SWD Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Got a guy locally selling one in vintage sunburst. Looks good from the pics.. LOTS of abalone B) Satin finish I believe. But I don't buy 'em for bling. I assume the RA stands for rosewood acoustic, so no electronics? HE's got some other gear I may be able to do a package deal. Always wanted to try one of these Masterbilts...rosewood or mahogany? hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisB643 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Got a guy locally selling one in vintage sunburst. Looks good from the pics.. LOTS of abalone B) Satin finish I believe. But I don't buy 'em for bling. I assume the RA stands for rosewood acoustic, so no electronics? HE's got some other gear I may be able to do a package deal. Always wanted to try one of these Masterbilts...rosewood or mahogany? hmmmm I've never seen a DR 500 RA before. Certainly. have never seen one on ebay. My impression is that they are rare. If you're not going to buy it I am definetely interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffmac Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 I've never seen a DR 500 RA before. Certainly. have never seen one on ebay. My impression is that they are rare. If you're not going to buy it I am definetely interested. pretty sure there is going to be a line for this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Got a guy locally selling one in vintage sunburst. Looks good from the pics.. LOTS of abalone B) Satin finish I believe. But I don't buy 'em for bling. I assume the RA stands for rosewood acoustic, so no electronics? It's rosewood abalone. No electronics. From the 2004-2010 run. You don't see those too often! I think the VS handles all that abalone better than the NS. Super guitars. Got a guy locally selling one.... Where's local? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWD Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 It's rosewood abalone. No electronics. From the 2004-2010 run. You don't see those too often! I think the VS handles all that abalone better than the NS. Super guitars. Where's local? Epiphoneliki says these were built 2004-2005 only. Canada...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Epiphoneliki says these were built 2004-2005 only. Oh, OK. Limited! Is it within your budget? Are you going to be getting it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisB643 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Oh, OK. Limited! Is it within your budget? Are you going to be getting it? This one should definitely stay in the family if at all possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWD Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 This one should definitely stay in the family if at all possible. Its in my budget (sorta), but just not sure I need another guitar....I can only play one at time...LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Its in my budget (sorta), but just not sure I need another guitar....I can only play one at time...LOL. I know what you mean! But if you decide against it, let us know where the ad is (if it's still there). I expect someone here (if not me!) would be very interested in picking it up. Then we might keep it in the Epiphone Acoustic subforum family. As mentioned, these beauties are pretty rarely available anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisB643 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 I know what you mean! But if you decide against it, let us know where the ad is (if it's still there). I expect someone here (if not me!) would be very interested in picking it up. Then we might keep it in the Epiphone Acoustic subforum family. As mentioned, these beauties are pretty rarely available anywhere. Well I don't need another guitar but that's never stopped me before...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyghthawk Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Is drooling an opinion? Nice, very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Well I don't need another guitar but that's never stopped me before...lol You're in good company, Dennis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffenstein Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 What exactly is the appeal of abalone? To me it comes off as horribly garish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisB643 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 What exactly is the appeal of abalone? To me it comes off as horribly garish. Guess it comes down to personal taste. I wish it would be the abalone on gloss finish instead of satin. I was looking to add a 'burst DR anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarLight Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Got a guy locally selling one in vintage sunburst. Looks good from the pics.. LOTS of abalone B) Satin finish I believe. But I don't buy 'em for bling. I assume the RA stands for rosewood acoustic, so no electronics? HE's got some other gear I may be able to do a package deal. Always wanted to try one of these Masterbilts...rosewood or mahogany? hmmmm Wow! A beautiful Masterbilt, dripping in mother of pearl, and with the coveted sunburst finish. The person who owned that Masterbilt must have died! Get it! Stunning! ...it looks like Rosewood to me, those usually come with gold tuners which this has, as well as a fully bound head stock which this has also. This was one of the highest priced premium Masterbilts of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 What exactly is the appeal of abalone? To me it comes off as horribly garish. Yeah, I guess it depends on the person's taste. I had to see how I liked it, though, and picked up an EF500RANS. It's certainly an eye-catcher, but for me it was just too much, too flashy, which really isn't me. So I somewhat reluctantly unloaded it. I wouldn't have if I didn't have two other Masterbilts. But the EF500MNS is perfect, and the maple EF500PNS, well, besides being extremely rare, it really sings out. I got a super deal on a Performer ME for about 100 bucks if I want to look at abalone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffenstein Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Yeah...the Performer ME is a completely different animal. It has a flamed maple cap and the use of abalone doesn't come across the same at all...it "fits" more on this guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWD Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 I'm passing up on this guitar. It's too close to Christmas (likely why the owner's selling too). There will come another some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffmac Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I'm passing up on this guitar. It's too close to Christmas (likely why the owner's selling too). There will come another some day. its out of my price range for right now anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 its out of my price range for right now anyway Oh, you're in Canada, too. I never saw the ad or the price. I expect it is pretty high.... I've kind of been looking for an AJ500RC, but the very few that are out there on the web are overpriced in my book. I've got guitars to play while I wait to see if one comes up reasonably priced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 ....but the very few that are out there on the web are overpriced in my book. In fact, I've seen quite a few overpriced guitars lately (on ebay and reverb). Is this a "Christmastime" phenomenon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisB643 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Oh, you're in Canada, too. I never saw the ad or the price. I expect it is pretty high.... I've kind of been looking for an AJ500RC, but the very few that are out there on the web are overpriced in my book. I've got guitars to play while I wait to see if one comes up reasonably priced. Cougar, What would you consider to be reasonably priced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mik Neville Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 SWD where in Canada are you and is it still for sale. I am in B.C and might like to take a look thanks.Mik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 What would you consider to be reasonably priced? Well, there was an AJ500RC for sale right here on the Gibson boards back in 2010 for $600. That's a little more than I'd like to pay, but it's not really unreasonable. The only ones I see out there now, and there are very few, are asking >$800. That would seem to be unreasonable to me. I know they're rare, but I expect my like-new 2003 EF500PNS is MUCH more rare, and it was <$700. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWD Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 SWD where in Canada are you and is it still for sale. I am in B.C and might like to take a look thanks.Mik New Brunswick. kajiji Ad ID 1038959009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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