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Old 07-17-2017, 07:16 PM
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A friend of mine bought one, and it's a nice guitar. It doesn't exactly "bark" when chomping out swing jazz chords, but it has a nice sound. I like big necks, but I'm wondering why Epiphone went with such a chunky neck, considering that many Epiphones from the 40's and 50's have slim necks even by today's standards - definitely much slimmer than the current Masterbuilt series. Not necessarily a criticism - just an observation.

The onboard piezo pickup sounds about like you'd expect. I think that with a magnetic pickup, these Masterbuilts would sound fantastic through a good tube amp. For a blues or old school country tone, a Johnny Smith style pickup would be a nice addition, and it wouldn't affect the guitar's acoustic sound.
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