2004 Epiphone Masterbilt AJ-500RENS Slope Dreadnought Guitar

I've handled a number of these Masterbilt jumbo/dreadnought guitars over the years and they always strike me as ridiculously good for their value. This one is solid spruce over solid rosewood and feels and sounds -- pretty much -- like a rosewood interpretation of the '60s Texan sound with maybe a bit more of that '30s midsy focus thrown in due to the non-adjustable saddle. I mean, it's still a "newer guitar" vibe -- you can't replace history -- but they play great and sound great so -- let's not quibble. They're well-made. This is almost a couple decades old, too, and has been played-in quite a bit so it's sounding lush.

This guy has a Fishman pickup installed, too, so it's ready for stage use and sounds decent with it. All I had to do was give it a bit of a glorified setup before putting it out on the floor for sale. It's been handled gently and looks pretty clean throughout, though does have a small center-seam repair right near the heel on the back.

It plays spot-on and is ready to go.

Repairs included: a fret level/dress and setup.

Top wood: solid spruce

Back & sides wood: solid Indian 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, 40w, 30w, 22w, 16, 12

Neck shape: slim C

Board radius: 14"

Truss rod: adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: medium

Scale length: 25 5/8"

Nut width: 1 11/16"

Body width: 15 7/8"

Body depth: 4 7/8"

Weight: 4 lbs 10 oz

Condition notes: as noted, it has a minor center seam repair to the back (pictured) that is hardly noticeable except in hard glare. There's also minor uswear throughout (tiny nicks, dings, scuffs) but all are also not obvious at all. Despite having been played (the frets had some mild-medium wear in first position) it was taken care of.

It comes with: a good hard case.