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  1. Hello GuitarLight, thanks for making me a 'friend'!

  2. Great answer. Love it. And so true. Now watch the herds, and the sales people in here attack!
  3. So many wonderful guitar players in one room! So happy to meet you all! I've played for many years and find acoustic guitars one of the most pleasurable endeavers in life!
  4. I would agree with most of what you have said. Pins, saddles, strings, 80/20 or PB's and guages, coated or uncoated strings, are all critical to tone. Great thread!
  5. No never had that experience. But I use elixirs.
  6. EJ-200SCE means Epiphone Jumbo, S solid top, C cutaway, E electric EJ-200CE Is missing the (S) ..which generally would mean to say that it is NOT A SOLID TOP, and is Laminated instead. Therefore, If your new Epiphone is labeled.... EJ-200CE.... inside the sound hole, then it is probably a laminated top as the store manager told you. ...Because it is missing the (S) which stands for SOLID TOP. Enjoy your new guitar! Laminated is not always a bad thing...Laminated is a very durable wood..perhaps the most durable of all woods so that temperatures and humidity changes will affect it MUCH less. Hope this helps. .... GL
  7. Hi! and welcome to the Epi forum! It sounds like you need quick simple answers here right? OK! ...So here they are for you! To answer your questions quickly, simply and to the point I would recommend that you to consider the following six things before buying. This way you won't make a mistake!..... 1.YES the new EJ200-SCE has a solid sitka spruce top! (SCE) = (Solid top, Cutaway, Electric) 2.YES, it will sound BETTER than the old laminated top version which is made of three pieces of wood glued together! 3.YES....a solid wood guitar top will get BETTER sounding as it ages..... 4.YES, the Esonic system will allow you to plug in anywhere, anytime! .... 5.YES it is true that only the cutaway EJ200 model with the input the CE, is presently available. 6.NO...the cutaway will not sound any less better in measurable difference that would be detectable to the ears...it is simply there in case you need to, want to, or learn to, fret that low! Also remember that the EJ200SCE is a BIG guitar! (EJ) = Epiphone Jumbo size) Make sure you want that size! Other recommendations I would give to you for Epiphone is ..The IB Texan, and also The AJ220S as well...both slightly smaller slope shoulder solid top guitars, and very popular as well! Best of luck! Let us know how it turns! ...GL
  8. Dark strings on a darker, very warm guitar like a Hummingbird can sound too dark, even lifeless....the spirited bright Elixir 80/20's seem to balance these factors to create the perfect Hummingbird tone for me. But to each his own.
  9. Congratulations on your wonderful Hummingbird!...that was a good move you made buying it!..it is the guitar which dreams are made of...I Love mine like crazy! On my Gibson Hummingbird, my first choice is, and will remain after much experimentation ... Elixir nanoweb 80/20 lights (.12--.53) The Elixir PB's are just as good if you like that PB tone. I prefer the crystal clarity of Elixir 80/20's..and always the nanoweb light version. I also prefer..by far...the sweet clear Elixir tone above all other strings. Martins sounded good but did not last but 2 weeks. Cleartones, were a waste of time and money. The worst was D'Addario, which sounded awful, and lasted even less than the Martins. My Hummingbird sings sweetly with Elixirs..yours will too!....and it will continue to sing for 6 months to a year after installing Elixirs. There are many Elixir lovers in here..many..but there are haters who judge them, and the people who use them negatively...remember Elixirs last much longer...this means Elixirs take more time to break in. After that it is clear sailing, And your Elixirs will pay for themselves many times over. To the haters and trolls and bashers in here, I am not an Elixir salesman...I do not sell Elixir stock, as I have been accused of. To those insidious judgmental trolls I say......Let them use D'Adarrio! You deserve them!
  10. Hi. I could be wrong but... Yes I think they are indeed different. Many Epiphones are often slightly smaller by a tiny amount in dimensions such as width, depth, and length, or a combination there in...hardly observable by eye...but your good eye has not let you down! My Gibsons seem chunkier. My Gibson hummingbird is larger than my Epiphone Hummingbird. Smaller however does not mean lesser. I actually prefer the dimensions of the Epiphone over the Gibsons. These dimensional differences are also obvious in such guitars as the Epiphone AJ 220S and the Gibson AJ. I prefer by far the slightly smaller 220 for size. that tiny bit of bigger size does not necessarily make it louder of better. My Epi's all fit deliciously in my lap while playing...the Gibson sometimes seem more bulky...over sized a bit more perhaps than really needed... Both are great, but there are often slight dimensional differences between the two because they are in fact two different guitars. Most people don't notice this. Your observant eye and intuition did! Bigger is not always better...and sometimes smaller really it! It's the tone that counts!
  11. ...and they all lived happily ever after. What a relief.
  12. Problems with Gibson? ...Gee, what problems?
  13. My Gibson Hummingbird (2013) came with Tusq nut and saddle according to the specs in the Gibson web site. http://www2.gibson.com/Gibson.aspx ....I also called Gibson directly and asked them if it was actually Tusq, their answer by phone was a clear yes. They told me Tusq works best with the pick up installed. Therefore most, but not all, new Gibsons have at least a Tusk saddle, and some a Tusq nut as well if they have pick ups installed. At first I was not sure I would be happy with the Tusq on my Hummingbird, because except for previously owned Taylors, I have always had bone. ....However having played it in, it now sounds perfect to me with the Tusq, and I would not even consider changing them. I did install Ebony pins, which seem to soften the Tusq just a bit, but am not sure on that, but I did want the cheap plastic pins OUT. Either way, I feel it plays as perfect as can be with the Tusq installed from the factory, for both pick up and acoustic unplugged work, and will not tamper with it.
  14. haha If you've got the Popcorn Jerry....I've got the Pizza! ...I'll even throw in a free beer! ..Guitar time!
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