Epiphone IB 1964 Texan

[Atalkingsausage]

So Guitar Center's specs list the back of this model specifically as solid mahogany, however Sweetwater's site just says mahogany. does anyone have any idea if the back is indeed solid wood? For this price I don't see how it's possibly solid wood. But this model seems to typically be held in higher regard than Epiphone's other non-masterbilt acoustics. does anyone know what this thing's back is made of?

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Epiphone...tric-Guitar.gc

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/EETXANNH

[Nate the Skate]

Seems like the sides might be laminate, but the back appears to be solid.

http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Aco...964-Texan.aspx

[Atalkingsausage]

Thats what I was thinking, and thats the way Guitar Center's site seems to be advertising it. I may have just found my next slope shouldered, gas inducing piece of asian imported goodness. :P

[Nick84]

They are solid top, solid back and the sides are laminate.

[Guitartanzon]

well, curious, how do they sound and play?

[Nyghthawk]

Has a page on the Gibson forum. I have read several posts regarding this very question. Mixed reviews is what i see. I'd like to play one myself.

[dereklaney]

back is solid. Sides lam

This is a GREAT guitar.

[GuitarLight]

These are the specifications form the Epiphone web site for the Texan.
...here is the web site. http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Aco...964-Texan.aspx

yes the back is solid wood.

PRODUCT FEATURES
Inspired by vintage ‘60s Texan
Shadow NanoFlex™ pickup system
Solid Spruce top
SPECIFICATIONS
Top Material Solid Spruce
Back Material Solid mahogany
Side Material mahogany
Neck Material mahogany
Neck Shape 1960's SlimTaper™
Fingerboard Radius 14"
Frets 20 medium
Neck Joint Glued-In
Truss Rod Adjustable
Scale Length 25.5"
Fingerboard rosewood with pearloid Parallelogram inlays
Bridge Pickup Shadow NanoFlex™ low-impedance
Electronics Shadow Sonic sound-hole mounted system Controls Master Volume, High EQ, Low EQ, Phase Switch, Low Battery indicator
Power Two #2032 lithium batteries (3V)
Binding Body - 5 ply (W/B/W/B/W); top and back
Bridge rosewood; Reverse Belly
Nut Width 1.68"
Hardware Nickel
Machine Heads Vintage-style, 14:1 ratio with small cream buttons
Colors Antique Natural (AN), Vintage Cherryburst (VC)
Options Hard Case
Typical Weight (+/- 5%) 4.7 lbs
Strings D’Addario® 12, 16, 25, 34, 41, 53
...hope this helps....

[Scootch]

I play those things when I see them, and actually owned one for about three days.

There's a lot of variety in their sound. The one I had came from Sweetwater and was not only a very obvious repack, it was one of the absolutely worse sounding guitars I have ever played. A second bad experience with Sweetwater has cost them any future business with me.

Howevah, I have played several other IB 64's in stores and they range from quite nice to pretty darn bad. Whenever I find a good one I seem to be at a point where I'd rather have lunch money for the rest of the week, so I've passed. Maybe one of these days I'll find one when I am on a diet.

Try b4 u buy. At least with THIS guitar.

[Atalkingsausage]

Originally Posted by Scootch

I play those things when I see them, and actually owned one for about three days.

There's a lot of variety in their sound. The one I had came from Sweetwater and was not only a very obvious repack, it was one of the absolutely worse sounding guitars I have ever played. A second bad experience with Sweetwater has cost them any future business with me.

Howevah, I have played several other IB 64's in stores and they range from quite nice to pretty darn bad. Whenever I find a good one I seem to be at a point where I'd rather have lunch money for the rest of the week, so I've passed. Maybe one of these days I'll find one when I am on a diet.

Try b4 u buy. At least with THIS guitar.

This seems.to be the case with most anything epiphone... jmho ymmv pdkm
Even still, I'm kind of tempted to buy one of these to take to bars and open mic nights and such...