About This Listing

Everyone wants a Les Paul Junior, but right here is the slightly left of field choice…

Introduced in 1959 as an entry level guitar with a price tag of $120, the world finally seems to be waking up to how great these guitars are. Even Gibson are relaunching USA made Epiphone Coronets!

This particular example has the ubiquitous cherry finish, albeit pretty well faded, and is loaded with its original and extremely sweet sounding P90 pickup and is a straight pipe tailpiece model and does not have that useless early Maestro trem they used for a very short period.

The neck is slim although not to the extent of some early 60s Gibson necks, and is extremely comfortable in the hand. All of us who have played this at the shop have felt instantly at home on this guitar.

The hardware and electrics are all correct with the exception of the tailpiece which is from a couple of years later, the tuners are a little stiff but still work well. There are a couple of extra screw holes in the pickguard and body (now filled) that was used to keep the plastic from warping too much.

Its fair to say this guitar has been used! Plenty of wear abounds, the most extreme bit being where the finish has been completely chipped on the underside of the lower cutaway. None of this detracts from how great this guitar is to play and how good it sounds.

Sadly we can’t keep them all… But you can, and you should before someone else gets there first…

Listed9 months ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • Coronet
Finish
  • Cherry
Categories
Year
  • 1961
Made In
  • United States
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Body Material
  • Mahogany
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Body Shape
  • Double Cutaway
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Offset Body
  • No
Wood Top Style
  • Plain
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Wrap-Around
Color Family
  • Red
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Pickup Configuration
  • S
Scale Length
  • 24.75"
Model Family
Number of Frets
  • 22

About the Seller

ATB Guitars

Cheltenham, United Kingdom
(134)
Joined Reverb:2015
Items Sold:231
Product Overview
The second iteration of the Coronet saw the body slimmed down, and the original New York pickup replaced with a dogear P90. The initial "Symmetrical" body remained, but would be replaced with the "Asymmetrical" body midway through 1963 which would become the Coronet's shape for the duration of the model's original run. Earlier P90 models still used Epiphone's metal plate headstock logo, but late '62 and early '63 models switched to a silkscreen decal.
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1961 Epiphone Coronet in Cherry + HSC
1961 Epiphone Coronet in Cherry + HSC
$9,333.72

About This Listing

Everyone wants a Les Paul Junior, but right here is the slightly left of field choice…

Introduced in 1959 as an entry level guitar with a price tag of $120, the world finally seems to be waking up to how great these guitars are. Even Gibson are relaunching USA made Epiphone Coronets!

This particular example has the ubiquitous cherry finish, albeit pretty well faded, and is loaded with its original and extremely sweet sounding P90 pickup and is a straight pipe tailpiece model and does not have that useless early Maestro trem they used for a very short period.

The neck is slim although not to the extent of some early 60s Gibson necks, and is extremely comfortable in the hand. All of us who have played this at the shop have felt instantly at home on this guitar.

The hardware and electrics are all correct with the exception of the tailpiece which is from a couple of years later, the tuners are a little stiff but still work well. There are a couple of extra screw holes in the pickguard and body (now filled) that was used to keep the plastic from warping too much.

Its fair to say this guitar has been used! Plenty of wear abounds, the most extreme bit being where the finish has been completely chipped on the underside of the lower cutaway. None of this detracts from how great this guitar is to play and how good it sounds.

Sadly we can’t keep them all… But you can, and you should before someone else gets there first…

Listed9 months ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • Coronet
Finish
  • Cherry
Categories
Year
  • 1961
Made In
  • United States
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Body Material
  • Mahogany
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Body Shape
  • Double Cutaway
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Offset Body
  • No
Wood Top Style
  • Plain
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Wrap-Around
Color Family
  • Red
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Pickup Configuration
  • S
Scale Length
  • 24.75"
Model Family
Number of Frets
  • 22

About the Seller

ATB Guitars

Cheltenham, United Kingdom
(134)
Joined Reverb:2015
Items Sold:231
Product Overview
The second iteration of the Coronet saw the body slimmed down, and the original New York pickup replaced with a dogear P90. The initial "Symmetrical" body remained, but would be replaced with the "Asymmetrical" body midway through 1963 which would become the Coronet's shape for the duration of the model's original run. Earlier P90 models still used Epiphone's metal plate headstock logo, but late '62 and early '63 models switched to a silkscreen decal.
Shop 13 options from $2,699
Product Reviews

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