Gear Hunter

Epiphone - DR500MCEVSNH

Description

All SOLID WOOD Quality and TONE! When it comes to acoustic guitar tone and quality, nothing performs like an ALL SOLID wood instrument. Harking back to the 1930's and their heritage, the Epiphone Masterbilt line combines traditional construction methods and features with premium all solid tone woods to bring you a new "vintage" instrument with deep rich lows, shimmering highs and just the right amount of mids. While many other guitars in this price class use pressed backs, spliced neck joints and even artificial wood backs and sides, you can be assured that every Masterbilt holds true to it's all solid wood promise.

Traditional Construction Methods and Designs! As with all Masterbilts, the new DR-500MCE model features a solid Sitka spruce top, hand-scalloped Sitka spruce braces, mahogany kerfing, and 25.5" scale fingerboard. Players looking for vintage tone and vibe will appreciate the hand-crafted dovetail neck joint and hide-glue construction. The DR-500MCE also has a solid Mahogany back and sides as well as a 20-fret hand-shaped Mahogany neck that joins the body at the 14th fret that is adorned with carefully cut, "split-diamond" pearl fretboard inlays. As with all Masterbilts, the DR-500MCE features Epiphone historic "off-set" headstock with "stickpin" headstock inlay.

Superior Technology You've Been Waiting For! While the DR-500MCE sounds great "unplugged," it really comes alive when plugged in thanks to the advanced pickup & preamp system.
Loaded with premium add-ons! Other features included quality vintage-style Grover Sta-Tite 18:1 ratio machine heads, bone nut and saddle, imitation tortoise pickguard, nickel hardware and a bound body, neck and headstock.
Specifications
Top Material:Solid Sitka Spruce
Body Material:Soild Mahogany
Side Material:Solid Mahogany
Neck Material:Mahogany; 1-piece plus heel
Neck Shape Options:SlimTaper; D profile
Neck Joint:Glued-In; Dove-Tail with hide glue
Truss Rod:Adjustable
Scale Length:25.5"
Diamond Inlays
Pickup System: Advanced
Binding:Body = 6 ply; Neck = 1 ply, Headstock = 3 ply
Fingerboard Radius:14"
Frets:20; medium
Bridge:Rosewood
Saddle Material:Bone
Nut Width:1.725"
Nut Material:Bone
Hardware:Nickel
Machine Heads:Grover Sta-Tite 18:1 ratio
Finish:Gloss body; Satin neck