are Epi PR5E and Masterbilt EF-500R the same size?

[Ld27]

I need a case for my Masterbilt EF-500R and I see a case for an Epi PR5E for sale at AMS.

Anyone know if an EF-500R will fit in a case designed for a PR5E?

 

Thanks

Len

[geelinus]

You won't be able to close the lid.

 

I've owned both, and - from a distance -- the guitars have very similar shapes.

 

However, the PR5-E is a thin body guitar and the EF-500R is considerable deeper.

[Ship of fools]

yep as said they are both different sized guitars, with your Masterbilt you'll need a full size dread casr, where as the PR you can almost use a parlor case.ship

[Ld27]

My EF-500R is a small body acoustic.

Actually it's listed as a parlor sized fingerstyle guitar, not a dreadnaught.

 

Len

[Ship of fools]

I see that the ad ( http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-EPI-EMF3-NSGH-LIST ) says its a parlor, but ( and I could be wrong ) but I have owned a few Masterbilts and not one of them were parlors, which would be smaller then the PR-5. I think they might have made a mistake on the ad and meant it was more for fingerstyle playing ( I have never played this particular model or owned one of these ) but as I mentioned I have had 2 masterbilts before and they were a full size dread and have never seen or heard of a parlor Masterbilt ( but hey I have been fooled before )Ship

[bloozeguy]

I need a case for my Masterbilt EF-500R and I see a case for an Epi PR5E for sale at AMS.

Anyone know if an EF-500R will fit in a case designed for a PR5E?

 

Thanks

Len

I believe Geelinus has it right. This Masterbilt is NO "parlor" guitar, 'spite of what ads may say. It's in the same ballpark as a Martin 000 or OM (Martin's "parlor" sizes would be "0"). PR5 is considerably slimmer, and I seriously doubt that a case made for it would hold an EF Masterbilt.