All user reviews for the Epiphone John Lennon EJ-160E

Just a BMOL Nevertheless size: John Lennon never used this guitar! He used a Gibson acoustic guitar looks identical (J160E not the Gibson signed by Lennon after his death!). Just look carefully period photographs 63-65 (including Help). Moreover, it is true that the Beatles t users (and McCartney rest is unconditional: the sound of "Band on the Run" and many others ...) of electric guitars Epiphones From 1966 (Vibratone Epiphone Casino Epiphone Casino Harrison and Lennon and McCartney - which possde serious micro caboss since the 70s, never changed!) -. But nothing to do with this ple copy of Gibson, presents like the guitar John Lennon! John Lennon never sign that much since he died ...

USE

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SONORITS

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NOTICE GLOBAL

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Detailed specifications, do not bother to add, nice finish, class, color sunburst the most beautiful effect.
Less conventional microphone, a humbucker format simple two settings, volume and tone.

UTILIZATION

The neck is thin for an acoustic, close to what one might expect from a Les Paul, the mechanical tulip button are a bit tight and you lose a bit of agreement (well, nothing dramatic either!).
The guitar is comfortable and easy to play once you've assimilated the handle.
The strings are a little stiff and it must be frankly in return for sweet couène bends.

SOUNDS

Disconnected, the sound distribution is good, it gives good voice. The sound is a bit dry, rich mids, no one likes or elsewhere.
It becomes plugged roots devil, ideal for a good blues or the Beatles of course!
The sound is halfway between a hollow-body and acoustic (logic you tell me), it feels good smell of wood ...
This is a guitar with which we find no difficulty in his early exploits of the Fab Four, very insiprante, it allows you to atteller blues, several pickings, pop and a good acoustic rock.
I loved airais sounds a little more mellow and round, with bass having a bit more body.
I also have the idea of ​​adding a piezo soon to expand the sonic palette.

OVERALL OPINION

Now used for a little over five years, it makes me good and loyal service, it has a real personality, like that he comes in, even if it tolerates little approximation.
The little things (listed above) are far outweighed by its character.
A beautiful meeting ...

This Epiphone EJ 160E is a China manufactured acoustic electric guitar. It has a spruce top, and mahogany back and sides. It has a single-coil pickup at the neck, not a piezo, and volume and tone controls. It comes only in vintage cherry sunburst finish. It has an ebony bridge and plastic pickguard, and Epiphone brand tuners.

UTILIZATION

This guitar is really interesting! It plays very well, and the build quality on it is pretty good. The one I played had some little marks on the end of the fretboard that look like tooling marks. But it was very slight. The finish looks very nice and well applied, and the guitar has a good balance.

SOUNDS

The tones I got out of this were incredible! I never heard a regular single coil pickup in the neck position of an acoustic guitar, but it is a very interesting sound, and I wish more manufacturers would do something like this. The tone was akin to a pure hollowbody, only bigger. It was especially interesting to hear a big acoustic guitar tone coming from the instrument in my hands, but play around with a lot of effects on the amped signal. Acoustically, the tone is very dreadnought-like - it fits finger picking, but is better on strumming and flat-picking. Clarity is great, and the guitar has a balanced tone across the frequency spectrum.

OVERALL OPINION

This is a really neat idea from Epiphone. I like that John Lennon played something very similar to this - that helps on the cool factor. I'd like to play the Gibson equivalent and compare the timbre. But this Epiphone is a good instrument capable of producing fresh, interesting tones. Recommended to anyone that plays acoustic and wants to experiment with different electronics, or any big Beatles fan!

This guitar is made Indonsie. For CHARACTERISTICS has not changed the opinion Previous. They correspond to the Epiphone website: table massive pica (the light), rolled the body (mahogany, powerful), but finely crafted.
The mcaniques type "vintage" with plastic button are pretty average. They are manual lubrication and I find they do not rev much tuning. (Self-Mcanique blocks up is 100 x better.)
The problem is especially for me at the action of the strings. The notches of the nut head do not seem open enough for the ropes nets.
For cons, the mini humbucker is gnial. It really changes the piezo sensors. Its position in the handle rose prs Confre him a good capture respecting the game of the guitarist.
One volume, one tone and no frills ...
Faux-pearl inlays on the button: aa of the mouth.
on the other hand, unlike Acetate, she silent naked book, but mine has everything you need to attach the strap (a hitch lower body and another on the heel of the handle opposite the guitarist.)
A more frets, the bridge and head are made of bone. The sound suffers.

UTILIZATION

The handle type C LES PAUL but a little pais. It is enjoyable. This is not a BChE.
There is no pan shot but it is not Gnant.
Form "southern jumbo" or "round shoulder" (dreadnought with a narrower shoulders) and depth of his body confrent a beautiful sound power. It is quite lgre (about 4 kg).
The acoustic sound is good trs (think changing the original string. Mine was more like ropes than electric folk).
The sound is great INTERESTED electro and more respectful of the original sound of the guitar a piezo. (Long live the mini-humbucker rosette)
In practice, it dlivre a warm and slightly rough (roots) that I am not dsagrable. It reminds me a lot, the Gibson J45. (Hi, hi, the look comes close, but the sound too.)
It DCID I change strings, and mcaniques srement ankles (going to save the bne sustain). Once the handle rgl (it's not the foot from the factory) it provides good, this little guitar (in fact, is enjoyable, the key to trus road is provided and a cable too).

SOUNDS

This is a guitar of characters. It is fairly typical folk, blues, rock ... but it is in parts trs INTERESTED rides finger picking. Its range allows it to sound
not be trans among other acoustic.
Test-l in all situations. For now I'm not.

OVERALL OPINION

It has been two months since I played with. This is my quatrime guitar. J'tais more jumbo acoustic (I have a CORT NTL 50 (table pica mass / body Rosewood) but I needed a more powerful guitar with a mahogany body to diversify my compositions.
Report qualitprix is ​​gniale (416 euros). I tried other models but you have to pay a lot more to find a shovel which supplants.
Some small BMOL all of the same: action ropes, plastic anchors and mcaniques showing their limits quickly keeping in agreement. I had the same on my pearl Epiphone LES PAUL (PC) and I made exchange for self-locking Sperzel (which does not gchent style as they have the same shape tulip mtal). It's another world.
With exprience, I would take the same guitar that nice Epiphone EJ 160 E.

Everything has been said about the technical part of the Indonesian Epiphone.

UTILIZATION

Excellent ergonomics for my taste. Let me explain: I usually play bass on a Thunderbird and a Les Paul electric. I use this only for electro-acoustic Scratch'n plans and make some folks. With a Les Paul type neck and his body not too bulky, I'm comfortable.

SOUNDS

I love the acoustic sound, good folk mat next to me with a rock. on the other hand, once connected, I find its strange power: Mid-electric, half acoustic, this is not my thing. But that's not why I use it.

OVERALL OPINION

Very good folk guitar with extra ergonomics closer to a power. It meets my needs.

The Epiphone John Lennon EJ-160E is an acoustic/electric guitar and is Epiphone's cheaper version of the Gibson J160E.  I believe that this guitar has both been made in China and Korea, but the one that I have played and recorded with was made in Korea.  The guitar has a built in pick up, with tone and volume control knobs on the outside of the guitar.  I don't know what types of woods the guitar is made from, but through and through the guitar feels like it has been made well.

UTILIZATION

Playing the Epiphone John Lennon EJ-160E is an easy task, as the neck has a good feeling on the fingers and I generally feel good when I have it in my hands.  The guitar is easy to play up and down the neck, although like on most acoustic guitars it is a bit difficult to play way up on the top frets.  The weight of the guitar is about average, while the shape and style is anything but average as it has a really nice look to it.  It does have a pretty standard dreadnought style shape though.  Getting a nice sound isn't hard granted that you know how to play, but I definitely like the sound of it acoustic more than I do when it is plugged in, as the pick up isn't the best in the world.


SOUNDS

The acoustic sound of the Epiphone John Lennon EJ-160E is extremely bright while at the same time maintaining a full bodied tone.  Of course it doesn't have the same fullness and clarity that the Gibson J160E does, but most guitars don't as that guitar has one of the best tones I've heard from an acoustic guitar.  As far as recording with this guitar goes, I've been able to get some pretty nice tones, but it wouldn't be my go to acoustic guitar for recording.  However, for live shows the Epiphone EJ-160E is really the perfect acoustic guitar as it has a good enough sound plugged in and has a stellar look.


OVERALL OPINION

Even for those who aren't a fan of John Lennon, the Epiphone John Lennon EJ-160E should be pleasing to you as it is simply a good reasonably priced acoustic guitar.  Beyond the awesome look, the guitar is easy to play and has a pretty good sound both acoustic and when plugged in, although it is definitely better when played just acoustically.  The price is mid range, making it perfect for the player who wants a nice acoustic guitar but may not have the money to get a top tier guitar.  Based upon looks alone this is a sweet guitar, but the Epiphone John Lennon EJ-160E passes way beyond that...