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Not your Dads epiphone
By: BB
Submitted: 10/18/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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This Company is putting out quality guitars for us mere mortals.
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Perfect workhorse
By: Ashton
Submitted: 10/1/2020
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The pelham blue is amazing.Tone is exceptional, its screams if you want it to..nice and light..perfect really..I would suggest a good setup before you judge it too much..but thats with all guitars..coil splitting is great..very compfortable neck..not too big not too small..I would recommend this to players of all skill levels
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This Guitar sounds great.
By: rickeygman@gmail.com
Submitted: 7/28/2020
3 people found this review helpful.
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This Guitar sounds great. It sounds Great! it play's Great ! It is a true work of Art. ONE OF THE BEST BUY'S EVER !
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Awesome!
By: Steve
Submitted: 7/20/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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The es 339 vs is flawless. No damage—just like brand new! What blew me away though is I ordered it and 24 hrs. later it’s in my house! Remarkable AMS, you have a new fan!
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Top notch quality
By: Josh
Submitted: 7/3/2020
4 people found this review helpful.
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if you're in the market for a hollowbody, you can't go wrong with the 339. Coil tapping makes this thing extremely versatile, and both modes sound great.
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Feels just as good as a Gibson!
By: SONTE
Submitted: 7/3/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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The Epiphone 339 is such a wonderful guitar, it has excellent tone and feels awesome! I wasn't ready to purchase a Gibson 339 thou I was saving for it. So in the meantime I figured I would take advantage of the 12 easy payments and purchase the Epiphone 339 ...which now I am not going to purchase a Gibson, Because I Am So satisfied with of the Epiphone 339 I purchased from American Musical Supply.
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Great guitar for the money
By: Scott
Submitted: 6/27/2020
3 people found this review helpful.
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This is a great guitar for the money. Came well set up plays great and sounds great. My new favorite. I’ve had it for several months now and the only thing I would change is I wish it came with a case
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Coil Tapping
By: Andrew Wesche
Submitted: 4/10/2020
15 people found this review helpful.
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Guitar looks and plays extremely well if you like a guitar with a lot of different sounds this is the one for you
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Great quality with amazing sound!
By: Dave W.
Submitted: 3/30/2020
6 people found this review helpful.
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After deciding to get back into playing after many years away from it. I began with an old used strat. Didn't take long to get to the point of, oh yeah! I'm going to dive back in. I then figured, what better inspiration is there than to have a guitar that's so sweet you couldn't walk past it without picking it up. Believe me, I did my homework. Researched what exactly I wanted, but just as important, where to get it. There are as we all know, there'slots of gorgeous guitars to choose from and lots of places online to get them. After deciding the guitar I chose was the Epiphone ES 339 Pro. I absolutely love the tones and versatility of this quitar! What a n awesome instrument. So then it was time to find out where I wanted to get it from. I looked closely at several online sellers. Then I checked out American Musical Supply. And with that it became an easy no brainer. I mean, they carry everything from affordable, entry level stuff. All the way up to the very high end gear that most of us can't afford lol. But, the cherry on top is zero percent finance payments. That alone allows most of us to get something a little nicer than we otherwise would have gotten.
My bottom line is, this Epiphone ES 339 Pro is so sweet! The pictures don't really capture the beauty. It is gorgeous!
Easily the best place online to get it, or anything else is American Musical Supply.
Both get my highest 5 star endorsement.
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Classic, Rich, and Perfect
By: Wynter Lilly
Submitted: 3/9/2020
4 people found this review helpful.
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This guitar has a perfect, rich sound, and is as good as it's Gibson counterpart by far. The build quality and appearance is beautiful, and you can obviously see the craftsmanship and care that were put into the instrument. We are an Epiphone house here. This is the second instrument we have bought from AMS but not the last!
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I have been playing this guitar for about two weeks now and for an import guitar I am impressed.
By: Todd Gibson
Submitted: 1/13/2020
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I have been playing this guitar for about two weeks now and for an import guitar I am impressed. I generally play Gibson’s and Fenders. The fit and finish is very good. The set up is good. It plays easily . The reason for the four stars is the packaging it has some minor scratches between the bindings on the top edge. Do to rubbing the cardboard box. This guitar is ebony so it shows everything. This guitar is well worth the money.
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Great Sound, Great Price.
By: Sydney
Submitted: 1/6/2020
7 people found this review helpful.
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This Guitar can play any type of music you like. From soft Jazz to thrash metal. Very warm and full sound.
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Beautiful sound unexpected price!
By: Nicole Smith
Submitted: 12/10/2019
4 people found this review helpful.
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So I brought this for a dear friend. And although I’m a singer I have an ear for certain instruments and I tell you I was blown away. This guitar is beautiful and the price couldn’t be beat. Needless to say I will probably buy another as a giveaway gift to a needing student. I’m totally impressed with the quality, look and price of this guitar.
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The feel and tone are phenomenal. Second to none
By: Mike Howard
Submitted: 11/7/2019
3 people found this review helpful.
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Musicians chase a sound of their own after becoming competent players. The Epi 339 allows you to discover your sound in one guitar. I explore all kind of tonal landscapes with ease. It's always mistaken for a Gibson mostly by it's sound, but it's much better.This is it for me. Gibson baby brother can stand on it's own.
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The guitar is beautiful and sounds amazing!!!
By: Alan Hollis
Submitted: 9/27/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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My ES-339 arrived on time and was perfectly set up. It plays beautifully. It is absolutely flawless. The Heritage Cherry finish is gorgeous. And American Musical Supply made it so easy. I will be gigging with my do Epiphone es-339 this weekend.
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Sounds amazing!
By: Daryel Johnson
Submitted: 9/26/2019
4 people found this review helpful.
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This is an amazing guitar and can't play it enough!
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All purpose guitar
By: Peter Wehrmeyer
Submitted: 8/18/2019
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Where once I took an LP and Strat to every gig or session, I now just take this. I have the model with P-90s, and can sound like anything. On outdoor shows, where stage volume is high, there is no body feedback. Every sound, jazz box to Tele, is in this guitar.I may buy another next week.
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WOW!
By: Brandon
Submitted: 8/5/2019
4 people found this review helpful.
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I bought this as a backup for my Gibson 339. Quality and tone is very good for the price. Highly recommend!
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This guitar feels and plays unbelievably well for its price range.
By: Isy Martin jr
Submitted: 7/27/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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The only drawback is the G string intonation was really tough to bring in line. The east of everything else is really great.
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Amazing guitar at a great price
By: Darrin
Submitted: 7/7/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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I couldn’t be more happy with this purchase. It feels great in your hands and plays and sounds great too. Shipping from AMS was super fast and it played great right out of the box.
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Epiphone ES-339 is a great Semi-Hollow body electric guitar for rock, blues, and jazz sounds!
By: Greg D.
Submitted: 6/23/2019
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The ES339 is a little bit smaller than an ES-335, but the sound - oh, my - it is fantastic. I used it - and still have it - for years; playing 60's and 70's songs through local parties, events, bars, and restaurants.
Sure, I miss playing with other bands (as I got older :)-, but I still play with a few musician friends and, usually, at home by myself. And, yes, I still play my Epi ES-339 for some Rock & Roll, Blues, and Jazz music.
And, also, the AMS Company is GREAT; selling most anything - guitars, amps, accessories, and on with takeoff prices!!! I've used AMS years before and now, I enjoy their website when they send me email everyday. Thanks Epi and the AMS Company.
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Stop reading and buy it already!!!
By: Bryan Chadwell
Submitted: 5/9/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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If you are still reading this you are wasting your time when it could be in the mail on the way to your crib! Love this guitar, upgraded a bit but played great from arrival. Tone and sustain are incredible! (Especially if you add a little bone) very versatile for many genres...a must have for your collection if you play out. AMS offers the payment plans so there is really no reason for you to still be reading, do yourself a favor and get it.
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Love it
By: Vic Sanchez
Submitted: 4/5/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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Arrived with excellent setup, in pristine condition. I always recieve good compliments about its tone.
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I freaking love it!!!!
By: Dave Bizzzigotti
Submitted: 4/5/2019
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Great Guitar !!!!!
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Epiphone hits home!
By: Vintage Iron
Submitted: 4/1/2019
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First thing one notices after unboxing this guitar is the stunning deep blue finish. Epiphone really out did themselves on this one. Everything from the pickups to the tuners are solid. Fret board wood looks exceptionally nice and it plays great with little tweaking right out of the box. The only reason I gave this 4 stars was because the fret edges were a bit rough. For the price a better deal you may not find. It actually plays like a $1000 dollar. What's not to like!!
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ES 339 - This is an outstanding guitar!
By: CW Ferry
Submitted: 2/4/2019
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I previously owned a Gibson ES-335 and it was a fine guitar but this ES 339 by Epiphone did not disappoint me in the least, in fact I love this little guitar and now go to it for most of my initial laying down of the Song. It also sounds great in the solo area as well.
Buy it you won't be disappointed!
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A LOT OF BANG FOR THE MONEY
By: Luis C
Submitted: 1/18/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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Incredibly sounding guitar for the price, definitely a bargain!
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Exceeded Expectations!
By: Scott
Submitted: 1/14/2019
3 people found this review helpful.
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An amazing guitar at any price. This was my 1st SH guitar and had been interested in them for a few years. I thought I'd like the reduced weight (which I do---back issues flare up from time to time), but I was pleasantly surprised by the variety of amazing tones I have been able to get out of this guitar. For many years I have preferred the HSS Strat type guitar (and still have one on hand with a FR), and expected to be limited bhy 2 Humbuckers and a 3 way switch. However, the very functional push-pull coil taps actually give me 8 possible combinations. As I play a variety of Genres, this versatility is welcome. I can even get a stratty 2 single coil sound that works for Sweet Home Alabama/Sultans of Swing type of sounds.I chose Ebony for the finish, which is pure class and can fit in any type of gig! While I might not recommend it for speed metal, I wouldn't count it out either! But for Blues, Pop, Prog, Jazz, Classic Rock and Country, you can switch up a tone for anything!
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Beautiful guitar.
By: Steven
Submitted: 12/27/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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Very well crafted. Beautiful finish. Awesome sounds. Nice action.
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Tone Zone to the bone!
By: Louis B.
Submitted: 12/6/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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Great feel, great tone. Love this thing.
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Great buy
By: Justin Ross
Submitted: 11/7/2018
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This guitar was a great purchase. I have enjoyed it since the day it came home. Thank you guys for making it easier on a musician to afford such a gift.
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This guitar is well worth the money, even though it is Chinese made the guitar is excellent
By: Joseph STS Delta
Submitted: 11/6/2018
3 people found this review helpful.
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This guitar is well worth the money, although it is Chinese made it is an excellent value. The quality of the craftsmanship, construction, and components are top notch. It is a very playable guitar right out of he box. I was not able to find any flaws or defects in the guitar and I am very pleased with this purchase. Very Very Happy!
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I love this guitar
By: John
Submitted: 10/7/2018
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I have played this guitar every day! I really like the way I can switch o single coil and humbuckers!
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Beautiful Guitar
By: Ed Norris
Submitted: 9/27/2018
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I had several compliments on this guitar at my jam session & its the perfect size that I wanted.
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Great value
By: David Mayhall
Submitted: 9/26/2018
2 people found this review helpful.
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I gave it a 4, the only thing that could have been better was the fret ends. Everything else 5 stars.
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Nice guitar!
By: Joseph
Submitted: 9/26/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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Everything works on it as described pretty good setup to. Sounds great!!
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I love this item
By: Ron colon
Submitted: 9/26/2018
0 people found this review helpful.
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Vibe and tone for days
By: Greg w
Submitted: 8/31/2018
3 people found this review helpful.
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Ordered my epiphone 339 on Friday night and got it Tuesday morning. Packed really well and great set up straight out of the box. Tuned it up, played a bit and fell in love. Plays and sounds just as good or better than any of the american made instruments i own. Pickups growl when you want, clean up and chime when you need em to, even give pretty good single coil tones with the coil splits.
If youve been on the fence about an import guitar, do yourself a favor and either buy 5 epis for the cost of 1 gibson or buy 1 epi and pocket the other 3 grand
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Excellent buy!
By: Mighty Mike
Submitted: 7/26/2018
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Just my size! Excellent feel, great sound. A go-to workhorse!
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The New Kid on the Block
By: Larry H
Submitted: 5/22/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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I was so very pleasantly surprised to both the quality of this guitar and the sound as well. I have 8 Epiphones and a couple of Gibsons and this feels so natural in my hands. In fact.. this is my favorite guitar in my collection to play. Highly recommended to anyone that simply cant afford the $3300 Gibson version but at a fraction of the price!
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Great guitar for playing blues and jazz, love it !
By: Bob, Winston Salem NC
Submitted: 3/28/2018
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I own two other Epiphone guitars, and maybe not like Gibsons, but made by Gibson, these guitars hold up well to whatever you dish out to them !
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Great playing and sounding guitar!
By: Brandon
Submitted: 1/10/2018
3 people found this review helpful.
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The Epiphone ES 339 is a great guitar with total tonal capability. I purchased this wondering if I'd be teased into wanting the Gibson, but I am very satisfied with the build of the Epiphone.
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great guitar,love it
By: Henry DePoty
Submitted: 12/12/2017
0 people found this review helpful.
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sounds and plays great
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Really love this guitar! Makes me want to play more often.
By: Glenn L.
Submitted: 12/6/2017
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I really love this guitar. Makes me want to play more often.
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Great value
By: Jim
Submitted: 9/14/2016
2 people found this review helpful.
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I wanted a replacement for my Fender Squire Stratocaster that I had been playing for the last 26 years. I was looking for a guitar with humbuckers and a smaller form factor than the ES-335s. The coil tapping on the Epiphone 339 was an added bonus because I would have two guitars in one: single coil mode or humbucker. It also eliminated the risk that I might still want a single coil sound at some point. I was a bit concerned that the guitars were made in China but I went to a local music store and checked out the build quality on one there. The build quality was excellent. I let the guitar acclimate to my home environment for 24 hours. It was tough to do that because I was excited to play it. I tuned it up and there was no fret buzz. It plays great. It's better than the Fender I had. I notice that similar Gibson guitars cost about $1,000 to $1,200 more than this guitar. I think the Epi 339 is a great value and would buy an Epi again.
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Great guitar, but...
By: StevenCrash
Submitted: 4/30/2016
4 people found this review helpful.
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Love the guitar but straight out of the box I tuned it up and let it rest for 48 hours before re-tuning and right away all I get is fret buzz on half the neck. Not cool! I would think you could at least set these up before shipping. Now I'm $65 poorer after taking it to my local tech.
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I love this guitar and well worth the money
By: Bassbull
Submitted: 4/30/2016
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This guitar is better than I imagined. I chose the natural and is is a beauty. The workmanship and all the mechanics out of the box is superb. No fret filing, no truss adjusting, etc. maybe I got lucky and got a good one. But if they are all like mine. How could any guitar player go wrong for this purchase and price. Thank you Epiphone you nailed this one. Thanks AMS for another great delivery
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Just Wow! Can't put it down!
By: Mo Cee
Submitted: 4/19/2016
4 people found this review helpful.
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Unboxed it, tuned it up and plugged it in. Immediately I was struck by how easy it played. I had read reviews about setup issues - not mine. No adjustments needed. I own many guitars from Taylor and Martin acoustics to Ibanez George Benson Jazz Box (not cheap!) and the ES-339 is a great companion. I now play them both equally. The neck is great and the pickups... well, again, I read online how many loved the action, but not the pickups. I don't know what they're looking for. I bought this expecting to change out the pickups. I have an Ibanez AG85 that plays great - I installed Seymour Duncans Jazz pups. But I don't need to change the pups on the ES-339. I'm keeping them. They are ProBuckers and they are great. Versatile as the guitar. The guitar can play anything, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Country, whatever ya got, this axe can handle it. Built very well, not a flaw on the guitar. Good finish, good pots. I can't see spending much more for a guitar - no need. This one does it all.
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Great guitar, great price.
By: Jeff
Submitted: 1/8/2016
3 people found this review helpful.
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30 plus years of playing guitars, mostly strats and teles. I wanted a semi-hollow body guitar that wasn't as large as the 335s or Sheraton's. Seen the price on this beauty and I just knew I had to try it. Everything about the guitar is above and beyond what I expected. Great neck. Pick ups are very nice. Fit and finish is jaw dropping. I could not be happier with my purchase. The guitar was still in tune out of the box! Thanks AMS for another great buying experience.
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Far Exceeded Expectations!
By: Pat
Submitted: 5/10/2015
2 people found this review helpful.
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Had read previous reviews and half expected the guitar to need significant setup when it arrived. In a word- Nope! Action was perfect, not one sing fret buzzing, frets were well dressed, and it was darn near in tune (slightly out of tune a half step down).
The guitar looks and sounds incredible. Glad I made the choice I did!
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A Great Buy
By: joe
Submitted: 4/27/2015
1 person found this review helpful.
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Very Good for the money. Received this for Christmas, and I am very surprised at the quality of this product. The cherry finish was very beautiful and didn't have a single flaw. The Frets had some issues. Mine has uneven and rough frets, but nothing a little sand paper and patience couldn't fix. The pickups sound pretty good, but I plan to change them down the road. Over all, this guitar is great buy for the money.
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Great guitar!!
By: Benjamin S Wright
Submitted: 3/16/2015
2 people found this review helpful.
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First Epiphone I've ever owned. After several weeks of playing I'm getting happier and happier with it! It plays real smooth and easy. It has what I consider to be a ginormous neck compared to what I'm used to (Strat and Les Paul) but after I got used to the feel of it I quit like it. It lends itself great to blues playing! It's lots of fun just running scales on it.
I've done nothing special to it. It's all stock. Just a setup for my playing habits and new strings. I'm playing thru a Marshall and using Chorus and Reverb and sometimes A Tube Screamer and it sounds fantastic. It sounds really well just clean with the chorus and reverb!!
It seems built really well also. All the lines are clean and the finish is great! The neck and frets are nice. I got the Vintage Sunburst and I'm really liking it a lot. It is a beautiful guitar! I'm really surprised at how nice it is. It seems like a great guitar and barring any disasters in the future I can see playing it for a long time.
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"Blues Machine"
By: Ben Manning
Submitted: 2/14/2015
7 people found this review helpful.
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Just got it about 3 hours ago. What an amazing bargain this thing is. Outstanding fit and finish. Factory setup is pretty good. I really believe you could unbox this guitar on stage and gig all night with it. Well done Epiphone.
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By: john oneal
Submitted: 12/21/2014
2 people found this review helpful.
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Must have a. Case
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One fine guitar
By: MC
Submitted: 11/8/2014
0 people found this review helpful.
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Great sound and easy to play. Great tone
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Well worth the money. The set up is very good.
By: GTK
Submitted: 9/23/2014
0 people found this review helpful.
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A very good guitar. I am very happy with it.
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well worth the money
By: Bill
Submitted: 9/10/2014
1 person found this review helpful.
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good sounding guitar plays nice action a little high but that can be adjusted looks nice too like the smaller body
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Excellent Guitar
By: Sherin Hartley
Submitted: 9/6/2014
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This guitar is the one I have always dreamed of owning. It is better than any Gibson I have ever played. Thumbs up Epiphone!
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Great Guitar for the Money
By: JayG
Submitted: 5/26/2014
2 people found this review helpful.
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This is a great semi-hollow guitar for anybody from beginners to advanced players - especially for the price.
I was really impressed with the overall quality of this instrument. The only reason I bumped it down a Star is because the Epiphone emblem on the pick guard didn't seem to be adhered very well, which may be nit-picking a bit.
The neck is very comfortable to play on. Barring chords isn't a chore, and the guitar itself allows the player to move quickly when needed.
Controls felt smooth and were very responsive. I felt that the Bridge Tone pot was a bit of a reach at times, but I'm typically more of a single volume and tone pot player anyways.
Having the ProBuckers with Coil-Tapping makes this a very versatile guitar. My brother and I really tried to put this thing through its paces and were very impressed with all the styles of music you can dial in a great tone for quickly and easily.
The Ebony finish looked great, and I'm a huge fan of the binding on this model.
If you're looking for a great semi-hollow with tons of tone options, this guitar is hard to beat for a price of $450.
The guitar played comfortably out of the box. Intonation was pretty well spot-on, too. I believe the action could possibly have been brought down a bit yet with some set-up work, but it was really nothing to complain about.
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Great guitar,but...
By: Sam from South Carolina
Submitted: 10/8/2013
0 people found this review helpful.
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Great for the money!
By: Eric Nettle
Submitted: 5/5/2013
Your general opinion of this product.
Definitely a great guitar for the money!
It's made very well, with the exception of having very soft frets, it'll probably need several frets replaced in a year or so of regular playing.
The guitar is as light as a feather, and balances nicely. The neck is a nice comfortable shape that just "fits" in the hand. The toggle switch can be hard to find while playing and trying to switch quickly.
It has a nice thick tone, the pickups it came with sound very good for being epipphones. although not quite as good as their higher end equivalents, they are perfectly usable and do sound very good abet being a bit trebly.
The action was a little high for my taste out of the box and it needed a fret level and redress, but past that and a quick setup it plays fantastic!
There are a few blemishes like sloppy paint in the f-holes so so on, but what would you expect from a $400 Chinese-made guitar?
So far so good. I'm happy to have bought the guitar.
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Epiphone at it's best
By: Jack Williams
Submitted: 3/20/2013
1 person found this review helpful.
Seems very well made, has a great feel, very dependable.
Only had it a couple of months but I've played it hard and it stands just like new.
Your general opinion of this product.
This is undoubtedly the best Epiphone for the buck. I have the Natural and it's beautiful. The split coil and tone are amazing. Ready to play out of the box. This one axe takes the place of 3, you can go from sweet melodies to gut grinding metal chops with just the push of a knob. I would change out the tuners though, the handles are plastic but if you're easy on it, shouldn't be a problem.
Very sweet, has a great feel, neck is very fast. I now have 8 guitars ranging from Fender, Schecter, and Gibson, but this is mt favorite.
Very, very sweet tone. You may want to change the strings to suit but really it sounds perfect as is.
Absolutely flawless finish, I have the natural and not a smudge or scratch. Immaculate.
Great action, I love playing it, it's not going to be as fast as a Jackson or PRS but it sounds just as sweet. Great sustain. You can make this baby sing.
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A Great Guitar and a Great Buy
By: Sloclaw from Victoria, TX
Submitted: 3/18/2013
The construction of mine is flawless and I'm a pretty thorough inspector. Bought an Ebony model and the finish and binding are perfect. The Tuners are very good and look great against the black Headstock.
I've only had it 1 1/2 weeks, but don't see any reason why it won't be as durable as the other Epiphones that I own.
Your general opinion of this product.
I would recommend this piece of equipment to anyone who plays. Either professionally or, like myself, just a hobbyist.
The size and heft are just fine. A friend of mine has a 335 and I was always a little uncomfortable with its size, but no problem with the ES 339 either sitting or standing. Also, when standing, the balance is very nice.
With the coil tapping you can get just about any sound you want out of it and they're easy to use and seem to be pretty tight and well made.
See above.
The action out of the box was a little bit high for me, but not enough so that I've bothered to change it. Having too much fun just playing.
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Varta58 New Zealand
By: Varta58 from New Zealand
Submitted: 3/5/2013
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very well made
Had Guitar about 9mths Gigged quiet a lot only problem is sometimes not ho;ding tuning
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this is a very good product and stands up to reviews also stands up against a 339 Gibby
Feel just right for me play well fast control take a little getting used to can get good country sound
Tone can be all of the above
Brilliant
Action was good although now going to get set up
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ES-339
By: Jeff from Denver, CO
Submitted: 2/4/2013
1 person found this review helpful.
I have owned several Epiphones and have found them to be dollar for dollar a remarkable value. This guitar is no disappointment.
Difficult to know as I've had it for two days, but my other Epis have always held up just fine.
Your general opinion of this product.
I love this guitar - beautiful finish and gorgeous wood (I have the Cherry finish). Also, AMS service was excellent.
With a little set up (I do my own tech work - really, it's not that hard) it plays really well. The neck is great and gets better with familiarity.
Seems flexible - still learning the ropes.
Beautiful, couldn't ask for a finer looking guitar.
Again, this required a little work, but I think I've got it pretty well set up now, though I expect to have to adjust it as the guitar acclimates to this dry environment.
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Nice size Semi
By: GearJunky
Submitted: 8/25/2012
A shrunk down Dot; very nice finish.
Just got it, so don't know, but have Dot, Casino and Lucille, and they are doing just fine after years of ownership.
Your general opinion of this product.
Like the feel of the smaller body
and the split pots are a great option.
The general feel of the guitar is a bit tighter than it's bigger cousins.
Does not resonate as well as the larger Dot. The pickups are not hot, more of a mellow, but with the split pots, you can change up to just about any sound.
Finish is great as always on these archtops.
Had to flip the neck pup bezel around and sand it down a bit as the pup angled down towards the neck at a radical angle due to the top plate being pinched down to meet the neck in so short a space.
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Great Value
By: Louie O
Submitted: 7/27/2012
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Came as advertised, couldn't find any flaws other than the fretboard was a bit dry , easily remedied, stays in tune. Not a fan of plastic tuners, call them "classic tombstone", they are still f**king plastic, They do the job and seem to stay in tune ok but eventually they are coming off
Haven't had it long enough but seems well made
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1st off, Note to AMS and for clarification for buyers, update your copy, the Basic 339 is the Pro model they DO NOT come with the Alnico 2 Pro-buckers, they come with the Hotter Alnico Classic Pro pick ups (Alnico V magnets). That said what a great value, It looks great, plays well I am very satisfied with this purchase!
The smaller 339 body is comfortable to play, the neck is not really slim but not as chunky as the 50s Gibson style, it is not really a fast neck but well suited for blues, and classic rock.
The Alnico Classic pick ups are not bad. You can get a lot of differnt tones from this guitar, thick and thin with the coil taps. It can give you that jazzy semi hollow tone, and get nasty as well. Great sustain and I am particularly please with the sounds I get playing rhythm. Don't see myself using the coil taps musch but it's nice to have.
Mine is Cherry and it looks fantastic!
set up from AMS was not good , not intonated well either, but not so far off that it took much time to get it up to spec.
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Great "tweener" between a LP and a Dot/335
By: Scott C
Submitted: 5/27/2012
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I will get into more detail below, but as far as the workmanship and finish, I could not find a single flaw - not even around the f-holes which was a pleasant surprise.
Not long enough to give it the longevity, but like any other guitar, if you take good care of it, it should last for many. many years. I can only see maybe having to replace the pickup selector anytime soon.
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Well, for the asking price, the bang-for-buck is staggering. Great craftsmanship and tone, and the stock pickups are incredibly good, not to mention the coil taps. I may pick up another just to try some humbucker-sized P-90s.
I have probably had around five or six various mid-level semis that I never was satisfied with in one aspect or another; this one is the first that made me smile very quickly. I would love to try the Gibby version to see how different it is, but the Epi is a very fine guitar in its' own right.
The neck is a '60s-style slim-taper, and feels great - not too thin, yet not baseball-bat thick. Fretwork is nice and even.
The guitar itself is surprisingly lightweight - around 8 pounds. This is different from the other Epi semis which seem to weigh a lot more, even given the size difference.
Controls are smooth, but the pickup switch is typically wonky and may need replacement. The coil-tap pots are a bit awkward. I don't know why they insist on witch-hat-style knobs with the coil taps, as it's a bit hard to get a grip when pulling them up; I may change to speed knobs.
With the excellent stock ProBuckers and the coil taps, the variety of tones here is amazing. Go from a coil-tapped neck pickups to a full-on bridge humbucker for that soft-verse, heavy chorus tune ;) In full-humbucker mode, sounds like a woody, airy Les Paul.
As mentioned above, flawless - I can't find a run, blob, dirt speck - anything - not even around the f-holes, which on import semis is a standardly-accepted wak spot; not here. The sunburst is ebenly done, and the wood underneath even looks good.
Now, here was IMO the weakest part of the guitar out of the box, and of course, many will say "well, that's personal taste that you can adjust". I will agree to an extent, but actually the CONDITION of the neck was one of the worst I've seen in a new guitar in quite some time. Firstly, the frets and fretboard were as dirty as I've ever seen, import or not. I spent about two hours just scrubbing the grime off. The fretwire, while done very evenly, was very rough-feeling on top. After scrubbing the board, I had to take steel wool to the frets to get the roughness off. Feels silky smooth, now :).
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Great Guitar after a Month of gigging.
By: Alanbama from Birmingham, Al. USA
Submitted: 5/11/2012
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The ES339PRO is made extremely well. I have been using it exclusively for a month and it has become my main guitar.
I have had no issues what so ever! I expect it to hold up for ages.
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I love this guitar. I have a Gibson SG Standard, an American Strat plus, and a Dean Z and the Epi is my guitar of choice.
Once I set it up to my specs, It plays and feels wonderful. I love the kneck. It's a little on the thin side which I love. Very nice fret and nut work.
The guitar has a lot of sounds due in part to the coil taps. It can rock or it can twang. The pickups are just right for me. I'm a veteran player of 35+ years and I love the output and sound.
Excellent!
No guitar is right out of the box. They are set up for the general population. Everyone puts there own strings and setup on a new guitar. Or you should at least have it done. It makes a world of difference. Having said all that, the setup wasn't bad out of the box.
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Review for the Epiphone ES 339 simi hollow body suburst
By: Steve Hill Steve Hill, short Bio Quote "Steve Hill's Music will change your life & if not you can k from 244 W. 6th St. Sheridan Wyoming 82801, USA
Submitted: 2/7/2012
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The only difference from the Epiphone & Gibson guitars in most cases is the finish & of course the price. I have always played Gibson & Fender but now I play Epiphones as they sound just as good for 1/6th of the price.
I have only had for a couple weeks but I play & record with it everyday & all seems fine. Staying in tune is so important as I do a lot of movie sound-tracks & TV music work. I have always been impressed with Epiphone.
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In my younger days playing with Stevie Nicks, Waylon Jennings, Bob Dylan, Tanya Tucker, list goes on & on. I played a sunburst 1965 Gibson 335 simi hollow body for sound versitility. This epiphone ES 339 that I bought from american musical is great. The sunburst, sound, Neck, staying in tune, is all as good as my 1965 Gibson es335 & they gave me a great price & 2 day delivery.
I have bought a lot of Epiphone guitars from American Musical & they all sound great. Their service & price is top notch & I always look for the B Stock or out-let selection as there are always great deals to be had & I have never gotten a B-stock that had anything wrong with it. Buying a guitar from the internet is always risky but I am a believer now because of what i have bought from American Musical.
The neck was not quite as thin as I like but close enough that I still love it.
Pick-ups were nice & bity. I was prepared to put on different pick-ups but it sounds great so I don't have to change anything except that I will put on the capacitor for the coil tap to bring up the volume when they are on single pick-ups & give it a little more bite.
Sunburst finish looks just as good as my 1965 Gibson es 335
The set-up of the Epiphone ES 339 was perfect right out of the box. It came with 9's strings & I use 11's & 14's on the little e & b strings so i had to change strings. That would be my only suggestion is that guitar should come with 10's instead of 9's-that is starting with the little 'e' string.
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amazing guitar for the money!
By: Jon Eriksen from Pacifica, CA, USA
Submitted: 2/6/2012
my guitar tech was impressed with the workmanship considering it's a mass produced instrument
haven't had it long enough to know
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extremely pleased with this guitar. I bought "scratched & dented" and the only flaw I could find was a miniscule speck next to one of the f holes.
neck (after set up I mentioned above) is fast and easy transition from my strat. I've been playing a strat for 20yrs so the controls are new to me but easy to get to.
it's dark and smooth like a 335 but w/ the coil tap you can get as bright as a fender. the p/u's are hot and mellow.
the finish is beautiful (mine is the cherry)
worst part of the buy. it was playable but needed fret leveling (it buzzed like crazy) and an intonation set up.
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Don't let this one pass you by.
By: Jimmy from Northern Illinois USA
Submitted: 1/5/2012
I will say that this guitar has all the quality and dependability of the Epiphone Casino line and the other durable Les Pauls Epiphone has made. Epiphone made Les Paul's first guitars.
I have had the pleasure to own this unique instrument for three weeks. Some days I play it ten hours a day. The ES-339 is a joy to play plugged or unplugged. It still looks and sounds new. It has improved my playing because I can not to seem to put it down. I could be in love?
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If I were to only have one guitar the ES-339 would be the one. I may not use my other guitars except my Fender Stratocaster with over-wound pups and 500k pots. But I would have to have an amp for my beloved Stratocaster. The Epiphone ES-339 gives me the acoustic optiion, not the output of a dreadnought.
The guitar is light with a wide but thin neck. It is not a '61 SG nor a 60's Les Paul. It is a blend. This allows for speed and sustain.
This guitar has varied tonal options. Semi-hollow bodies give pickips a bit of acoustic snap unique to the design. The Probuckers have a medium output. The Alinco II magnets give it a thick tone just like an ES should. The single coil is brighter but not in the Stratocater zone. There is enough tone in thsi guitar to suit anyone's pallet. The pickups respond to any type of effect I can toss to them or just unplug.
I have mine in cherry. I like to see the wood grain through the paint. The guitar looks top.
The action was set up in the USA. There was a check list from the technician that set the gitar up. I have had no problems. If one had a buzzing sound, try applying more finger pressure at the fret.
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Absolutely Beautiful Guitar!
By: Aaron from Portland, OR
Submitted: 12/21/2011
It looks like a guitar that costs a lot more. I was floored when I pulled it out of the box. Everything just seems really solid and well made. The tuners and the P/Us seem especially high-quality.
Don't know yet, as I got it yesterday.
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I got my Epi ES-339 yesterday from AMS and I couldn't be happier with it. Everything about it is exceptional and it's even better looking in person - the photos just don't do it justice!
Great so far. Controls feel solid, neck is substantial without being too thick.
Great, classic Gibson humbucker sound with the added bonus of coil taps. They really did a great job with these pickups.
The finish is incredible. Sure, you can tell the difference between the Gibson ES-339 and this if you've held both, but the differences are much smaller than the 4x price increase to the Gibson.
This could be a bit better, as it's a bit buzzy especially when capoed. I'm going to treat myself to a pro setup so that should fix it right up!