Good news for those of you waiting on the new ES-355s. I just walked through the Epiphone USA facilities and these beauties are going through final inspection and set-up right now! Look for them at your Authorized Epiphone Dealer very soon.

CLICK HERE to find out more about the ES-355.

By now, most of you have seen the Ultra-III video created by our friend Bryan Aspey. (If not, click over to the Epiphone homepage and check it out.) Well, Bryan has been at it again, this time creating a way-cool video demonstration of our eSonic2 preamp system. This is the system in many of our Masterbilt acoustic guitars as well as the EJ-200CE. I just got a sneak peek at Bryan’s video... and it is awesome! Look for it very soon on epiphone.com.

We have a new ad coming out in the guitar publications this month which features long-time Epiphone player Duke Robillard with a 50th Anniversary 1961 Casino. The photo was taken a few months ago when Duke dropped by Epiphone Headquarters for an interview. I had him sit down in our showroom and start playing and it turned into one of the more fun photo sessions I have done. I’m a huge Duke fan and to be able to watch him play in a casual setting like this was beyond cool! He totally dug the guitar too... which was evidenced by some great playing. I wish I would have recorded it so you could hear for yourselves but you’ll just have to look at the picture and imagine! BTW... You can barely see it but that’s an actual 1961 Casino sitting on the table in the foreground.
CLICK HERE to read the Duke Robillard interview.

Look for an official announcement on epiphone.com next week!

I'm pretty excited! Yesterday I walked through the Epiphone USA facilities and snapped these photos. The much anticipated Wilshire Phant-o-matic models are going through our stringent inspection and set-up process now and you'll be seeing these awesome guitars in the stores VERY SOON! Check one out at your Authorized Epiphone Retailer.

Yes... it's true that I work here but I have to say that this guitar is flat-out AMAZING! I first became aware of the Sheraton back in the 70s when a guitar teacher of mine had a 60s model that I fell in love with. Today's Sheraton II continues that legacy. It's versatile, feels great, looks fantastic and that tone. Wow! That tone... Check one out at your Authorized Epiphone Retailer.

Many of you have been asking when the new 50th Anniversary 1961 SG Specials will be available. Well, I just strolled through the Epiphone facilities and guess what I saw? Yep... These beauties are going through final inspection and setup now and should be at your Authorized Dealers very soon!

We are putting the final touches on a new Epiphone ad that features Gary Clark Jr. Look for it in major guitar publications in the very near future.