One of the coolest variants of Gibson's Melody Maker format you're likely to encounter, this '63 Epiphone Olympic Double debunks the notion that these "student model" electrics can't hang with the big boys.

This Olympic bears an old homegrown refinish in what we've affectionately named Creamed Corn - a Cream-ish opaque color with hints of pale yellow and even a slight tint of green in the right light. It also got the stinger treatment! The serial number was partially sanded in the process, but still shows impression into the wood. It's funky, but we love it! It does appear that the fingerboard was temporarily removed during the refin, as there's evidence of some finish/adhesive residue where it meets the neck in a few spots. It's a nice slab of Brazilian Rosewood, nonetheless, and the frets cleaned up very nicely in-house.

Thankfully, the pickguard, pickups, wiring harness, and knobs remained entirely intact. The original single line Kluson tuners also work great. It came to us with a Badass wraparound bridge, which we replaced in favor of a MojoAxe "lightning bar" wraptail, compensated for a plain G string.

This is just the kind of player-grade vintage electric we love having here in the shop. It's fun to play, sounds great, and tells a story of its unique history.

Includes vintage Epiphone chipboard.