I have the Gibson Les Paul book by Robb Lawrence' date=' (with lots of pictures) and it, ones in use today on the Epi LPs. No calipers. It sounds really good too. If I'm satisfied with the results, I've got 3 more that will get the same treatment. I have the medium #0148, (.084w/.039crown) now. I'm tellin' ya this guitar is the best playing out of all my Epiphones (they're all great though). The latest version brings back many of the features of the earliest Coronet models including the symmetrical double-cutaway mahogany body with single Epiphone PRO P-90 Dogear pickup, three on a side reduced-size Kalamazoo headstock with Epiphone Bikini badge and ivory button tuning machines, and a white buttery pickguard with foil E logo. Someone compared these to"speed bumps"( a while ago on this forum), and this probably, For my second effort, I used medium Stew-Mac frets (#0148) and this seems to be, the best compromise (at least for me) for my LP types as the narrower tang makes it. My Epiphone Custom in wine red/gold hardware (. It looks like that piece of gear is gone. Fretwire is made in a variety of crown heights. Do you have any calipers? Hard to explain but it played like a dream. From its first appearance in 1959 the Wilshire has been one of Epiphones most successful original solid-body electric guitar designs. Brand New items are sold by an authorized dealer or original builder and include all original packaging. November 18, 2008 in Epiphone Electrics. I can't believe how hard it is finding out the fret size. First introduced in 1958, the Epiphone Coronet is one of Epiphones first and most successful original solid body electric guitar designs. Hate 'em. Have you emailed Epiphone Customer Service? Basically 106x36 or 105x40. Bigger? This plays a lot like a Gibson LP Standard!!" The latest Epi LP I bought has medium jumbo frets, but all my others have smaller frets. The Wilshire P-90 brings back many of the features of the earliest Wilshire models including the symmetrical double-cutaway mahogany body with dual PRO P-90 Soapbar pickups, three on a side reduced -size Kalamazoo headstock with Epiphone Bikini badge and ivory button Epiphone Deluxe tuning machines, and a buttery tortoise shell pickguard with foil E logo. It may not display this or other websites correctly. If yours are the very low crown ones they are probably not too bad. What are jumbo frets and does my Epiphone Dot Deluxe have them? When I first got it I thought "Wow!! timandbob, Guitar stand not included. Breakbeats, not the bankShop Beatmaking Week deals nowLearn more. Jumbo Frets come on a Gibson Les Paul Standard' date=' Epiphone uses medium frets. The Epiphone Coronetcomes equipped with a glued-in mahogany neck with a medium C profile, Indian laurel fretboard with 12 radius and 22 medium jumbo frets, 1 volume and 1 tone control with CTS potentiometers, and an Epiphone Lightning Bar compensated wraparound bridge. By clicking Subscribe, I agree to receive exclusive offers & promotions, news & reviews, and personalized tips for buying and selling on Reverb. Absolutely hate 'em. Do Epi LPs have jumbo frets? Hey guys I've been trying to find out what fret or fret size is on my epi LP stsndard. Getting an LP refretted with jumbos might be the only way. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. Epiphone is proud to unveil the new Coronet, Crestwood Custom, and Wilshire P-90 from the. I mean, this old Epi played completely effortlessly. Thanks. Please check the fields highlighted in red. Just watched a video online where a buyer got 5 new epiphones and all but one had high frets. [/quote'], http://www.warmoth.com/bass/necks/necks.cfm?fuseaction=fret_size. SMaller? I've sent emails, looked on every site. Although I've seen LP style ESPs with jumbo frets. The Crestwood first appeared in 1958 and it was renamed Crestwood Custom in 1959;it is Epiphones first original solid-body electric guitar design. And several models have medium-jumbo. Its taking me a while to get used to them. My Les Paul is the leading online community and marketplace for Les Paul guitar fans. I just installed an earvana nut on my epi dot deluxe. 1995-2019 Harmony Central, Inc. All rights reserved. If that nut was cut for jumbos, rather than deepening the slots I'd file a bit off the base to take it down evenly - but just a little at a time, it won't take much. Some players did take advantage of the extremely low action and precise. .100" or wider fretwire (original .098" Gibson "jumbo" fretwire from the late '50s is medium by modern standards)' date=' favored for string bending and used on many modern electric guitars and basses. High fretwire has a crown height of .045" or more. And I later realized the bigger frets were part of the reason why. Terms & Conditions | Registered Trademarks, I have been doing some reading and I saw the term "jumbo frets". Trying to bend notes was another story altogether. I cant find it anywhere. ", "It's debatable as to whether they were as popular (as Gibson claimed) during that, period. I'm building a strat and love the 12 inch radius with the frets on my LP. ", The picture of '57 Goldtop shows quite narrow and low frets compared to the. Higher up the fret board, its great they do make a difference when bending. Still getting used to pressing more lightly! JavaScript is disabled. The previous owner installed them. Your purchases help youth music programs get the gear they need to make music. The Wilshire P-90comes equipped with a glued-in mahogany neck with a medium C prole, Indian laurel fretboard with 12 radius and 22 medium jumbo frets, 2 volume and 2 tone controls and an Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge and Stop Bar tailpiece. My assumption was 106x36 but didn't want to assume when building a custom guitar. I'm more of a chord guy. I think also what is important is to have your frets properly leveled and crowned if necessary. The Crestwood Customcomes equipped with a glued-in mahogany neck with a medium C prole, Indian laurel fretboard with 12 radius, 22 medium jumbo frets and Epiphone oval inlays, 2 volume and 2 tone controls with CTS potentiometers and an Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge with Graph Tech TUSQ saddles and Tremtone vibrato tailpiece. Absolutely hate 'em. Notable players of these three, essential, no nonsense rockers are Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Winter, Paul Revere and The Raiders (bass and guitar), and Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance, among many more. It can't be this hard. Our fretwire tang is sized to fit a 0.023" (0.58mm) fret slot width. Thinking of going to a local GC and asking if they can measure them. I measured the frets on my 2005 Epi LP Standard with a digital caliper: That's less then .040.it's terrible if it hasn't been leveled completely. Jumbo Frets come on a Gibson Les Paul Standard, Epiphone uses medium frets. Anyone have any info , brand, size? 1995-2019 Harmony Central, Inc. All rights reserved. You bet, Carverdan. I don't know if you saw my clip of it, but if you haven't.. here it is: This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. I need to reseat the nut anyway, so I'll take it off an do. Epiphones Designer Collection featuring the Coronet, Crestwood Custom, and Wilshire P-90 offers classic electric guitars in popular colors, at an accessible price. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The Wilshire is available in the classic Cherry and Ebony finishes. ChihliDog, October 23, 2007 in Electric Guitars. Note that after the frets are installed and leveled, they can lose from .004" to .010" in height. (The narrow fretwire they offer is .053width/.037 crown and they call it "banjo" fretwire. I've got a Gibson LP DC Pro that has extremely small frets & it's my favorite. I love 'em. Thanks' date='. On the whole I don't like them but can handle them if I have to. .100" or wider fretwire (original .098" Gibson "jumbo" fretwire from the late '50s is medium by modern standards), favored for string bending and used on many modern electric guitars and basses. In fact' date=' I've got one of my guitars in the shop right now having the jumbo frets removed in replaced with the shortest, smallest, frets I can get. or something else entirely. You are using an out of date browser. Brand new in the box (photos taken with a demo model). Powered by Invision Community. I wonder if they, were using the very low crown jumbos (stew-mac #0146= width .106/crown .036"). The prophecy line, including the LP, SG, and EM-2 all have jumbo frets. [/quote']. Im just comparing everything I can between the 2, and the Agile has Jumbos. I was debating between dunlop 6140 and 6130. a lot easier to press into the fret grooves, and less dressing/conditioning is required. Copyright 2021 Gibson Brands, Inc. All rights reserved. Watch this gear and we'll notify you if it becomes available again. There is an argument that string bends are easier. They feel pretty goodI like 'em. Fender medium jumbo is much narrower and higher them the gibson. The new Epiphone Crestwood Custom returns to its roots with features that harken back to the early models including a symmetrical double cutaway mahogany body with two Epiphone PRO Mini Humbucker pickups, three on a side reduced sized Kalamazoo headstock with Epiphone Bikini badge and ivory button Epiphone Deluxe tuning machines, and a clear buttery pickguard with white center stripe and foil E logo. If not, refer to the Epiphone website. Leveling can make your playing much easier and actually improve the tone somewhat. They say that the nut is cut for jumbo frets. Les Paul Standard - The Unofficial Epiphone Wiki, http://www.luthiertalk.com/forums/?src=mlp, R9 pickup swap: CS BB's out, Vineham Royals in. Most jazz guitarists (Les Paul) weren't pushing a whole note, so it wasn't an issue. But open chords can be a pain. Gibson used "jumbo" frets in the 50's and 60'swhich was wider than, Highest quality 18% nickel-silver fretwire. The frets on my 2008 Gibby LP are huge. Thinking of going to a local GC and asking if they can measure them. It's like a dragstrip with speed bumps. The Wilshire is also considered the father of the famous SG guitar, preceding Gibsons lighter, double-cutaway model by three years, and offering better upper-fret access. By What are jumbo frets and does my Epiphone Dot Deluxe have them? Oops, looks like you forgot something. to get the action and fret height to where I liked it. It's like a dragstrip with speed bumps. I have the Gibson Les Paul book by Robb Lawrence, (with lots of pictures) and it, mentions that the '56-'57 Gibson catalog advertised that the Les Paul Custom "fretless, wonder" has unique frets for the "lightest action ever developed on any guitar. This should help. If I'm satisfied with the results, I've got 3 more that will get the same treatment. Mine are crowned nicely and are comfortable. They seems to be working out ok for me., but wondering about ordering the extra height. Your purchases also help protect forests, including trees traditionally used to make instruments. I probably should have, IMO, the crown on these (#154) is too high. Items must be returned in original, as-shipped condition with all original packaging.Learn More. Privacy Policy | on the #0152 .092w/.048 crown for my current project. Epiphone first introduced the Coronet, Crestwood, and Wilshire in the late 1950s.Perfect for every stage, the guitars mark some of Epiphones most successful original solid-body electric guitar designs in its history. You must log in or register to reply here. I used the Stew-Mac "jumbo frets"(#0154) on my first LP clone. Well, Im just trying to figure out how closely an Agile will/might play to an old Epi I had, that's all. I like them better myself. So, I think I will need to file down the slots a bit to make the strings lower in the nut. Just tell them you plan on doing a re-fret of your Epi and ask them exactly what size fret wire you will need. Do you know anyone with calipers you could borrow? Everywhere I look it says medium jumbo, which means absolutely nothing I'm looking for exact measurements. Those 'fretless wonders' were what I played for many years. fret levelling. The action was low, the strings took BARELY any pressure to fret, there was a nice amount of slinkiness to them, etc. [/quote'], i thought the LPs were called "fretless wonders" for a while. BTW, any other suggestions on the earvana nut would be appreciated. Did you want jumbos? I had to do a lot of dressing/redressing and polishing. It may offer more note sustain due to its slightly greater mass, and more fret dressings are possible between refrettings. Every single company has a medium jumbo and their all diffent. In fact, I've got one of my guitars in the shop right now having the jumbo frets removed in replaced with the shortest, smallest, frets I can get. Jumbos are taller and fatter and take some getting used to. Every epiphone LP I've seen has Medium Jumbos. I have been doing some reading and I saw the term "jumbo frets". For all things Epiphone, visit: Epiphone Announce New Models For Designer Collection, M-Audio Announces Two New Portable Audio Interfaces M-Track Solo & Duo, Vintage Guitars Icon Series V65 Electric Guitar Review, IK Multimedia Announces AI Machine Modeling, Fender Introduces Limited Edition Pro Junior IV SE Amplifier, Flattley Platinum and Silver Series Pedals Now Available From Ivor Mairants Musicentre Webstore, Foxgear Echosex Baby Pedal Electric Guitar Review. Each instrument includes features inspired by those early versions with symmetrical double-cutaway mahogany bodies with glued-in medium C profile mahogany necks, Indian laurel fretboards, 22 medium jumbo frets, and Kalamazoo headstocks with Epiphone Bikini badges. The other thing is that I use .011s on my Casino, which aren't probably the best for bending. This item is sold As-Described and cannot be returned unless it arrives in a condition different from how it was described or photographed. Low fretwire is often useful for partial refret jobs. Maybe look into those? I don't necessarily do a lot of bending, but when I do the frets feel good. Thanks all for the info. By Hate 'em. I like medium jumbos.tall enough for bending,and low enough to not be intonation-challenging. Got 'em on MIK Casino.