Genesis

The Genesis was created in order to revalue the Epiphone brand and reposition it as a manufacturer of high-quality instruments. According to Walker, his idea was to build a quality, versatile,powerful and durable guitar that would remain in history.

*All models of the Genesis (except the bass) shipped with black open-coil humbucker pickups, with 3 height-adjustment screws, not plated pickup covers with 2 height-adjustment screws as shown in the Epiphone specification sheets. The Genesis bass has un-perforated chrome pickup covers and 3 height-adjustment screws. It is not known whether the student model guitar "The GN" went into production; no known examples have been identified. It is rumored that Genesis guitars were made in Japan, but this is unsubstantiated. Gibson states that Genesis guitars were made in Taiwan. A Genesis Deluxe reissue model is being considered by Epiphone for 2011.*
*Three Genesis Series models (GN-CST, GN-DLX, GN-STD) first appeared in the 1979 Epiphone catalog and were produced in Taiwan until 1981. The 1980 price list indicates two additional Genesis Series models were offered briefly; The GN student model, and the GN-BA bass.*
*Courtesy of Brian Huff*

***See Also: 1979 Epiphone Poster/Catalog***

## Models

### Genesis Deluxe PRO

* 2013
* Limited run of 500 units each color

**Body:**

* Mahogany body
* AAA flame maple veneer

**Neck:**

* Set mahogany neck with 1960's SlimTaper profile with volute
* Rosewood fingerboard with pearloid trapezoid inlays
* 2-ply truss rod cover with "Genesis" engraving
* 22 medium-jumbo frets
* 12" fingerboard radius
* 24.75" scale lenth
* 1.68" nut width

**Binding:**

* Single-ply body & neck

**Electronics:**

* ProBucker 2 & 3 pickups
* 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
* Push/pull coild tapping for each pickup
* 3-way selector switch

**Hardware:**

* Gold hardware
* LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
* 18:1 ratio Grover tuners
* Black speed knobs
* Side-mounted input jack

**Colors:**

* Vintage Sunburst (VS)
* Midnight Ebony (ME)
* Black Cherry (BC)
* Midnight Sapphire (MS)

### Genesis Standard

* 1979-1981
* Model GN-STD

**Body:**

* 2-piece solid mahogany body
* Carved top

**Neck:**

* One-piece Mahogany set neck
* Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
* 22 medium-jumbo frets
* 24.75" scale
* 1.68" nut width

**Binding:**

* 1-ply body

**Electronics:**

* Open-coil humbuckers with coil tap
* 2 Vol. 1 Tone controls
* 3-way selector switch
* Coil tap switch

**Hardware:**

* Chrome hardware
* Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
* Black or gold speed knobs

**Colors:**

* Ebony (EB)
* Wine Red (WR)

### Genesis Deluxe

* 1979-1981
* Model GN-DLX

**Body:**

* 2-piece solid mahogany body
* Carved top

**Neck:**

* One-piece Mahogany set neck
* Rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays
* 22 medium-jumbo frets
* 24.75" scale
* 1.68" nut width

**Binding:**

* 2-ply body
* 1-ply neck & headstock

**Electronics:**

* Open-coil humbuckers with coil tap
* 2 Vol. 1 Tone controls
* 3-way selector switch
* Coil tap switch

**Hardware:**

* Chrome hardware
* Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
* Black or gold speed knobs

**Colors:**

* Ebony (EB)
* Dark Sunburst (DS)

### Genesis Custom

* 1979-1981
* Model GN-CST

**Body:**

* 2-piece solid mahogany body
* Carved top

**Neck:**

* One-piece Mahogany set neck
* Rosewood fingerboard with abalone block inlays
* 22 medium-jumbo frets
* 24.75" scale
* 1.68" nut width

**Binding:**

* 4-ply body
* 2-ply neck
* 3-ply Headstock

**Electronics:**

* Covered Alnico-V humbuckers with coil tap (1979)
* Open-coil Alnico-V humbuckers with coil tap (1980-1981)
* 2 Vol. 1 Tone controls
* 3-way selector switch
* Coil tap switch

**Hardware:**

* Chrome hardware (1979)
* Gold hardware (1980-1981)
* Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
* Black or gold speed knobs

**Colors:**

* Ebony (EB)
* Dark Sunburst (DS)

### The Genesis

* 1981
* Model GN
* Entry level guitar

**Body:**

* Solid Mahogany body
* Carved top

**Neck:**

* Bolt-on mahogany neck
* Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
* 22 frets
* 24.75" scale
* 1.68" nut width

**Electronics:**

* Open-coil humbuckers with coil tap
* 2 Vol. 1 Tone controls
* 3-way selector switch
* coil tap switch

**Hardware:**

* Chrome hardware
* Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
* Black speed knobs

**Colors:**

* Ebony (EB)

### Genesis Bass

* 1981
* Model GN-BA

**Body:**

* Mahogany body

**Neck:**

* Set mahogany neck
* Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
* 20 frets
* 30.5" scale

**Electronics:**

* Covered NYT/NYR Bass mini-humbuckers
* 1 Vol. 1 Tone controls
* 3-way selector switch
* Coil tap switch

**Hardware:**

* Chrome hardware
* Epiphone 3-point bridge
* Black speed knobs

**Colors:**

* Ebony (EB)