Always makes me laugh when Mick and Pete say "Oh I can't play stuff like that" then they go ahead and play something great! Too humble guys. Far too humble!
Awh man I'm so stoked to watch this, when you guys played them through the amps last time, no joke the sound they made, made me start to cry. Looking forward to this vid...
So many "reviewers" on the web are just trying to sell you on the guitar. Mick gives you his unvarnished opinion, never hesitating to point out what a guitar probably can't do as well as what it does best. More than anything else, that's why I keep coming back to Anderton's videos. Well done, gents.
mmmmm just bought one from my local music store, I though it was a miracle they had it in stock. In 2021 now I believe these are discontinued because I've seen no major retailer carry them nor are they on the Epiphone website. Was very happy to get it for MSRP and not the jacked up prices due to lack of availability!
About 16 or 17 years ago, I had a green acoustic guitar that looked alike that Olympic. The paint job was similar, but with greens instead. It was also electroacoustic. It wasn't an Epiphone though. It was a brazilian copy of something else. It was taken from me during some messed up times, while I was distracted. I miss that guitar. It had the f holes and the tail piece.
I'm not a fan of the way these sound unplugged, but when you plug them in I think they have a great, unique sound. I picked one up specifically for playing second acoustic in our church worship team just so we'd have a very different sound without having to learn how to play electric. I"m a rhythm strummer for sure, and this guitar was a great "out of the box" option.
Got my Zenith a little over a month ago, ordered it from Sweetwater, and I have to admit, I was afraid I was going to have buyer's remorse, HARD... I was extremely pleasantly surprised to find that this guitar may be THE ONE... compared to my dreadnought, which has a fat, almost boomy bass, the Zenith is strong in the midrange, with a sweet delicate upper register, and a solid, thumpy low end... the only drawback is, you really have to be sitting in the audience to get the full effect of the focused sound these produce... from the player position, it might be described as sounding a little weak, but if you play it in your lap with the top pointing up (more or less) you can really hear a lot more of how it sounds... I kind of wish they had put a sound hole on the upper bout to better monitor the sound, but that would be totally 'not vintage'... I think it sounds best played in the bathroom, the acoustics of the room help me to appreciate its sound better... playability is superb, after you get used to the very chunky neck profile... it came with .12's but I restrung it with 10's, and now t really sings... finger picking sounds ethereal, but she really likes it rough, if you know what I mean... you have to remember, this is a rhythm guitar, meant for chord melody, and comping in a big band... whilst you can play 'Smoke on the Water' if you really want to, it will just sound a little silly...
Will you guys upload more videos with Ariel this year yet? A Mick + Pete + Ariel video would be an excellent christmas gift (or a Gibson ES-335, I'll let you guys choose). :D
im so happy Epiphone put some archtops out. i started playing acoustic jazz after getting into Django Reinhardt, and my Martin and nylon string are great but just not quite the sound im looking for. gotta go try one of these!
That little thing Pete does on the beginning reminded me of a song but I agonized for 30 minutes to remember what it was - Beady Eye, Kill for a Dream. Maybe it helps someone else out
Yeah, the neck on the big one is like my F412 Guild but they sound great and I use flatwounds for recording. Contrasts beautifully with my other acoustics.
Danish Pete needs to learn some jazz 251s. May I suggest A Rock Guitarist's Gateway To Jazz, Play Jazz With Just Six Chords. It literally changed my life.
How about a comparison of The Epiphone Masterbilt DR-500MCE vs. The Epiphone Masterbilt DR-400MCE. Other than the electronics I'm not seeing much of a difference between the two. Has anyone here played one of the new DR-400MCE's yet? I'd go try them myself, but I live nowhere near a music store that caries Epiphone so I have to order online...and that rarely works out well lol. Thanks in advance!
Traditionally, archtop acoustics were made to cut through an orchestra before the advent of amplification. They have a normally brighter tone and are louder than traditional flat tops. They normally have brighter highs and more pronounced mids, but not heavy on the bottom end.
How does this DeLuxe compare to the Gretsch Synchromatic G100/G100CE? I would think the solid spruce top of the Epi might give a louder, sweeter tone, but the neck of the Gretsch would be faster/less chunky?
The Gretsch 100CE is a bit better. It has a nice low register punch. The neck is perfect once adjusted correctly. Put a set of flatwound 9s or 10s on it and you will have the ideal jazz guitar. Unplugged and acoustic it sounds wonderful for practicing. It's amazing, just go get one. It's one of my favorites.
Yes, the keeps the floating bridge in place... its not hard to do... if you insist, you can remove them all at once, but then you have to put the bridge back in place anyway, and reintonate it...
If the bridge falls out completely, just align it with the "cutouts " on the F holes.......they serve as arrows to point as to where to put the bridge back. It not perfect but will get you REAl close, use a tuner to complete the job.
