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Epiphone Masterbilt DR-500MCE Dreadnought Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar
Product Description:
The Epiphone Masterbilt DR-500MCE guitar combines traditional construction methods and features with premium all-solid tone woods to bring you a new-vintage electric guitar with deep, rich lows, shimmering highs, and just the right amount of mids. While many other guitars in this price class use pressed backs, spliced neck joints, and even artificial wood backs and sides, you can be assured that this Epiphone guitar holds true to its all-solid wood promise.
It features a solid Sitka spruce top, hand-scalloped Sitka spruce braces, mahogany kerfing, a 25-1/2\"-scale rosewood fingerboard, and a rosewood bridge. Players looking for vintage tone and vibe will appreciate the handcrafted dovetail neck joint and hide-glue construction. The Epiphone DR-500MCE guitar has a solid mahogany back and sides, as well as a 20-fret, hand-shaped mahogany neck that joins the body at the 14th fret, which is adorned with carefully cut, split-diamond pearl fretboard inlays. As with all Masterbilts, the Epiphone electric guitar features a vintage-style offset headstock with a stickpin inlay.
While the Epiphone DR-500MCE sounds great unplugged, it really comes alive when plugged in—thanks to the eSonic2 preamp system. Made in cooperation with Shadow Germany, the eSonic2 preamp features a built-in, easy-to-use tuner. When engaged, the Epiphone guitar\'s output is automatically muted—with no popping noise—making it a perfect choice for stage use. You can even push in the tuner button and unplug the guitar without a loud pop. Other controls on this state-of-the-art preamp include Master Volume, NanoFlex Tone, NanoMag Tone, Stereo Blend, Low Battery indicator, and a Phase switch to help eliminate unwanted response. The preamp uses two 2032 lithium watch batteries that are not only lightweight, but provide significantly longer life than old-fashioned, heavy 9V batteries.
Under the bone saddle is Shadow\'s proprietary NanoFlex, a low-impedance pickup. Not a piezo, this unique flexible sensing material features integrated active electronics into the Epiphone electric guitar that not only pick up string vibration, but also top and body vibrations for a truly acoustic tone without the harshness of piezos. Complimenting the NanoFlex is the revolutionary NanoMag pickup mounted at the harmonic-rich, end of the fingerboard. Exclusively from Shadow, the NanoMag features 3 Samarian-Cobalt magnets and an integrated active circuit to capture all the highs and lows, including a wide range of harmonics. With your choice of either a 1/4\" mono output blending both pickups, or a 1/4\" stereo output splitting the two pickups, the Epiphone Masterbilt guitar pickup gives you incredible flexibility and the opportunity to create the perfect acoustic tone live.
Other features on the Epiphone Masterbilt acoustic electric guitar include quality vintage-style Grover Sta-Tite 16:1 ratio machine heads; bone nut and saddle; imitation tortoise pickguard; nickel hardware; and a bound body, neck, and headstock.
List Price = $999Our Price = $429 (save 57% off list!)
What was refurbished on this guitar:When this guitar came in from the factory, the authorized refurbisher couldn\'t find anything wrong with it. No repairs or modifications were made to the guitar - they simply gave it a set-up and left it alone. Most likely, this is simply an overstock item. It looks and plays like new.
Optional Guardian hard case available for $75.Features:
· Dreadnought cutaway body shape· Solid Sitka spruce top· Solid mahogany back and sides· Mahogany set neck with SlimTaper™\"D\" profile· Shadow®NanoFlex™ bridge pickup· Shadow®NanoMag™ neck pickup· eSonic2™ preamp featuring built-in tuner, pickup blend slider, NanoMag EQ, NanoFlex EQ, phase, master volume and low-battery indicator light· 1/4\" stereo outputs· Rosewood fretboard with pearloid split-diamond inlays (14\" radius)· Rosewood bridge· Nickel hardware· Grover®Sta-Tite™ 18:1 ratio open-back tuners· Cream body, neck and headstock binding· Tortoise shell pickguard· Bone nut· 20 medium frets· 1.68\" nut width· 25.5\" scale length· 16\" body width (at widest)· 4.75\" body depth (at deepest)· Natural gloss finish· Made in Indonesia· Optional Guardian hard case available for $75
Payment
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Shipping
Your guitar will be shipped within 1-3 business days. Every guitar is thoroughly tested and professionally packed prior to shipping.
Domestic Shipping (USA)
- UPS Ground is free within the 48 continental United States
- Shipping insurance is included
- Your tracking number will be e-mailed to you the day your guitar is shipped
- A physical address is required to ship via UPS Ground (no P.O. boxes)
- For Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico residents, we ship via USPS Priority Mail for a flat $75 fee
International Shipping (Australia, Canada, Europe)
- Shipping to all countries outside of the USA will be via United States Postal Service (USPS)
- Shipping insurance is included
- Your tracking number will be e-mailed to you the day your guitar is shipped
- Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges and are the sole responsibility of the buyer
Express Mail (4-6 business days) Australia - $140Europe / Asia - $110
Priority Mail (7-11 business days) Canada / Mexico - $65Germany / U.K. - $90
Returns
- Return any guitar for any reason within 14 days of receipt
- Guitar must be returned in the original condition
- Please ship with insurance and provide a tracking number
- Buyer pays return shipping cost
- Choose between 100% refund in store credit or 85% cash back
- Sorry - we do not accept returns for international shipments
About Us
At Nashville Guitar Store, we offer the finest selection of quality, brand name refurbished guitars. Every guitar we sell is sent fresh from the factoryto an authorized refurbishing center – right here in Nashville, Tennessee. The guitars are sent there for a variety of reasons, including:
- Cosmetic flaws
- Minor repairs
- Discontinued models
- Overstock
Most guitars we sell have no visible flaws.For any that do, we will describe the flaw or repair in the listing and include a photo if it is visible. In order to prevent false warranty claims, the guitar is given a brand new serial number and the back of the headstock is lightly stamped “used”. Every guitar in our store has been thoroughly inspected, tested and set-up by certified technicians – right here in Nashville.
We hand-select every guitar and only choose the best! As a result, we’re able to offer you quality guitars that look and play like new for significantly less than the retail price. If you haven’t done so already, please take a moment to read our response to see what all of our customers have to say about our guitars!
