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NGD - Used Epiphone EJ-200/N
I was in Hobart, Tasmania last week.
Small store selling 2nd hand musical equipment. Several acoustic guitars hanging on a wall at the back of the store. Asked the store owner if I could try the blonde Epiphone EJ-200. He got it down for me. 1st strum ... it was in perfect tune and sounded .. good! Surprisingly good. Straight neck - plenty of saddle height - Grover rotomatics ( I've had good Grover roto's and I've had poor - these are the smoothest I've ever experienced ) Bought it for US$300 with a hardcase. It has a white Planet Waves O Port soundhole enhancer fitted - don't know how it sounds without it but it's working/sounding fine so I'll leave it alone! All over gloss finish is thick but very well done - my Alvarez ABT-60 baritone finish is nowhere near as good as this. Nut is a little narrow but I cope OK. Nut, saddle and pins are all plastic - I'll change these to bone over time. It's not a Gibson SJ-200 and never will be but it's an impressive beast for the money. Built 2012 in Indonesia according to the serial number
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Nice find!
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Hey Bruce, great find. Congratulations.
I had a similar experience nearly two years ago. I ran across a mistreated EJ200 for cheap. A '94 which had/has some wear, needed work (nut and saddle mostly), but sounded real good. Plus I bought a new Epiphone hardshell case for it. Total spent was in the same ballpark, just not all at once. So this was an impulse buy; just happened to see it. Also has a V neck, but still quite comfortable. No electronics. No cutaway. Being laminate, I like to use it on real humid days. It seems to hold its sound quite well on such days. Currently strung with Elixir PB HD Lights. It's a keeper. As you stated, an impressive beast for the money. Yours looks overall in better shape than mine. Also has a wider bridge with inlays both in front of and behind the bridge pins, like Gibson used to do on earlier J200s. And the truss rod cover reads "Gibson". Don
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Maybe you could name it the "Tasmanian Devil" and get the cartoon character on a sticker for the case?
Out of curiosity, what wood(s) used on the back and sides, and neck? Mine has a dark fretboard (rosewood?), and a blond, presumably maple, neck. Don .
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Cool find! I’ve never seen a natural version without the cutaway. Looks so much better without it.
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Nice... I almost bought one of those, but the circumstances weren't right. Congrats.
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There are a couple of marks on the lower front and some strumming pick marks on the pick guard otherwise extremely clean. The back of the neck is spotless. Plenty of saddle showing!
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There doesn't appear to be any fading on the pickguard which is nice, as they are mostly printed, unless it has been changed for a Gibson one.
Bob |
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I've seen some great looking guitars with nearly all that fancy pick guard design work worn off. This has some pick marks but the design has stayed intact.
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Nice guitar! I had one for years, and I also owned a Gibson SJ-200 at the same time. The price difference was astronomical, but the difference in sound was not. The Epiphone is a good guitar, and now discontinued. I'm sorry that I sold the Epiphone...
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Nice find, Bruce. Looks very well maintained. And I like that neck colour.
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I had the newer cutaway version for a few years. I got rid of it recently during a time when we were moving and I wanted to downsize my herd. Like Mr. Bojangles, I also have an SJ200. The EJ200sce was far closer to the Ginny than the price difference would suggest. Good find Sir. I wish Epiphone would return to the non-cutaway model with a soundhole mounted electronics package
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Very nice.
I've spent $300 on a lot dumber things than a cool guitar and a cool case. When it feels like stealing, that's when you have to buy. |
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Nice Bruce, congrats!
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That looks like a score right there. Congratulations!
You do know it only has six strings, right? |