Hidden Agenda : A Salvage Yard for Erin Kurtz : It’s Alive!

It’s Alive!

August 21, 2007

The Guitar Build-Off 2007 is officially over. I just picked up my Epiphone Crestwood rebuild from The 12th Fret and it slays.

Erin Kurtz, Epiphone Crestwood rebuild image 1

It took almost 3 months, that’s 6 weeks longer than expected, to bring this monster back to life, but I couldn’t be happier with the result. The neck and body refinishing is near flawless and the hardware install is masterful.

Erin Kurtz, Epiphone Crestwood rebuild image 2

Not to mention the Seymour Duncan pickups scream like drunken banshees in heat. Here are some samples I recorded, turn up your speakers for rock:

A Quick Lick:

Some Capt. Crunch: