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Rating And Reviews: Epiphone EF500R Guitar

Solid rosewood body and sitka spruce top. Pearl diamond inlays.

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"Buy One" submitted September 16, 2009

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Musical Background: Hobbyist
Music Style: blues, country, gospel
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Sound: The rosewood body combined with the sitka top provides sound and resonance comparable to any Martin or Guild costing twice as much. Playing in an intimate coofee shop or in a church the sound projects out cleanly and clearly, most impressive. Feature: The wide neck makes the instrument a dream to play for fingerstyle and with the v-shaped neck you are able to get ample strength into compressing the strings against smooth frets.
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"Epiphone EF500R guitar" submitted April 28, 2012

By Gary B in Seattle, WA
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Musical Background: Play professionally at various venues, open mics and coffehouses
Music Style: folk, contemporary, folk/rock
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Overall: This solid-wood guitar is one of the best deals out there....the higher end model is the same but more expensive...you are just paying for the mother of pear inlay work. A wide nut makes it perfect for fingerstyle playing. The neck has a graduated thickness that gets thicker as you go up the fretboard. Some players don't like this, some do. The tone is well-balanced, airy with what I call a 'built in reverb' tone to it. Not sure how they accomplished that, but it lends to it's uniqueness. NIce projection, too for a 'OOO' sized model. The padded case is OK but a bother to have to zip/unzip to get into it. I'd rather have a hard case. Buy the rosewood model. I do not recommend the mahoghany back/sides model, for I think it would be too midrangy in tone.
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"Finger picking or Crosspicking? Buy This Guitar!" submitted July 9, 2012

By Jim R in Dos Palos, CA
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Musical Background: 40+ years playing.
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Overall: For the money (and even for a great deal more) this guitar is amazing.The wide nut and soft V neck combined with the craftmanship of the build of these Masterbilt guitars cannot be matched.I have the EF-500RA (with abalone inlay) and the level of fit and finish simply cannot be matched by anything else it it's price range.I bought one previously and really, really loved it but then I sold it to buy a jumbo and was so disappointed by the jumbo and missed the Masterbilt so much I bought a second one.Anybody want to buy a jumbo?
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"Epiphone Masterbuilt" submitted October 1, 2012

By Victor L in Albany, NY
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Musical Background: Guitar, some violin
Music Style: Blues and Fingerstyle for personal consumption
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Overall: zZounds did the right thing!!I ordered an Epiphone Masterbuilt EF because of the reviews. The guitar came to me with a defective nut (G string groove cut to fingerboard level) that caused nothing but buzzing. I don't know how it passed the Epiphone inspection. I called Gibson and they suggested the closest repair center (90 miles away). I took it there and the gentleman said the neck may be bad and he had to order a nut. I contacted zZounds and they had no other in stock. I requested an extra 2 weeks on the return policy while it was repaired which they graciously granted. I decided to take it to another shop to get the nut replaced to see if this guitar was a "keeper." The shop did a great job (for $100 including set-up), but I didn't really like the tone of the Masterbuilt EF. I think the top finish is way too thick and it "kills" the treble. Also, I use my fingernails to play and the shallow, realtively heavy body seemed to reflect fingernail noise far more than a larger-bodied guitar. So, I had a well-articlated, dark, scratchy tone and a rather raspy strum. Maybe it's me, but I tried everything I could think of to make things work out. The guitar looks good and is well made. I think that the thick top finish (that looks so "cool and vintage") is what spoiled the sound for me. Anyway, lazy child that I am, I exchanged it at another store for a used Dean flying "V" (pure fun) and a very nice Yamaha acoustic FS-something that, while it has laminate sides and back, sparkes at my every touch. zZounds was very cool to work with me, so I didn't want to hassle them with a return.
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