Rick D. from Maryland
Subject:
The Epi El Capitan IV is a pleasant surprise
Features:
Love the 34" scale length and width of the nut - 1.73"
Sound:
Rich, resonant tone and loud as an ABG
Playability and Feel:
Very comfortable play and feel. Feels like I've had the guitar for years.
Tone:
Deep, smooth, and really rich.
Do you own this product?:
Purchased in March '11
simpleethat from Pittsgrove, NJ
simpleethat@hotmail.com
Quality:
I have always and will always love Epiphone (I've owned at elast one for the last twelve years or so). For the price they are unbeatable.
Features:
The onboard tuner works. The preamp is plenty adequate. But it's acoustic so there isn't much going on.
Sound:
Acoustically it sounds amazing. When playing with an acoustic guitarist you may want to use a pick if you're a fingerpicker like me. Plugged in to my 1x12 combo I don't really enjoy the sound, it seems a bit "muddy" but when plugged into my head and cabinet it sounds like a beast with great thundering lows.
Playability and Feel:
It plays amazingly well. For my hands the neck is more than fast enough. People with smaller hands or those used to a very fast, thin neck may feel differently but the neck is thinner than my Thunderbird's though not as thin as my ESP B series. I will warn you that this is a large instrument, think a thicker auditorium guitar.
Tone:
unplugged: Rich and full, good highs and lows.
plugged in: to a single speaker muddy, to a multi speaker enclosure rumbling, rumbling, rumbling and smooth like butter
Finish:
Very nice finish, I think it suits the instrument nicely.
Action:
The action was nice but there were a couple frets loose. After running it to the guitar shop (a good practice with every new instrument I believe) it was up and playing like a dream.
Date submitted:
7/15/2009
Do you own this product?:
Yes, for an acousticallyt thumping year.