Vintage Sunburst

Epiphone PR5E Compact Jumbo Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar

Guitar with 25.5 in. scale, shadow piezo with Para EQ, chrome hardware, Mahogany body, select Spruce top, Mahogany neck, and Rosewood fingerboard with split diamond inlay. Learn More...

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10

Individual User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Feature:
The preamp stopped working less than a month after buying the guitar. Had been used twice.

Quality:
The fact that things went wrong with very light use tells me that it is very poorly made.

Value:
As far as it goes, you get what you pay for. If you cheap out on a guitar, especialy one with components such as this, the guitar will cheap out on you.

Desirability:
Im not going to lie, the guitar looks beutiful with the shape and the sunburst.

Sound:
Sounds thin, virtually no bass, despite different strings.

Ease of Use:
The circuit remains active as long as the battery is in the slot. Very annoying.

Support:
Contacted Gibson/Epiphone to resolve the issue, was told to take it to a licenced dealer with the reciept, and it would be covered. I was then told by the dealer that i had to pay up front and Gibson/Epiphone would reimburse me.

Overall:
My advice to you, is to buy a regular acoustic, and if you can help it, stay away from Epiphone, then install a pickup seperately.

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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
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10

Feature:
Just a great guitar. Not looking for anything special.

Quality:
Epiphone quality can't be beat, just isn't possible.

Value:
Worth every Penny.

Desirability:
I have yet to see a better looking Guitar!

Sound:
Good Sound overall. Very good for chords, Not so much on the bass end.

Ease of Use:
Pickup will stay on it it has battery in it. Otherwise its Very Simple.

Overall:
If this guitar was ever broken, stolen, or damaged, i would buy again without a doubt.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Sound:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Sound:
This guitar plays well and has good tone.My only complaint is that the bridge isn't grounded so there is a buzzing noise when playing through an amp which I find to be very annoying.Guitar should ground out when you touch the strings.I wouldn't recommend this if you want to hook up to an amp or studio board.

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Overall:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Feature:
I have to admit that this guitar has a beautiful look. I purchased the sunburst style and aesthetically speaking, it's near perfection.

Quality:
Again, from an aesthetic standpoint it's near perfection. The material is good and, although I question Epiphone's choice of low paid Chinese workmen, the craftsmanship seems to be good.

Value:
As with all musical instruments, any site that had this product had it for the same price. No great value here one way or the other.

Sound:
A friend of mine owned an Epiphone years ago and the sound was excellent. I guess I anticipated this one being the same. On the high end the sound is tinny, the strings rattle - there is no way to adjust the bridge height. I am bringing it to a shop to see if they can help. I bought a set of Martin strings but this did little to imporve the sound.

Support:
They put up with my complaints about slow delivery due to backorder problems and compt me free case (albeit a cheap one made of cardboard). Don't know how they will respond after I bring the guitar in for a tune-up.

Overall:
If it sounded better out of the box I would have given it an 8 or 9. If the tune-up works then I would reduce the 6 down to a 3 as I don't feel that I should have to lay out additional cash in order to get an instrument to sound good. My wife bought me a Washburn accoustic electric several years ago and I wasn't pleased with it then but now, after playing what I assumed would be a better guitar in this Epiphone, the Washburne feels and sounds three to four times better.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
really good features, what more could you want from an acoustic guitar?

Quality:
well the strap knob could have been metal at the base the battery socket could have been made alot better the guitar stays in tune for long, good, very good ! this guitar is tough, it fell twice,SMACK against the floor and still looks and performs perfect ! overall the guitar is sexy tough and smart

Value:
this product is worth far more than the price, you'll get more than your money's worth

Desirability:
this guitar attracts chicks from afar !!!! the neck is sleek and sexy and the curves are very appealing

Sound:
nice clear crisp sound better than most acoustics, good for background and rhythm

Support:
never needed repairs or had any problems and i had thsi guitar for over 2 years now and i use it everyday

Overall:
i will never get tired of this guitar, even though i will buy others and have others, this is my favourite.

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