There are some of these 60s acoustics manufactured by Gibson (epiphone) that will need the bridge either replaced or re-glued. Then you have the Japanese sellers on ebay who are just bat shit crazy if they think anyone will pay the prices they are asking. Then there are the high end sellers who certainly know how good this particular model of acoustic guitar is, but at the same time put the high prices on every guitar they have, rather than based upon sound/condition. So you don't have these guys in the water also looking for the smaller parlour sized acoustics. so they wouldn't pay $10 for one let alone $1000. there are the "acoustic cork sniffers" who say that any guitar that small or designed as a ladies/student guitar cannot be any good. it is because of emotion rather than 10, 20, 30, 50 years of steady sales in the vintage market like say a J45. In a way the reason why there is such a variation in prices for the Cortez is similar.
only reason is that the Texan Macca used is a 64 model. was it because that was "the" year for Texans. When I was looking for my Texan some years back I asked one of the high end dealers why was it the natural 64 models were so expensive. So the B25 with that thick pickguard sounds like an LG1, but with better appointments. when you actually do not require a whole lot of sustain. The 68 B25 I have has a sustain of half that of the 3 cortez I have, but it is a perfect guitar for blues and slide. But the Gibson pickuard used on their 60s acoustics such as the J45, J50 and B25 is so thick, so stiff, that it seriously inhibits the guitar to resonate like it could. Remember the Gibson B25 (effectively an LG2) is the same as the Epiphone Cortez, except for the headstock and the guard. the 50 years has not be kind to many, cracks and sometimes the degradation of the plastic bridge (if fitted) can cause the guitar to be dead or at least on life support.īut likewise there are Cortezs (what the fuck is the plural of CORTEZ ?) that are just fucking awesome. I am sure there are cortezs out there that are crap. but I think in a way the fact that prior to 18 months ago I wouldn't be seen dead playing an acoustic allows me to make assessments of the guitars I have without any preconceived notions. I am new to this acoustic guitar business. Telliot wrote:I don't know too much about these, why is there such a big fluctuation in price? Is there a big difference between them? While the Gibby B25s have a LG0 or LG1 feel/sound about them, due to the breadboard thick guard stuck to the front face, and are certainly great for slide/blues, the Cortez has a LG2 or mini Texan feel/sound about them. if you are going for one of these parlour size acoustics it is worth the effort to check it out the Epiphone Cortez. There is a resonance and a brightness with a clear bass sound that really excites me.Īgain. I would even say better than the standard klusons (or at least after 49 years they are better than the Klusons).
Looks amazing, has a nice 1 10/16" nut, plays extremely easy, the tuners are damn fine tuners. waited for customs to contact me when it arrived in country, all that bullshit that we all have to go through now and yesterday it arrived at my door step. Got a great shipping quoty after the seller went and spoke to a real human at the USPS store. It certainly looks great.Īsked the seller lots of questions, and he was very helpful, made a lower offer to him and we did the deal.
So I was starting to warm to this guitar. Always steer away from anything that is not the usual build parts, but I did some research and these Japanese made tuners that Gibson used have a pretty good name. There must have been a shortage of tuners or maybe the accounting dept. I have seen these tuners on Casinos and Sorrentos and the occasional Gibson electric, but mainly on gibby and Epi acoustics.
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Plus it has the open tuners (Japanese made) that Gibson used on some acoustics and some electrics in the 66/67 period. it has a finish that is a cross between the epi sunburst and the gibby tobacco burst. Then 3 weeks ago I looked at the ad again, obviously had not been sold and I noted that this 67 Epi Cortez is a rare bird. too much other shit going on at the time. Had a quick look but didn't really study it. A month or three back I noticed on REVERB (which is becoming my go to place, as ebay slips down the ladder) this 1967 Epiphone Cortez.
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