Epi Masterbuilt DR-400MCE

antvas1963 · #1 06-01-2019, 08:33 PM

Is anyone familiar with this guitar? Epiphone DR-400MCE. Right now I play an old Fender and would like to get something nicer with a pickup. Does all solid woods make a big sound difference compared to laminate? I have played the Laminate Martins and a friends Taylor and wasn’t as wowed as when I played a Seagull.

cj59 · #2 06-02-2019, 07:00 AM

I own two Epiphone masterbilts and I think solid wood makes a big difference. I traded a Martin dx1 for a dr500r about 11 years ago and never looked back. Buy with confidence your getting a great guitar.The second one is a dr500m with a gloss top and its my favorite guitar.

antvas1963 · #3 06-02-2019, 08:28 PM

Thanks for the info CJ. I am seriously thinking of pulling the trigger on one.

Charmed Life Picks · #4 06-02-2019, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by antvas1963

Thanks for the info CJ. I am seriously thinking of pulling the trigger on one.

You may want to search for a clean, used AJ-500M. Gibson gutted the line about ten years ago, killing most of the round-shouldered and jumbo models because they were probably stealing too many sales from Gibson. They are THAT good.

If you think about it, the round-shoulder design goes all the way back to Gibson's roots in the 1930s, whereas square-shouldered models are more of a Martin thing.

Anyway, I own three of the AJ-500, and they are very popular. Here's what one sounds like: