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Product Information
The Epiphone Masterbilt AJ-500RE Acoustic-Electric Guitar boasts expert luthiery to rival Epiphone's classic 1930s guitars. You can see it in the precision back, fretboard, and multi-ply top and headstock binding. A light guitar with great volume, projection, and natural warmth made crisp and punchy by solid rosewood back and sides. E-Sonic 2 preamp system amplifies that great tone with surprising fidelity. Nickel hardware, stickpin inlay, and offset notch headstock add visual elegance.Product Identifiers
BrandEpiphone
MPNEMJRENSGHN1
UPC0711106260501
ModelMasterbilt AJ-500RE
eBay Product ID (ePID)78587384
Product Key Features
Body TypeSolid
Body MaterialSpruce, Rosewood
String Configuration6 String
Additional Product Features
Middle PickupNanoflex
Neck MaterialMahogany
Guitar SeriesMaster Bilt
Fingerboard/Fretboard MaterialRosewood
Number of Strings6 String
Guitar TypeAcoustic/Electric
SeriesMaster Bilt
Ratings and Reviews
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- Jun 24, 2016
Wow!!!
Just got the guitar and I am impressed! I have another Masterbilt, the AJ500M and it is a great guitar. With this guitar (AJ500RE) the Rosewood just makes a great guitar better. I did an A&B on them Note: The strings (Elixer Nano 12 -53) on the AJ500RE were brand new and the AJ500M were a month old. I also have not taken the AJ500RE down and got the neck/saddle adjustments. I noticed that the AJ500RE had a little amplitude ( a little bit louder) and resonance seemed to be more richer and that may because of the age of the strings. But I though the body tone was a little more resonant and the tonality nuances greater and a little bit brighter. I think both of these guitars sound more like Martins than Gibsons and do not sound like any of the Taylors that I have or played. Playing/feel of it is kind of like a Gibson J45/J50 but the sound is different. Like everyone says Masterbilts are an exceptional value a that will be really one of those guitars that People will covet. Pickups and Preamp I reviewed the Mag and the piezo through an Zoom A3 and the Shadow US Piezo is the best US pickup that I have heard. The magnetic pickup is OK too and both of them together sound fairly well. I also put a soundhole mic (GHS) in just to test out the sound and the shadow system together and it was really really good with a lot of sound variations that work well together. People do trash them for some failures but the preamp and pickups are available on the Shadow site for reasonable money and less than Fishman. Recording A little dreadnaught boomy when you are strumming the bottom strings. However the mid/ treble is loud enough where you don't have to really punch up the EQ to compensate. Mic in the sound hole and three sources of sound helps. I know I really need a Rhode NT4 for this guitar and I currently own a SP C1. Humidity So far I have not had this guitar long enough to find out how much Humidity (or lack of it) effects this guitar. On the AJ500M the tone could go flat and or even buzzy with real low moisture levels( air conditioning), so just keep it in your case and get a cheap humistat device. Note, this is not a masterbilt issue, those that own solid or even semi solid wood guitars go through this.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
