Epiphone’s EF-500RCCE Masterbilt guitar will look like a priceless piece of art hanging on your studio wall. The natural satin-stained solid cedar top is visually stunning over the sold satin-finish rosewood back and sides. This guitar needs to be on a turntable for the beauty of the rosewood back and sides to show through, as well as the slightly darkened warm cedar front. Many collectors buy guitars and display them and rarely play them. This would be an excellent candidate for your personal guitar museum.
There’s nothing like walking into a room full of powerful, great-looking instruments. It can take your breath away. Sorry, I’m getting sidetracked. But not really. The connoisseur of fine guitars knows exactly what I’m talking about. He names another instrument on planet earth that has caused as much commotion and reverence as the guitar. The EF-500RCCE will not disappoint as a show piece.
The selection of visually stunning tonewoods is accented with gold hardware and vintage 1930s design features. The slimline offset headstock features period-appropriate open-gear Grover tuners that add to the historical feel the collection has come for. Masterbilt has made an effort. Epiphone script stands out above the Masterbilt logo on the nut cover plate. Split-diamond fretboard dots decorate the rosewood fretboard on the mahogany neck. The neck is cleverly fitted into the body.
Take this Epiphone EF-500RCCE off the wall and prepare to enter the realm of aural wonder. This guitar was designed with finger playing in mind. The combination of solid cedar and rosewood is often used by many of the great fingerstyle artists. The widest fingerboard is 1.75″ at the nut with a 25.5″ scale length. The single cutaway body is concert sized, with a slightly smaller build than dreadnought guitars. This helps reinforce the overall sound of the instrument and allows the individual notes of the guitar solo to sound.
The Epiphone EF-500RCCE has not one but two pickups which, when mixed together, must be heard to be appreciated. Shadow of Germany’s eSonic2 system consists of two pickups combined into one system. The Nanoflex pickup is placed under the saddle and simultaneously detects the vibration of the strings and the soundboard. The Nanomag pickup sits in the sound hole at the end of the fretboard. Each pickup can be sent to a separate channel to produce an expansive stereo sound.
From vintage design and engineering to premium wood components and the best electronics available, Epiphone has created a premier guitar for the fingerpicking player. The rest is up to you. Take a look at the EF-500RCCE today.
