Specific Model Highlights
The Epiphone Crestwood: A Guide to Its Vintage Solid-Body History
The Epiphone Crestwood comes from the “Golden Era” of electric guitar design. Introduced in 1958 as Epiphone’s first original solid-body model, the Crestwood, and its later incarnation the Crestwood Custom, offered a sleek, asymmetrical alternative to Gibson’s double-cut offerings. From the early “New York” pickups to the mini-humbuckers and the “batwing” headstock of the 1960s, these instruments are popular with collectors for their lightweight feel and high-output snarl. If you have an early Crestwood Deluxe or a 60s Custom, knowing how the specs changed over the years helps you identify what you’ve got.
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