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(More customer reviews)First off, this guitar is amazing. Now, my frame of reference. I am a professional church worship leader, and have been playing guitar for over 30 years. I use the Fishman rare earth soundhole mic/pickup combo. I have been using Taylor guitars exclusively for 20 years; in fact I have owned six different Taylors, and have been using a 20 year old 510 for some time. For about five years I have been searching for a guitar to replace the 510 which I want to retire as a collectible. I have tried dozens of guitars, from Martins, to other Taylors, to whatever brand you can name. After playing some low and medium end Taylors (with plywood sides or sides and back), all of which sounded boxy, I saw the "all solid wood" sticker on this epiphone and gave it a try. I was stunned...I had never before picked up a guitar and had it sound like my 510..a little better in fact. I noted the model number and did some research. Loads of positive reviews online and on youtube. I ordered one, and it arrived perfectly set up, with beautiful mahogany wood grain and a nicely grained and silked solid spruce top. The tone was exactly what I heard from the in store guitar I tried, and I am in love with this guitar. Immediately installed the Fishman system from my Taylor onto the Epiphone, and it was just stunning...pure acoustic sweetness. The best word I can use to describe the sound, is it has that nice "warm rumble" you expect from a hand made, solid mahogany guitar; but you can also get a bright sound if you wish. No boxy, hollow sound like the low end ($800-1200) Taylors and Martins. So, bottom line..why pay top dollar for the part-plywood scraps from Taylor and Martin when you can get a completely solid tonewood instrument for one third the cost? These Masterbilt guitars are a steal. I plan on buying a few more, as I can get 4 of them for what I'd have paid for one Taylor or Martin to get an all solid wood model. These guitars will sound better with age. Do not hesitate to buy one of these if you want a truly professional quality instrument. Also, great neck and smooth Grover tuners.
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The Masterbilt Collection from Epiphone brings real acoustic quality and value back to with the DR500M. This all-Solid wood, Solid-topacoustic features wide- X 30's style scalloped bracing design inside a traditional dreadnaught Solid Mahogany bodywitha Solid Sitka Spruce top,Rosewood bridge and fingerboard, Bone nut, Bone saddle Nickel hardware. The Mahogany neck is set with hide-glue into a hand cut, hand-fit, dovetail neck joint. The body finish is super-thin for maximum acoustic resonance and tone. Nickel hardware.
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