Epiphone EJ-200 Acoustic Guitar

Date: May 6th, 2009  Category: Things  Tags: ej-200, epiphone, guitar  

I just bought an Epiphone EJ-200 jumbo acoustic guitar the other day from Guitar Center. I’ve always liked this guitar (and it’s Gibson counterpart) for a couple of reasons. For one, just look at the thing! It’s one of the most beautiful/unique looking acoustic guitars out there. As you can see, I chose the vintage sunburst finish but natural and black are also available. In addition to the finish, the painted pickguard, pearl inlays, and gold Grover tuners also add to the guitar’s overall beauty.

Another reason I liked this guitar was for the full sound it produces. The jumbo style body really kicks out nice loud lows and it’s able to produce crisp clean highs as well. Overall good balance… I haven’t played this guitar a ton yet, but out of the gate I really do like how it sounds.

Finally, I liked the price of this guitar. Its MSRP is around $650.00 I believe but Guitar Center sells it for $400.00. Compare that to its Gibson counterpart (J-200) at around $4,000.00! I actually picked mine up as a “factory second” for $300.00 which is a great deal. Especially when no one, including myself, at the store could find the flaws which Epiphone deemed below their quality standards…

If you’re in the market for a rich sounding, punchy, well balanced, and beautiful acoustic guitar for under $500.00 check out an Epiphone EJ-200. It’s a lot of guitar and it won’t cost you an arm and a leg.