Epiphone E452T Sorrento, Sunburst (1963)
Hollow-Body/Archtop · Humbuckers Pickups · Vintage
A super clean Sorrento that's been given the ultimate spa treatment!
Boy, do we love Epiphones from this period, and this Sorrento is no exception. Built on Gibson's thinline ES-125 platform, the single Florentine cutaway Sorrento adds a touch of sophistication with its oval fingerboard inlays and mini humbucker pickup.The slender C neck features a full "wide nut" of 1 11/16", which transitioned to a 1 5/8" nut about a year prior to Gibson making the change on their own guitars. It's got a nice slim-medium C neck carve, and the moderate taper makes it feel slightly fuller, too.
This Sunburst finish is a little more unique to Epiphones, with a thinner, tighter dark edge and a more yellowed center. It has aged beautifully, with fine natural lacquer checking throughout. The darker stained back and sides complement that top finish wonderfully! The finish is very, very clean as well. The original mini humbucker and accompanying harness were removed by the prior owner, who'd installed a nice Seymour Duncan Antiquity mini humbucker complete with a quality vintage style harness. The original electronics are included. The pickguard was also swapped out in favor of a tortoise guard over the 3-ply parchment, but again, the original is included should you wish to revert it back.
This guitar was professionally refretted recently, and the work is super high quality. It plays incredibly well with nice medium-low action, and has a great acoustic voice that pairs very nicely with the mini hum.
Lightweight, comfortable, and chock full of tone, it's a Sorrento we'd all be happy to have in our own collections.
| Style | Hollowbody |
| Body | Laminated Maple |
| Finish | Nitrocellulose |
| Color | Sunburst |
| Pickups | Seymour Duncan Mini Humbucker | 6.28k (original included) |
| Electronics | Repro harness (original included) |
| Controls | Volume / Tone |
| Bridge | Adjustable Rosewood w/ trapeze tailpiece |
| Tuners | Vintage Repro |
| Pickguard | Repro (original included) |
| Knobs | Original Reflector |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Binding | None |
| Carve | 60s Slim/Medium C | .80-.92" |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood |
| Radius | 12" |
| Inlays | Oval |
| Frets | Med Jumbo (Refret) |
| Nut | Bone |
| Scale Length | 24 3/4" |
| Serial # | 130441 |
| Weight | 5lbs 1oz |
| Case | Aftermarket HSC |
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