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Epiphone EF500RA Masterbilt Acoustic Guitar
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Epiphone EF500RA Masterbilt Acoustic Guitar

The Epiphone Masterbilt EF500RA Acoustic Guitar has such a great tone and feel, you will not want to put it down.
The Masterbilt EF500RA provides you with a solid Sitka spruce top along with solid rosewood back and sides that produces the ultimate sound in warmth, projection and clarity. The EF500RA is not only a joy to play, but also to behold. Building upon our successful EF500R we added a striking sunburst finish option and hundreds of individually hand fitted abalone binding strips to make sure this instrument looks as beautiful as it sounds. Built for the discriminating fingerstyle guitarist, the EF500RA features a parlor size body. The 1 3/4 inch nut completes the package, making this instrument a fingerstyle players dream. Other features include gold hardware, set mahogany neck, pearl diamond neck inlays and abalone binding for a stunning look that is bound to turn some heads.

Review by Peter S. Kohman in the March 2006 issue of Guitar World Acoustic Magazine. Here is what Peter had to say:

...The setup was perfect and the fretwork clean and well executed - it simply plays like a dream...

...The EF-500RA-VS is one fine instrument; the moderate price tag makes it even more impressive...

...Epiphone has created a true modern vintage guitar at a price that most players can justify...

...The company should be proud of this series and the EF-500RA-VS in particular,
as its sound and feel rival those of far more costly guitars. Masterbilt, indeed...


About Epiphone Guitar
Epiphone's passion has always been about more than just making guitars. It has been about making music. It has been about understanding what is inside every musican that makes them want to, have to, express themselves. And understanding the myriad musical styles, where they are going and how they might develop. For over one hundred and twenty-five years they have continually looked for new and better ways to help players take their music farther.

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Epiphone Masterbilt EF500RA Specifications

  • Finish: Vintage Sunburst
  • Body Design: Fingerstyle Parlor
  • Tuners: Gold vintage style open back
  • Saddle: Bone compensated
  • Hardware: Gold
  • Scale: 25.5 inches
  • Nut Width: 1.75 inches bone
  • Neck: Set
  • Neck Material: Mahogany
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood with split diamond inlay
  • Bridge: Rosewood
  • Body Material: Solid rosewood back and sides
  • Top: Solid Sitka spruce


 
 
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Eagleeye Dave from Redding, CA USA USA USA USA USA all the way!
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Subject:Epiphone does it again!
Quality: The wood on mine is CLEAR with BEAUTIFUL GRAINS throughout the top and body area with very TIGHT GRAINED CLEAR MAHOGANY wood for the neck. Nice rosewood fretboard! VERY SMOOTH! PERFECT WOOD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE GUITAR!
Sound: This is a songwriter's tool and I will love it! The tone compliments the voice and makes me play better. It has a very sweet sound and plays every note with clarity and punch.
Reliability: SO far it is all in one piece! And I am sure it will be that way in another 40 years. Take care of an Epiphone and it will outlast any Gibson any day! It stays in tune for weeks. Truly a players DREAM acoustic!
Overall: This guitar is better than many other high end axes without question! It is SOLID feeling yet as light as air. I cannot believe the DETAILED LUTHIER work! It is truly a MASTERPIECE. The authentic sea shells are so small and perfectly straight. The fretwork is perfect!
Playability and Feel: It is great as I have not touched it. I will lower it when I replace the strings. The V NECK is VERY SMOOTH and thick yet plays nice and smooth!
Tone: Has a GREAT sound spectrum! It sounds like a HIGH END EXPENSIVE GUITAR! You can hear the quality of wood in the sound along with quality workmanship! Better sound than any 3000-5000 guitar! Epiphone has made one of the BEST SOUNDING acoustic guitars ever made!!
Finish: It has a dull finish but that is how it is. Seems very thin coating of finish so the wood will breathe and vibrate more freely. I like it!
Action: A little high but aren't they all. I have not touched it so it must be OK for me. I do wish it would be lower and I will lower it when I change strings. I bet there is a spacer under the bridge I can take out to lower?
Skill Level: Intermediate
Do you own this product?: OF COURSE!
Date submitted: 12/07/2009
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