The swing era was in the past and rock and roll-for a brief time-seemed like the past, too. In 1962, Epiphone had been part of the Gibson family of instruments for 5 years. Sorrento in two beautiful color finishes, Natural and Royal Olive. The “1962” Sorrento comes with a period-correct hard case and a 1962 Collection Certificate of Authenticity. Like the Casino, the Sorrento is a completely hollow design that makes for a lightweight guitar with a wide range of tones. The 50th Anniversary "1962" Sorrento Outfit features a laminated maple top and body, a mahogany neck with a 1960s SlipTaper™ profile, a rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays, 20 medium jumbo frets, historically accurate binding, a tortoise style pickguard, and Gibson USA mini-humbuckers. Remember - they're not making these anymore. (The original embossed number will be covered with a plate.) If it was, the pick guard would (most likely) be white and have been given a different serial number. 1245 of 1962 units in Natural (1962.get it?).Īlso, this is not a 2nd or warranty return unit. BUT, does well with other musical styles too! had my tech set her up and have played her a handful of times.
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