipping department - just look at the photos! The onboard P-90s are single-coils, but because of their size and the way they're built, you can get a sound that's closer to a humbucker, particularly if you roll back the tone control a bit. And even if you don't use the Bigsby, it looks awesome, adding to the overall impression of an instrument that means business. To sum up, the Epiphone Wild Kat has a gorgeous flame-maple top, versatile pickups that can produce a wide array of tones, a wonderfully playable 22-fret maple neck that's glued in, and it's got that cool Bigsby. This is an an instrument that's as comfortable playing classic rock as it is covering the latest chart-topping hits. Then there's that low Sweetwater price, which includes free FedEx shipping right to your door!