Epiphone Masterbilt DR-500MCE Review

By

Justin Caldwell

9/10/2024 1:07 PM

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Expert Score

9.3

Reasons To Buy

A good balance of deep low tones and rich high end that creates and enjoyable sound for the player and listeners
The rosewood fingerboard and rosewood bridge are very well made.

Reasons Not To Buy

I would suggest buying this guitar new based on some experiences I’ve heard from folks that bought used, but that’s a risk with any instrument

Overview

Epiphone did a great job with the electronics as well, with solid pickups and a stereo preamp with a built in tuner. This could easily be far more expensive than it is for the quality of this acoustic electric Epiphone guitar.

Critic Consensus

When searching for the best guitars, its important to distinguish if you’re searching for an acoustic-electric guitar. Let’s take a look at this Epiphone model…

Epiphone Masterbilt DR-500MCE Review

Acoustic-Electric Guitar Features:

6-string Acoustic Guitar
Spruce Top
ESoinc-2 Stereo Preamp
Mahogany Body
Mahogany Neck

A solid mahogany body with a Sitka spruce top provides the Epiphone Masterbilt DR-500MCE with as an impressive of sound as beautiful look.

There is a reason why rosewood is ideal for a fretboard; it just feels good on the fingers. If you are going to spend some money on a guitar you want to make sure it’s enjoyable to play and not going to fatigue your hands.

9.3

EXPERT SCORE

Epiphone Masterbilt DR-500MCE Review

Sound

9.2/10

Price

9.2/10

Look

9.5/10

Reasons to Buy

A good balance of deep low tones and rich high end that creates and enjoyable sound for the player and listeners
The rosewood fingerboard and rosewood bridge are very well made.

Reasons not to buy

I would suggest buying this guitar new based on some experiences I’ve heard from folks that bought used, but that’s a risk with any instrument

Justin Caldwell

Justin obtained his degree in Computer Science and MBA at Baker University. He loves learning and writing about music and technology.

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