Man, I am sooo confused.. I am also looking at the John Lennon Epi.. ej-160e! What a pretty guitar... but soooo BIG...
I got the bug again...
I want an acoustic to beat around on the porch this summer, forget it outside over night by the hammock etc.. always wanted a Gibsonish type acoustic... sooo..
I finally narrowed it down to two of them and was wondering if anyone here has first hand knowledge on either?
Epiphone Limited Edition 1963 AJ-45 $299.00
This is a full Dreadnought type with soft shoulders and a solid spruce top.. I assume it's voiced like it's big brother from Gibson and would be a good all around guitar. Being a limited model, I assume I don't have much time to waste on this one.. But at the same time I wonder if I will try to baby it due to the fact its a limited? whatcha Think?
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...tic?sku=512540
Epiphone El-00 $349.00
This one takes you back to the parlors and the 1930's.. leaning on the design of the old Gibson L-00, comes with a solid spruce top. Seems to get some good reviews online for the tone. The widest part is larger than the L-00 and they say it has some bass, but not like a full size Dread. I am thinking this is the size for knocking around outside with.. and some old blues and ragtime sounds.. whatcha think?
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...tar?sku=518369
Jimmie Vaughan Strat , Squire 51
Epi 56 GoldTop, SX "Vintage" Jazz Bass
Zager 50, Guild GAD30R (Excellent)
G-Dec 3 Thirty, Valve Junior & Cab
Crate PowerBlock, Crate V33H
Avatar Cabinet 2x12 Hellatones
JamVox, Studio GX With Mods/Farm 2.0.
Man, I am sooo confused.. I am also looking at the John Lennon Epi.. ej-160e! What a pretty guitar... but soooo BIG...
Jimmie Vaughan Strat , Squire 51
Epi 56 GoldTop, SX "Vintage" Jazz Bass
Zager 50, Guild GAD30R (Excellent)
G-Dec 3 Thirty, Valve Junior & Cab
Crate PowerBlock, Crate V33H
Avatar Cabinet 2x12 Hellatones
JamVox, Studio GX With Mods/Farm 2.0.
I'm not looking for one, I have a spanish one I already love, they're friggin' awesome.
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Once I've got my amp situation sorted out, I think my next major purpose is going to be a smaller-bodied acoustic for fingerstyle stuff. Something that doesn't take a lot of driving to make sing like my bigass Guild does. That EL-00 looks like just the thing for me.
Although... hm. The AJ-45 comes in red.
I don't have an acoustic & am presently in a confused state as to whether my next guitar should be a new electric (semihollow P90s is the current GAS inducer) or an acoustic.Originally Posted by Ro3b
Fingerstyle all the way!
No beating up & leaving on the porch, however.
I pick a moon dog.
Originally Posted by tot_Ou_tard
You've GOTTA get an acoustic, I tell ya! They're a much different animal from the electric, but I guarantee it will help your electric playing too.
Epiphone makes a lot of fine acoustics....I used to have an Epi acoustic (sorry, can't remember what exact model it was...it actually belonged to my wife, but I kept it when we split up - traded her a piece of furniture for it).
Unfortunately I left that acoustic in front of a space-heater one night , and it completely dried out the wood and ruined the sound. WAAAUUGH!
Electrics: Epiphone Les Paul Standard (w/S.D. pups - JB-4/bridge, SH-'59 neck), Fender Fat Strat (Mexican), Squier Fat Tele, Squier '51, Agile Valkyrie III, Ibanez Artcore AF75, Washburn OS OE30 Delta King, Dean Vendetta XM (w/ Dimarzios, D-Sonic/bridge, Air Norton/neck), Silvertone archtop (late 60s/early 70s), Titan EG-1 strat, Gibson G-3 bass, Fullerton strat
Acoustics: Sigma DM-5 (Japanese), Silvertone archtop (early 50s), Yamaha FG-110 (Korean), Alvarez RD20 12 string, Silvertone (60s)
Amps: Alamo Capri (early 60s tube), Alamo Challenger (late 60s tube) Epiphone Valve Jr. Head (w/Peavey 1x10 cab & Realistic 2x6 cab), Fender Yale Reverb, Vox Pathfinder 15R, Marshall Lead 12, Behringer G110 V-Tone, Marshall MG15CD, Vox DA-5, Pignose 7-100, Marshall Bass 12
Epi AJ-45 limited edition...
The black or cherry ones (but NOT sunburst) are the Stupid Deal at MF today...$249.00, if anyones still interested.
Guitars
Wilburn Versatare, '52 FrankenTele(Fender licensed parts), Fender USA Roadhouse Strat, Fender USA Standard B-bender Telecaster, Agile AL 3000 w/ WCR pickups, Ibanez MIJ V300 Acoustic, Squier Precision Bass,
Amps
Ceriatone Overtone Special, Musicman 212 Sixty-Five, Fender Blues Jr., Peavey Classic 30, Fender Super Reverb, Traynor YCV-40 WR Anniversary w/ matching 1x12 ext. cab, Epiphone SoCal 50w head w/ matching 4x12 cab (Lady Luck speakers), Avatar 2x12 semi-open back cab w/ Celestion speakers
Pedals
Digitech Bad Monkey, Digitech Jamman, DVM's ZYS, Goodrich volume pedal