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General Discussion => Gear Lust => Topic started by: Blooby on May 10, 2022, 08:39:12 AM

Title: New Guitar
Post by: Blooby on May 10, 2022, 08:39:12 AM
Lost a fight with a hedge trimmer about 5-6 weeks ago, and while my index finger was healing, I found this Ephiphone Masterbuilt Century at a good price in a local Guitar Center. I believe it's a reissue of a guitar they originally released in the 1930's. Has a bit of a Django/Maccaferri thing going on with chords.

Has a pickup as well. The acoustic on our last tune was thrown on as an afterthought because the guitar was on a stand next to me. I still had a bass sim pulled up, and I just played it through that. God, I can be lazy at times.

I have several acoustics, but this is my first archtop. It plays wonderfully but definitely differently from my others. A fun guitar.

Blooby

(https://guitars.azureedge.net/aza/user/gear/2016-epiphone-olympic-masterbilt-sunb-xg9FpVk.jpg?maxwidth=500)

Title: Re: New Guitar
Post by: Zoltan on May 10, 2022, 09:14:06 AM
So instead of Iommi you went straight to source and you're on your way of be coming the Son of Django?

Cool find! I can't even imagine how those play...
Title: Re: New Guitar
Post by: cuthbert on May 10, 2022, 10:41:15 AM
That is absolutely gorgeous. I've heard only good things about these Epiphone masterbuilt guitars.

Congrats, Bruce!
Title: Re: New Guitar
Post by: TPB on May 10, 2022, 10:43:59 AM
I love my epiphone acoustics should have fun with this beauty
Tim
Title: Re: New Guitar
Post by: Flash Harry on May 10, 2022, 02:21:00 PM
Ooh Look!

I was searching for tractors (UK political joke, but deffo porn..)
Title: Re: New Guitar
Post by: chapperz66 on May 11, 2022, 04:12:53 AM
That's really cool.
Title: Re: New Guitar
Post by: StephenM on May 11, 2022, 04:24:00 AM
I am quite certain you will be able to put it to good use!  Interesting guitars.  I would be interested in a kind of review here later after you played it a while..
Title: Re: New Guitar
Post by: Ted on May 11, 2022, 12:20:51 PM
My dad never really learned to play well, but he always had a guitar that looked like this in the living room. Gives me warm feelings just to look at it.