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    Epiphone EJ-200((S)CE)

    in Epiphone Acoustics

    Posted

    No doubt it is solid my friend ENJOY!!

     

    I just received an answer from Gibson; indeed, it's a solid top! Thanks for all the replies.

     

    As far as the EJ-220 is concerned, my EJ-200 doesn't have that E on the front, so I can't help you with that...

    Epiphone EJ-200((S)CE)

    in Epiphone Acoustics

    Posted

    According to Epiphone Wiki the EJ200CE has a laminate top and the EJ200SCE is a solid Sitka spruce top so if it is a EJ200sce She is solid without a doubt.

     

    Yeah that's kind of the problem. On the inside it says "EJ200CE", despite the fact that its serial nr tells me that it's guitar from 2014, so it should be a solid one (I was told).

    So I was hoping there would be anyone else with a solid top but ej-200ce written on the inside.

    Epiphone EJ-200((S)CE)

    in Epiphone Acoustics

    Posted

    Hate to p**s on anyones parade here but I'll think you'll find the S stands for Sunburst (N = Natural & B = Black)

     

    All EJ200CEs manufactured after I think Aug 2013 (obviously there will still be older guitars in shops stocks so you need to check the S/N) have solid tops.

     

    As I said in my earlier post

     

    Have a close look at the edge of the soundhole (use a magnifying glass if need be)

    If it's a solid top you'll see the grain running through the edge, if it's laminated then you'll see the layers.

    Takes a couple of mins to do you'll know for certain what you've got.

     

    Simples msp_thumbup.gif

     

    It's almost impossible to see for me, since there's quite a thick layer of varnish on the edge of the sound hole. I checked the SN and it's from june 2014. I guess/hope that it's a solid top then.

    As long as there's no one else with "EJ-200SCE" written on the inside I'll give it the benefit of the doubt!

    Epiphone EJ-200((S)CE)

    in Epiphone Acoustics

    Posted

    Thanks everybody for the replies, I bought it! =)

    I've got one more question. The store manager assured me that this one had a laminated top, but the logo on the inside says "EJ-200CE" and not "EJ-200SCE". Is this normal, and the case for all EJ-200 with a solid top? Please comfirm anyone, because the solid top was one of the main reasons I bought it.

     

    For the rest;

    I tried several others in the price range. There were some others who sounded perhaps a little better, or at least a lot warmer and louder. Presumeable because these weren't cutouts and their top is much thinner.

    The difference in sound quality wasn't that big, it mainly was just a little louder. They didn't have the preamp however, so I decided that the preamp + the fact that it looked far better (I know this shouldn't matter that much, but still...) made up for the fact that it sounded a bit less loud.

     

    I'm looking forward playing on it!

    Epiphone EJ-200((S)CE)

    in Epiphone Acoustics

    Posted

    Thanks for the replies, very much appreciated. I'm quiteb tall myself so I don't think the geometry will be a problem. I'll be sure to check it out and to also try out some other options. I'm really a beginner who's first instrument is the piano, but I'm loving the guitar so much I'd like to buy myself something decent. The more narrow fret also shouldn't be a problem, if anything, with the other acoustic guitars I played it even played more easily for me and sounded much better.

     

    This was basically what I wanted to hear, it doesn't seem that the possibly (or allegedly, since you don't confirm this) better sound doesn't weigh against the preamp & solid top.

     

    I think I'm convinced buying the ej-200sce, but I'll be sure to check out some other models to compare. I'll let you know what I ended up buying ;)

    Epiphone EJ-200((S)CE)

    in Epiphone Acoustics

    Posted

    I'm a beginning guitarist and I'm looking for an upgrade for my old, rusty classical guitar. For the money that I want to spend (not more than €400), I've heard a lot of good things about the EJ-200 + it also looks gorgeous in my opinion.

    I've got a few questions about the Epiphone EJ-200 howver and I'd be very glad if you could help me out.

     

    I've heard that the new models (EJ-200SCE) have a solid top rather than a laminated one, is this correct? Does anyone know if it actually sounds better than the older models with a laminated top? I've heard that in general solid tops are superior to a laminated one, but a cheap solid top can also be worse than a quality laminated one.

    Secondly, at first I wanted to buy the normal, non-cutout version, because it apparently has a fuller and richer sound. I noticed that Epiphone doesn't make them anymore and have a hard time finding these second hand. I've found one from 1995 which I could buy for about €250, but I figured that for a bit more money I'd better buy a new, cutout versions. My reasoning is that the fact that the EJ-200SCE is new, has solid top and has a esonic2 preamp system (the old EJ-200 doesn't I assume?) makes up for the fact that it's a cutout.

    I'd love to play them next to each other to compare the sound, but I don't think that's possible anymore since most shops don't sell the old version anymore. Does the non-cutout really sound so much better?

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