1965 Epiphone Crestwood Custom refin pacific blue

Very Good condition, 7/10, Made in USA, including modern Gator plastic hardcase, refinished from the original cherry to a beautiful sparkle blue custom color that is close to what was called Pacific Blue in the Gibson catalogue, the pots with visible dates are marked 6501 (1st week of 1965), the pickguard is broken at one screw, former owner had a Bigsby with Vibramate on and the soft pads from Vibramate left subtle marks on finish that can be seen when watched from right angle, refretted and new binding on the neck, also new nut, both bridge and tailpiece have been moved from the original location (with filled holes as can be seen by looking at sinking in the finish) to improve intonation, replaced ABM tailpiece (Bell Brass) with chrome studs and modern repro Gibson ABR-1 bridge (wire and metal saddles), original nickel bridge screws and thumbwheels, 2pc original patent number mini humbuckers with only slight remains from the sticker but still some parts of the number 2-737-842 is visible, more info: The Crestwood first appeared in 1958 and it was renamed Crestwood Custom in 1959; it was Epiphone's first two-pickup solid-body electric guitar design. from Wikipedia: History The Crestwood was launched in 1958 by Epiphone. The guitar was a double cutaway solid-body construction in mahogany with dual New Yorker pickups, three-on-a-side headstock and a pickguard with the Epiphone logo. In late 1959 the guitar was renamed the Crestwood Custom and the body's edges were rounded off and the pickguard got a different design. In 1961 the dot markers were replaced with oval markers and the pickguard lost its Epiphone logo. By 1963 the body got a slightly longer upper horn, a six on-a-side headstock and the gold plating were replaced with nickel plating. Epiphone also launched the Crestwood DeLuxe which can easily be described as a three pickup version of the Crestwood Custom, it also featured an ebony fretboard with block inlays. The Crestwood DeLuxe was discontinued in 1969 and the Crestwood Custom the year after. Notable users Main article: List of Epiphone players Elliott Smith[1] Vigilante Carlstroem - The Hives "Captain" Kirk Douglas - The Roots Robert Dahlqvist - The Hellacopters, Thunder Express Ray Hanson - Thee Hypnotics Wayne Kramer - MC5 Fred "Sonic" Smith - MC5 Deniz Tek - Radio Birdman Johnny Winter Sean Harrasser - Harvester