epiphone j-200, solid woods?
Stephenie Davis
web access.... are epiphones solid wood? tops, backs, sides? my friend
is looking at an epiphone j-200 but the salespeople were conspicuously
absent. impressions on this guitar? any input appreciated.
Bert
folks on this group can enlighten me a lot more than I, them. However, for a
change, on this subject, maybe, I've got something to say.
I, myself was looking at the EPI J200 thinking maybe I can save some money as
opposed to the real J200. Unfortunately there's no comparison. The Epi J200 is an
overbraced, overfinished (though handsome) shadow of a Gibson J200. Its all
laminate and built in Korea. It does not offer any sound resembling a well made
Jumbo. For less money, you can get a solid top dread Epi that will probably sound
better (AJ size). For a little more, your friend could consider the Jumbo solid
top Washburn, Korean with electronics and nice inlay. The one I looked at sounded
much better than the EPI. (Sorry, I do not remember the model.)
Also, I am told Larrivee makes Jumbo 02s and 03s, but have never seen one. If so,
IMHO they would be worth the step up.
Maybe your friend will get lucky but the Epi J200s I had a chance to consider were
like the Epi J200 Elvis commemorative guitars. Striking look, poor sound.
I hope this helped.
Bert
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shrimer
At the above link, you can find the model you refer to, under
"acoustics".
It is made with a "select spruce" top, which means "laminated", not
"solid".
The body woods are "maple". I suspect that could also be interpreted as
"laminated", but I'm not certain about that.
Fred
Stephenie Davis wrote:
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> hi, not a regular here... i'm asking this question for a friend without
> web access.... are epiphones solid wood? tops, backs, sides? my friend
> is looking at an epiphone j-200 but the salespeople were conspicuously
Hojo2x
>hi, not a regular here...
That's okay. We get tired of seeing nothing but the same old screen names
every day.
>are epiphones solid wood? tops, backs, sides? my friend>is looking at an
epiphone j-200 but the salespeople were conspicuously>absent.
Some moderns Epiphones are all laminated wood, but the better ones feature
solid spruce tops with laminated backs and sides. So far as I know, none of
the current Epis in production are all solid, but a lot of them still sound
really great.
Your friend should look at the edge of the soundhole to see if the grain of the
wood runs all the way through. That should tell him or her whether the top is
solid or not, solid, of course, being preferable from the standpoint of tone.
>impressions on this guitar?
If that 17 inch jumbo style is what he or she wants, it's a good deal for the
money. That particular body style is a bit difficult to mike without feedback,
due to its enormous bass response, but that goes with the territory with that
size instrument.
Another model he or she should check out is the Epiphone AJ28S, which DOES have
a solid top, for certain, and is an excellent design that will mike more
easily. Epi also makes a version of that same AJ model with onboard
electronics.
Hope this helps.
Wade Hampton Miller
Allan Flippin
yesterday to compare Gibson and Epiphone J-200's along with some other
guitars. The Epiphone sounds like doodoo. To me anyway. My wife was
along and made a funny face as I strummed the Epiphone, even though
she had no idea what it cost.
If your friend has jumbo ears (an affliction that I share), but
needs to save some $$, she might want to look around for Gibson J-150s
or J-100 Xtra's. They are definitely solid wood, made in the US by
the same factory as J-200's, but with less ornamentation and lower in
price. I won't vouch they sound identical, as I've never heard two
J-200s sound the same anyway. haha
Allan
On Sun, 13 Feb 2000 15:40:02 -0500, Stephenie Davis
<step...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>hi, not a regular here... i'm asking this question for a friend without
>web access.... are epiphones solid wood? tops, backs, sides? my friend
>is looking at an epiphone j-200 but the salespeople were conspicuously
Robert McArthur
Stephenie Davis <step...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> hi, not a regular here... i'm asking this question for a friend without
> web access.... are epiphones solid wood? tops, backs, sides? my friend
> is looking at an epiphone j-200 but the salespeople were conspicuously
> absent. impressions on this guitar? any input appreciated.
This opinion is based on one brief encounter, less than 30 seconds, in a
Mars "super"store. It looks like a duck and walks like a duck but
does'nt quack like a duck. ie, it looks like a Gibson J-200 but sounds
really, really dead. It's all laminate andd has absolutely no tone
character or volume. Sounds like any $150 laminate but looks like Gibson
J-200.
Tell your friend to not waste his or her hard earned cash. The price
would go a good ways toward a quality guitar, like a Martin D-15 or a
Larrivee 03. Opinion only.
Robert
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