2005 Epiphone AJ-500RCSNS 12-Fret Dreadnought Guitar
I worked on two others of this same model some time back. This is quite a rare model and a bit sought-after in the working-man's acoustic world of today. It's basically a modern take on the old '30s Gibson Roy Smeck Radio Grande 12-fret jumbos and it features a solid, scalloped-x-braced cedar top over solid rosewood back and sides. The nut is 1 3/4" and it has a chunky, old-fashioned medium-bigger C/V neck profile so fingerpickers and old-time fanatics will enjoy the feel and spacing.
Every one of these I've played has sounded fantastic. They're loud, full-sounding, responsive, and just plain fun. I've owned 12-fret D-18 and D-28 models from time to time and these are on the same level soundwise. I'm a fan of the Normal Blake 12-fret D sound and these have it, though the cedar top gives them a little more "cream in the coffee" right-off the snap of the pick. They're interesting guitars.
Anyhow, it's got some minor wear and tear (finish-wise) but it's in good order and playing bang-on after a glorified setup. There's one older back brace reglue and I reglued the ends of 2 others, but otherwise it seems like it hasn't been mucked-with.
Repairs included: fret level/dress, back-brace end reglues, and setup.
Top wood: solid cedar
Back & sides wood: solid rosewood
Bracing type: x
Bridge: rosewood
Fretboard: rosewood
Neck wood: mahogany
Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 54w-12 lights
Neck shape: medium-bigger C/V '30s Gibson-style shape
Board radius: ~12"
Truss rod: adjustable
Neck relief: straight
Fret style: medium/wider
Scale length: 25 5/8"
Nut width: 1 3/4"
Body width: 15 7/8"
Body depth: 4 7/8"
Weight: 4 lbs 9 oz
Condition notes: there's light scratching on the back here and there, minor scratching but a couple dings on the front, and the nut was swapped at some point. The bridge pins are brass replacements but they look neat with the gold tuners so I left them. The factory installed the pickguard at a slight wrong angle, so don't look at it too hard or it'll make you crazy. There are a few dings on the back of the neck as well and the endpin was drilled for a pickup but then the pickup was removed at some point. I fit a "jack to nowhere" to make up for that.
It comes with: a good hard case with some stickers on the lid (not pictured but it's good to go).
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