JasonG Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Just got my Broadway, I'm lovin' it. Truly a sweet guitar! Next to my Sorrento. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Beautiful !! Love the R/W saddle-piece..... there's just something about a gal w/big hips ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Congrats.. had one for about a year now myself. (See avatar) love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I've been needing a hollow jazz box for a long time. I've been lusting after the new Sorrento and also the reissued Made In Korea D'Angelico Excel that is around now. Tell me why I need a Broadway, both of you. Thanks! rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Cuz you DO rich!! I've got a Regent as well that I bought a few years prior, (these are unfortunately disco'd now). How ever both pretty much on par with each other for playability and action (same guitars with just different pickup configs) The regent has a bit more acoustic projection due to the floating pup (which is pretty hot, and will feed back like a stuck pig if you push your room volume) Regents are definitely another choice for you to consider, if you can find a clean one on Ebay, you may save yourself a few bucks.. I got both of these from Musicians Friend, the action on my Broadway out of the box was tremendous, (i've not touched it since it arrived, and I'm quite fussy about this stuff) I wasn't so luck with the regent, it had a finish crack when it arrived that traveled all the way from the input jack up to the waist of the bottom bout. MF exchanged it immediately and the replacement was perfect. I really like both of these.. Was going to sell the regent, but I can't seem to bring myself to part with it. It's different enough from the broadway where it has it's own thing going on The Broadway's dual humbuckers are USA made, as is most of the hardware afaik and while they are not impervious to feedback, they go quite a bit further than the Korean made pickups back from a few years ago or the one on the Regent. Mine came with a very clean fret dressing job and a nice true neck. No complaints about the finish aspects either, it's pretty much flawless. To me, for a jazz box on a budget under $1,100? no brainer. It's pretty loud acoustically. Amplified, the tones are pure and woody. Not muddy at all, the middle position offers a nice crisp projection, if you dig in with your pick, but nicely calms down when finger picking. (basically very much the classic sort of jazz tones you expect.) Slap a set of flatwounds 11's on there (which I think are the correct strings for this guitar) I'd call work and tell em you got the flu, cuz you'll be gone for a few days exploring all kinds of cool jazzy stuff.. I really like it for fingerstyle, great playability up and down the neck. for the money hard to beat it.. The only thing I would advise you look after with these is the width of the neck at the nut. It's a bit narrow IMO. I have small hands, skinny fingers, I can manage, but I would recon a fella with bear paws would have a hard time with complex chord voicing in the first few positions. One other heads up... these don't come with a case, you need the Epi Jumbo Acoustic(the Epi SJ200 copy I believe). I think they're like 90 bucks still. the D'Angelo's sure look inviting tho. Also,, look at the Eastman Archtops,, the peeps in the Jazz Guitar forum are all over these. They are a bit more expensive than the Epi's. http://www.eastmanguitars.com/16-and-17-archtops/ the Ibanez Artcore series look to have a model or two that would be very comparable to the Broadway. Probably poppin out of the same factory... http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/u_hb_top13.php?year=2013&cat_id=7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Thank You! rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 Well... how many Epiphones does a guitarist need????? At least one more! I've been needing a hollow jazz box for a long time. I've been lusting after the new Sorrento and also the reissued Made In Korea D'Angelico Excel that is around now. Tell me why I need a Broadway, both of you. Thanks! rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweed2 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Beautiful, Jason. A Broadway was the guitar that was next on my list, if I hadn't found my Zephyr Blues Deluxe, another discontinued Epi (anyone seeing a pattern here, disco'd desirable guitars?). That is a lovely big box you've got there. Enjoy yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchtopBill Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Congratulations! My type of Epi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 GORGEOUS! My "F" hole wall now consists of a Broadway, a Sorrento, a 339 and a Wildkat. I think my next acquisition will be a Lennon Casino! Good thing I work at Sam Ash Music!!! Beautiful, Jason. A Broadway was the guitar that was next on my list, if I hadn't found my Zephyr Blues Deluxe, another discontinued Epi (anyone seeing a pattern here, disco'd desirable guitars?). That is a lovely big box you've got there. Enjoy yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 likin that Zephyr! and yea man I don't know why Epi disco'd some of these. I guess the sales #s didn't justify, but in the case of the regent, it seemed to be quite a popular choice among consumers. Maybe they thought the Broadway was "close enough"... it's close, but, the Regent is it's own animal. the real bummer was the Elitists lineup.. those were fantastic, but they've scratched all but one of them now (afaik) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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