Dodger11 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 What does your Epi sound like? I've heard the Gibson thump, the dry woody Martin and the sparkle of a Taylor. My EJ160e has a thump and a smidgen of dryness but not much top end sparkle. It's sounding better all the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 My Epiphone sounds like the actress Bette Davis. Many is the time I have been back in the music room, playing away on that guitar, and my wife will burst in. "What's going on? Do you have a woman in here?" "No, of course not. I'm just playing some guitar, and working on some tunes for the next gig." "Well, I heard a woman's voice, and I want to know what exactly is the deal back here in this music room!" "The deal is, I am playing my Epiphone, and it sounds like Bette Davis. Listen, have you ever heard the expression, 'woman tone', ever in your life?" "You mean a woman-tone like a Gibson, big, fat, Billy Gibbons, humbucking guitar tone?" "Exactly. Well, my Epiphone isn't just blessed with a big fat woman tone, it's a very specific woman tone. Bette Davis, in this case." (plays a figure, and makes the guitar squawk and howl for just a few syllables) "Oh holy hell. Bette Davis. Okay, I understand now, and I apologize." "No big deal, dear. Just make me a sandwich, and bring me another cold beer." "Don't press your luck, mister B-grade Rick Derringer." :( :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger11 Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 I like a couple of those cold beers or whatever else you're drinking in that music room buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyghthawk Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 DR-500MCE: I call it warm sweet honey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickthemiller Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I still think of my AJ-45ME as having a chocolaty tone - and I think red wine tastes of plum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strumbert Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 All my epi's are M class (Maple & Mahogany) . They are inherently mid-rangey. The trebles are Jingley verses Jangley, which I would describe rosewood as sounding. I prefer Jingley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I would describe my EL -00 Pro as having a chimey voicing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 -withdrawn- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish_Rover Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I would describe the DR500-MCE as chocolate and chilli, warm and silky smooth with a real "bite" if you want to dig in. As for the AJ-45ME that was supposed to be arriving on Saturday and is now coming on Tuesday I'd have to say it sounds "distant". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger11 Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 I love these answers! More please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzariahJames Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 My AJ-1 is solid mid range smooth with a light thump. My EJ-160 has a lot of thump to it, very woody with low sparkle, like yours. My EJ-200 is like a well taught chorus in how it sings depending on how you play it. The echo and reverb inside the box catch the ear and hold it. My AJ-45ME, chocolaty is a beginning, smooth, strong. When I play it i think of the very beginning of Round About by Yes, as the tone builds in anticipation of the first harmonic. My Martin DRS 1 has the deep growl, it is velvety smooth, like a mocha made with dark chocolate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippydog Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 My 2005 DR500 MNS sounds cheerful, and never dissipointing. If I'm feeling down, I reach for it for a quick attitude adjustment. You know, even when it's slightly out of tune, amazingly it still sounds sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolver66 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 My IB 1964 Texan(Indonesian build) is positively Martinesque. Seems to me it's d18 when strummed or flatpicked, OM21 when fingerpicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohyew812 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 LOL... you guys crack me up. I've never played a single Epiphone that sounded like a Martin or a Taylor. To me they sound like a Gibson... or maybe it's that Gibsons sound like Epiphiones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielJ-160e Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 My J-160e has the tone of John Lennon's tone on Beatles For Sale. Think of "I Don't Want To Spoil the Party"....THAT tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolver66 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 LOL... you guys crack me up. I've never played a single Epiphone that sounded like a Martin or a Taylor. To me they sound like a Gibson... or maybe it's that Gibsons sound like Epiphiones. Well Teja Gerken of Acoustic Guitar, Feb 2014 may beg to differ, ' Overall, the guitar had more of a Martin sound, with great clarity and projection' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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