ej300vs Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Hi I'm just about to purchase an epiphone ej300s vintage sunburst. I am curious to what sort of price is right for one of these. I have been looking to buy an ej200 for the past month. i like a big sound, loud as possible and something that resonates and brings the roof down. i have been using my takamine eg523sc for the last 3years and haven't had any problems with it but i just want a change. does anyone have both these guitars or a combination of the 3? whats the difference? is my takamine laminated? is the ej300 a guitar that goes up in value with it being discontinued? are these super rare and what would you guys pay for one? cheers my band is Black Sun http://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Sun/36993793600 http://www.myspace.com/BlackSunUK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunningham26 Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 They're not super rare, they pop up on ebay probably once or twice a month. I think people that own them want to believe they are worth more than they really are, as i've seen some auctions start way too high and no one even bids. Your Takamine has a solid top. If you're looking for sheer output, you should probably just go with the EJ-200. The laminate sides and top will just project the sound, and people will be have their fingers in their ears to stop the bleeding in anything smaller than Albert Hall. The EJ-300 is going to be slightly softer volume wise but marginally richer in tone. Even with a solid top, we're still talking epiphone pricepoint quality, so it's not like you're getting a Gibson SJ-200 top by going with the EJ-300, and the sound differences probably won't be noticed by anyone besides you, any guitar playing buddies, and tone-nazis, who you shouldnt listen to in the first place. If there was a EJ-300 with a hardshell case to pop up now, I'd say fair estimate would be between $400 and $550, depending on how bad you want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duxrus Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 IF YOU GET A EJ300 ADD A BONE NUT AND SADDLE....YOU'LL LOVE IT.....I HAVE A EJ300 AND A EJ200 ARTIST...LOVE THEM BOTH....EACH ARE DIFFERENT BUT GREAT GUITARS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill67 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 IF YOU GET A EJ300 ADD A BONE NUT AND SADDLE....YOU'LL LOVE IT.....I HAVE A EJ300 AND A EJ200 ARTIST...LOVE THEM BOTH....EACH ARE DIFFERENT BUT GREAT GUITARS did you put a bone nut and saddle on your EJ 200? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duxrus Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 did you put a bone nut and saddle on your EJ 200? NO NOT ON THE 200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ej300vs Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 IF YOU GET A EJ300 ADD A BONE NUT AND SADDLE....YOU'LL LOVE IT.....I HAVE A EJ300 AND A EJ200 ARTIST...LOVE THEM BOTH....EACH ARE DIFFERENT BUT GREAT GUITARS thanks for your replies. what do you mean by bone nut etc....could you include any pictures so i understand thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ship of fools Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 This might help you in knowing what a nut is. http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Musician/GenSetup/Nuts/nuts1.html What he did was swap his platuc nut and saddle ( down on the bridge ) to a bone ( http://www.guitarsaddles.com/products.asp )saddle to give it a crisper sound.Ship As for price they can run you about $150.00-$300.00 in excellent shape ( excellent means like something almost brand new with say only a few pick marks ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ej300vs Posted October 31, 2010 Author Share Posted October 31, 2010 This might help you in knowing what a nut is. http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Musician/GenSetup/Nuts/nuts1.html What he did was swap his platuc nut and saddle ( down on the bridge ) to a bone ( http://www.guitarsaddles.com/products.asp )saddle to give it a crisper sound.Ship As for price they can run you about $150.00-$300.00 in excellent shape ( excellent means like something almost brand new with say only a few pick marks ) oh right i get you now. that website is very useful thanks. i am wanting my ej300 to sound as big and loud as possible and I want the sustain to be as out of this world as possible. any ideas on which saddle and nut to get, the most expensive one on that website is the 'walrus ivory' but which make do i need the gibson???? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ej300vs Posted November 1, 2010 Author Share Posted November 1, 2010 oh right i get you now. that website is very useful thanks. i am wanting my ej300 to sound as big and loud as possible and I want the sustain to be as out of this world as possible. any ideas on which saddle and nut to get, the most expensive one on that website is the 'walrus ivory' but which make do i need the gibson???? :) also does anyone know what strings are best for the epiphone ej300 or what strings come on it standard and whether they're any good or not? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunningham26 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 IF YOU GET A EJ300 ADD A BONE NUT AND SADDLE....YOU'LL LOVE IT.....I HAVE A EJ300 AND A EJ200 ARTIST...LOVE THEM BOTH....EACH ARE DIFFERENT BUT GREAT GUITARS no need to shout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ship of fools Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 EJ300vs I am sorry but nobody is going to be able to tell you which strings are going to give you any particular sound, you really do need to experiment with differnt brands to find the right one that works with your guitar. What may work on mine might not give you the sound you are looking for on yours, its to subjective of a thing for us to know what you like. But I will add some more for you to learn with. http://www.flatpick.com/Pages/News_And_Reviews/Gear.html#ST1 Happy reading but you'll see just what I mean because I don't agree with every thing he says here either.Ship and thats some cool music you guys play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ship of fools Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Oh and Duxrus when you type in capital letters its referred to as shouting, lower casing if you please. Its considerred bad manners by some, me I don't really care but it does upset some as they take it that you are shouting at them.Ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunningham26 Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 i was joking, could you imagine if someone actually shouted what duxrus was saying? you'd have to be in a guitar shop on the back of a flatbed truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duxrus Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 sorry guys............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ship of fools Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 no worries my friend we are pretty light here and its a decent forum with so few problems thats it nice to post here and even if we make a mistake folks don't get all hairy on you, so post away my friend and relax and enjoy some great posters here with lots of MIJ and Kalamazoo knowledge and some other stuff to.Ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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