EpiphoneJ200 EC Studio Acoustic Electric Solid Top, Black

Initially I thought this guitar was somewhat quiet until I played it a second time. It has a rich, warm sound that doesn't have that jingly-bag-of-coinssound every time you hit a D chord (aka high strings area). The neck has quick action & feels similar to an Electric Guitar. Is nice to be able to add effects now to a real acoustic and amplify my sound, which you can easily notice even 5 feet from your amp.The nicest feature I enjoy of this guitar is the tuner. It's as easy as turning on, checking whether your string is too high or low, then pushing the button again to turn it off. The battery will last forever also b/c that's the only time it's used. The 3 different tone settings don't use battery power & can help you with any feedback from your amp, while modifying your tone.My biggest relief is that this guitar still has a decently loud sound despite it's cut-out near the neck & that the high string action doesn't sound changy.A non-electric version of this guitar (EJ-200) has no cut out and plays louder, but this one still compares since the sound is only slightly lower and you get a tuner/tone controls & can plug it into an amp.Pay attention to the bridge too. If you're looking for that EJ-200 and see that the bridge doesn't have the mustache design, it's not the same or as good. This guitar's mustache bridge with faux-bone inlays & pop-out string pegs add to this guitar's authenticity to it's sister Gibson J-200 guitar. It's a pain in the wallet to knock out $400 for this, but I'll do it for the guitar I want that will be with me for life. It was also shipped securely and the guitar was tied down nicely. Save the Epiphone box if you don't have a jumbo case & rest assured that your guitar will get to you safely.Buy this guitar!

Okay, a completely updated review. I'm on 4th exchanged guitar. (I do own an Epiphone Les Paul I'm very happy with bought from Amazon for the record.) Guitar 1: terrible fret buzz from 12th fret up.. Called Amazon and replaced immediately.. Awesome right? Nope.. Guitar 2: came in a single box instead of double packed and appeared to be used.. guitar also had fret buzz this time on only last 2 strings all the way up and down fret. Neck appeared to be twisted. Called Amazon.. Replaced again. Guitar#3. Arrived with dead batteries but played awesome..Was very happy. I just swapped batteries from guitar 2 before I sent it back.. Then, on day 4 of 3rd guitar ownership batteries dead again. Guitar was not plugged in. For the heck of it I tried one more time and same result.. So, one more call to Amazon. Guitar 4: Batteries fully charged.. Fret buzz on a few spots 13th-16th frets. Ugh!!!!! I actually really like this epiphone guitar but I think it's going back and I'll try to pick one out at local mucic store. I'm not sure if Epiphone tried to push a ton of these thru but I am very disappointed in the quality.. Amazon, 3 starts because the sent me a used one. Update, local bought sweet guitar! Water, talked with sales.. they test them.. let them acclimate..have had guitar over a year and no issues and love it! This guitar will warp if it's dry in the winter!! Keep your house humidified.. with that I've had no issues. Love love love the guitar..

This is a high quality guitar for a reasonable price. The guitar and the case were delivered almost a week earlier than scheduled. The packaging was enough to through them off a cliff without a scratch. I have two other guitars that have be tuned very frequently, but this guitar has been holidng its tune for almost a month. The sound is warm, clear, and powerful enough to play without an amp. The majority of the one star reviews seem to be from 2 or 3 years ago and it seems that Epiphone made some drastic improvement since. I would give this guitar another chance.

Got this beautiful guitar less than a month ago and played a couple of solo acoustic gigs. People were wowed by the way the sound of this guitar fills the space ( I played it through a Bose tower). Loved the feel of the fretboard. Though the body is a jumbo, it doesn't feel like a dreadnought. The guitar looks very attractive too and I had one person come over during a break just to admire the guitar. So now here's why I have given it 4 stars. The electronics were faulty on my guitar. The tuner switch didn't turn off automatically after I hit them to tune the guitar. The light stayed on till the batteries were drained out. This happened twice to me after which I decided to send it back. I also noticed a big hum building up during my second gig with the guitar - I moved my speaker away a bit and it went away but for the rest of the night I kept worrying if the hum was going to come back. There is a phase switch on the panel that's supposed to make it go away, haven't tried it to see if it works. The hum took me by surprise and I coudn't think straight right at that moment. I wonder if anyone else has had the kind of problems I have had with the electronics. The electronics panel requires coin batteries and it's a little awkward to slip them into the slot provided. The coins kept falling out of the holding clip. The guitars are made in Indonesia but I expect that the factory inspections will ensure that it all works properly before it's shipped out. Despite the hassle with the electronics, I like the guitar well enough that I have asked them to send me a replacement.