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Epiphone AJ10 Acoustic Guitar

Select Spruce top. Mahogany body.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           9 out of 10
Features:
           9 out of 10
Quality:
           9 out of 10
Value:
           10 out of 10
I Want It:
           10 out of 10
Sound:
           9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           0 out of 10
Support:
           9 out of 10
 
 

"The best value in acoustic guitars."

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
Support:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 12/28/2003
Style of Music: Classical/R+B/Folk/Rock
Location: Trumansburg NY USA

 

 
Feature:
This is a basic medium body acoustic guitar but with great sound. The 25" Rosewood fretboard withstands hours upon hours of playing and ages into a dark warm ebony tone. My frets have shown little wear. The machine heads are standard Epiphones that I tune/detune every time I play the guitar. You may want to upgrade the machine heads but mine haven't worn out yet.

Quality:
My AJ10 is the Ebony black model. Its finish is very nice but requires a high quality oil polish to keep it gleaming(shows fingerprints easily but takes a lot to scratch). The factory finish is very durable and feels a bit thicker then a similar Gibson model. This guitar also feels a bit heavier then a Gibson but still produces wonderful tones due to the spruce top and mahogany body. Looks good in the corner of your den but you have no problem packing it up to take camping. IN fact I consider this guitar the ideal campfire acoustic. Its price matched with quality, sound, and durability make this a very carefree guitar to own and use.

Value:
This product is almost unbelievably cheap. Big value!

Desirability:
Mine is a mad sexy Ebony black that would look good in Johny Cash's hands.

Sound:
For the price of this product I should give it a 10 in sound quality but since I would consider a Martin a 10 I have to setlle on an 8. When I purchased my Epiphone AJ10 I was actually in the market for a dreadnought Gibson but after playing the AJ10 I thought this would suite me fine for having fun on and the price is down right cheap. I believe they may have discontinued this guitar so it may only be found in limited supply. The AJ10 has a solid spruce top and mahogany body like guitars costing 5-times more. Its sounds just as good as a Gibson, the only difference is that many of you may not like the factory setup on his model. I was back to the shop where I bought it the same day I purchased it to have the action lowered and slightly widened. After that in all honesty you have a Gibson. You can get that rockin' Gibson sound when you play chords hard unlike other acoustic guitars but then can slow down and play classical Arpeggio that sings like the heavens. Arpeggio and R+B both suite this guitar equally well. I've also since gone to a lighter set of strings to suite my taste but most others will find standard strings with a low action more then sufficient on this guitar. I would highly recommend this guitar to the beginning student but the middle aged veterin player can pick one up to take camping without regret. Epiphone continues to produce instruments for the people, not for profit.

Support:
I had the action lowered, however I've seen a more rescent production of this model then mine and it seems that the action is lower then mine was when I bought it, maybe Epiphone got some letters stating what I am and took recourse.

Overall:
It would take a long time if ever to want to sell this guitar. It could be kept for friends or family to accompany you on at the very least.

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Epiphone AJ10 Acoustic GuitarCustomer Review

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from eatatjoes.com
Submitted: 6/2/2004
Style of Music: Rock
Location: New Jersey

 

 
Quality:
The wine red finish is lovely. There is a minor factory blemish, but other than that it's simply gorgeous. I still cannot believe the price/quality ratio on this guitar...it's amazing.

Value:
I played a number of acoustic guitars (at least 8) in the 150-200 dollar price range. The 2 best sounding guitars were both Epiphones.

Sound:
The sound of this instrument at this price is simply amazing. It sounds as nice as guitars 5 times it's price. Big, bold ringing sustain, very warm overtones, simply wonderful.

Overall:
I expect to keep this guitar for a long time.

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"excellent bang -for -buck -guitar !!!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
User: none available
Submitted: 4/22/2002
Style of Music: beginner to intermediate level / rock and fingerstyle
Location: fox island ,washington

 

 
this aj10 has alot in it. i have owned a taylor jumbo, a j45 and a takamine psf-48c. i miss those guitars dearly due to being sold throughout the lean years i have encountered. but now iam getting back into learning and playing again so this is a pretty good bang-for-buck acoustic! the action is good and the neck is a nice shape. the only thing i really dont care for is all the gloss they put on! other than that i like the tone and the size of the body. i think i will keep it!
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"G*R*E*A*T value"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          8 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Style of Music: rock - old and new
Location: Chicago

 

 
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Quality:
I think it sounds great - it has a rich sound for rhythm and the melodies are great too.

Value:
I think it must be hard to beat this thing for $140. If you want something great but inexpensive, get this guitar.

Desirability:
Great value.

Sound:
I have a more expensive Fender acoustic gathering dust.

Overall:
Within this price range, this is tough to beat.

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"I own 13 guitars and this is the best one for learners and value"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          6 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 8/19/2002

 

 
The AJ-10 is extremely easy to play. Other manufacturers should take note of this guitar, for beginners, as it won't discourage the novice from continuing, because of being too hard to play.
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