The Epiphone Masterbilt EF-500RCCE is a guitar that can just sit there and look pretty.. The Natural Satin stained solid Cedar top
is visually stunning set on the satin finished sold Rosewood sides and back. This guitar should be on a rotating stand so that the beauty of the Rosewood
back and sides could be displayed as well as the slightly darkened warm ceder front. Many collectors buy guitars and put them on display and rarely ever
touch them. This would be an excellent candidate for your personal guitar museum.
Exploring an exhibit of exquisitely manufactured instruments can be awe inspiring. It can take your breath away. It appears that I am getting lost here. But not
really. The guitar aficianado will appreciate this.. Name another instrument on planet earth that has caused as much commotion and
reverence as the guitar. The EF-500RCCE will add to the attraction of any guitar gallery.
the colors of the cedar and rosewood work well with the gold hardware and historic design. The thin offset headstock has Grover open
gear tuners commensurate to the period add to the historic feel that the Masterbilt collection has been striving for. The Epiphone script stands out over the
Masterbilt logo on the nut cover plate. The mahogany neck is supporting the rosewood fingerboard with diamond dot inlays. The neck is expertly dovetailed
into the body.
The Epiphone EF-500RCCE will be as satisfying to the ears as it is to the eyes. This guitar was designed with fingerstyle playing in mind.
The solid cedar and rosewood combination is often used by many of the great fingerstyle artists. Perfect for the fingerstyle player is the three and a quarter inch nut width and tweny five and a half inch scale. The single cutaway body is concert size which a slightly smaller build than dreadnought guitars. The results are a brighter sound with the individual notes clearly heard.
The Epiphone EF-500RCCE has not one but two pickups which when blended together has to be heard to be appreciated. The eSonic2 system by Shadow of Germany,
consists of two pickups combined into one system. The Nanoflex pickup is placed under the saddle and simultaneously detects the vibration from the strings
and the soundboard. The Nanomag pickup is located next to the neck at the top of the soundhole. Each pickup can be output to a separate channel to produce an
expansive stereo sound.
From vintage design and engineering, to prime tonewood components, to the best available electronics, Epiphone has assembled a first rate guitar for the
performing fingerstyle musician. Saving the best for last, the price. You can get the guitar, a case, and a couple of sets of strings for less than a thousand
bucks. Epiphone has not left anything out in the crafting of this guitar. Now it’s your turn. Don’t wait another minute to play an EF-500RCCE.