The Epiphone Wildkat Electric Guitar

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wildkatIf you want that old school Rock ‘n’ Roll sound you’ll usually look at Gretch’s or perhaps a Gibson 175. However Epiphone has an alternative in the Epiphone Wildkat.

With it’s rockabilly styling including a flashy Bigsby tremolo system the Epiphone Wildkat certainly looks the part. Made in Korea, the 21-Fret guitar features some pretty decent hardware including Alnico P90 pickups, Grover tuners – the sort of quality you would expect on a much more expensive guitar.

 

The Bigsby Vibrato looks the business and simple to use and given a heavy set of strings (11s’) The Epiphone Wildkat holds its tuning well. It does require setting up properly however and you’d be well advised to have the guitar professionally set up to get the most out of it. The tremolo arm has the option of being able to swivel round allowing the guitar to be comfortably held whilst playing.

The Wildkat’s P90 Pickups provide an authentic tone although they can get a little noisy. They offer a varied range of tonal options from a clean glassy sound to chunky to serious drive and have immense character.

Using the three way pickup switch brings varied tones. The neck pickup offers a more jazzy warm range of sounds whilst also being great for blues. For vintage Rock ‘n’ Roll try the bridge pickup – close your eyes and your back in 1950’s Sun Studio. You also have the option of running the two pickups together and that provides a full rich tone.

Capable of playing a variety of music from rock and roll to blues, through to Jazz you’ll be hard pressed to find a similar guitar in it’s in the Epiphone Wildkat’s price range that has similar character or looks.
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