James52637 Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Hi all, Just joined today and wanted to post about my new Epiphone AJ500M Vintage Sunburst which i bought yesterday! My local guitar shop (in Dublin) was having a 50% sale on many items so I picked up the guitar itself for an amazing €200 (roughly $270ish and down from €400) and decided to buy a plush epi hard case for another €80. Quite simply, the guitar is beautiful. Wonderful tone, projection and boom and the VS finish (which isn't made anymore and is quite rare as far as I can tell?) is stunning... Guitar was brand new out of the box, took one string-up and played like a dream straight away! The binding, inlays, fretboard are flawless...I've gathered from the serial number that it was made in August 2008 so considering it has been boxed for nearly 3 years I am amazed! Having learned on my Dad's 25 year old Ovation and Taylor 210 i'm delighted to finally have an acoustic to call my own, as well as one that can pretty much hold its own against the Taylor at a 5th of the price (my Dad's words not mine!) I get the feeling that with a bit of care and consideration, the guitar will grow and blossom even further over many many years! Slightly off topic, but I also have a Michael Kelly Patriot Custom which i picked up in New York a few years ago for $325...also an amazing guitar that isn't that widely known! Would love to hear from other MK owners, there are very few this side of the water!! Well if anyone has any comments, tips or advice as to how to best set up/maintain/better the Epi or even general guitar discussion i'd be delighted to hear! If not thanks for reading! James52637 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanstreak Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 ya man it's a great guitar, I have the same one and love it. I added a L.R. Baggs Element pickup to it and it rules to roost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizz Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Hey James!! If you look at little further down you'll see my thread. I bought the same guitar from the same place. I'm really really happy with mine. Glad to see someone else jumped on the great deal. Skizz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary622 Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StijnV Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Congrats ! Just main care tips: keep the guitar in its case when not playing, and for longer time periods with the strings slackened. Just wipe the guitar each time you have played the guitar with a 100% cotton cloth and sometimes use a bit of pump polish and/or other care materials: http://store.gibson.com/Products/Gear/Instrument-Care/Guitar-Care-Kit.aspx Kind regards, stijn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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