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Old 11-10-2019, 04:11 PM
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I have owned both the AJ500R and the DR500MCE, as well as an AJ500M.
I liked both AJ's more than the DR. My DR was OK sounding but nothing special. Both of my AJ's have more character to my ears.

As the AJ's tend to be older, I wonder if they were made in a different factory than the current DR's.
Were your AJ's older than 2004? From the internet: In 2004, Gibson opened a factory in Qingdao, China, which manufactures Epiphone guitars. With few exceptions, Epiphones are now built only in the Qingdao factory.

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Mine is 2016 and was made in Indonesia.
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To the OP: I happened to stumble across an Epi MB in rosewood online. If you're still looking, please PM me here and I'll send you the link.

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To the OP: I happened to stumble across an Epi MB in rosewood online. If you're still looking, please PM me here and I'll send you the link.

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The O.P. AFAIK has not responded to this post since it was started more than three years ago. I'd like to see what is available online btw myself. I do (or did) have a chance to buy locally the same guitar the O.P. wrote about; the guy wants $350 but I think it's been sold.
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The O.P. AFAIK has not responded to this post since it was started more than three years ago. I'd like to see what is available online btw myself. I do (or did) have a chance to buy locally the same guitar the O.P. wrote about; the guy wants $350 but I think it's been sold.
Yikes, Ralph, I did look at his profile, with only ONE (1) total post, but I hadn't looked at the date. I'm running out the door, so will send a PM really quickly.

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