Epiphone Songmaker DR-100, Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar - Natural

I have owned other electric guitars but am still a beginner so my input is limited the physical quality of this model guitar. I tend to go overboard when buying things and like to stick to the higher end products. But from all my web searching this seemed to be a good guitar for beginners for a cheap price. It came in a well packed box with plenty of foam padding wrapped around the guitar. Unpackaging this guitar i was so excited the sunburst looked amazing and glossy. After close inspection i found a few flaws. But keep in mind these are not hand made like gibsons. These are machine made in china and hand inspected. First thing i noticed were the strings. There was a fair amount of rust on the strings in some spots and the low E string actually had the winding gouged off in one spot. Second was the paint on the top of the body had some imperfections around the sound hole. Things like the black paint didnt have perfect coverage on the inner lip of the hole. Third was the edging around the back had a spot where it didnt have enought acrylic coating like something had touched it while it was wet. Fourth was there was excess glue on the nut and it didnt fit perfectly flush to the fingerboard. As said i cant really comment to in depth on the sound or how it plays since i am still a beginner. But to me it sounds good. Nice bright tone to it and stays in tune pretty well. With all that said after changing the strings i love the guitar. I told myself i was not going to go overboard on another guitar to try and learn on. All things considered even with its few imperfections it is a great guitar and Epiphone is a name brand(china made gibson). But to be able to buy a name brand musical instrument for 100 dollars to learn on is amazing. I would not think twice to buy this guitar again if i had to.

It's basic. But it looks great and sounds great. I don't need a $500+ acoustic... I'm not playing live shows. This is just something to strum away on when I don't want to use one of the electric guitars. The coolest thing is that the sunburst color really pops. Epiphone did a great job on the paint. The sides and back are just medium stained while the front is black with the orange burst. There is trim around the body pieces. The pick guard needs a good heavy wipe since the plastic sticker leaves residue. The Epiphone E is proudly displayed. Guitar stays in tune. Comes pre-strung with decent strings. I prefer a slightly lighter gauge, so these will be changed as soon as these start wearing. Includes a truss rod which you should NEVER use. I don't know why they included it. You can literally snap the neck if you don't know what you are doing. On a guitar this affordable, I just play with the factory setting. But if you want to raise the neck (to make the strings closer to the fretboard) then please have someone do it who is experienced with this process. Otherwise it's a $120 mistake. Came packed tightly in a good box, wrapped in protective covering and padded with much bubble wrap. Does not include any picks or capo or extra strings. No case. No strap. So basically it is the guitar as is. No frills. Which is good, because I hate paying for cheap accessories that I won't end up using or just replacing anyway. If this if your FIRST guitar (congratulation on getting a terrific guitar from an amazing brand!) I recommend getting picks if you so desire (I use Fender medium gauge celluloid). Also a strap if you want. A capo is important for many songs, so make sure to get one soon. And a tuner - mainly I use it when re-stringing (make sure it can tune both electric and acoustic - you set it against the guitar for acoustic and plug in for electric). Avoid a lot of the lumped together bargain deals on Amazon, these are usually lower quality. And a stand and case are also nice. Make sure to stow the guitar away from traffic areas since acoustics are much touchier than electrics (mostly), knocking it down can do irreparable damage if it dings the body, especially the back. Bottom line: don't get one of those off brand sub $100 guitars. I have read too many horror stories. Epiphone crafts good guitars and I have played many of their instruments over the years. My favorite guitar is the Epiphone Les Paul Classic (in black!). And since I don't want to spend $2500 for the Gibson version, Epiphone is just fine. Until you hit about $350, this is arguably one of the better guitars out there. At $350 you can get some amazing Yamaha acoustics and can even select your body material (love the mahogany). But sub $300, there are a couple of Fenders and a couple of Ovations that are good, but this is a solid choice. My one negative is that this is made in China and then inspected in the US. But for this price I guess you can't get an American or Japanese made guitar. Sadly those are going to start at about $500 for most quality brands.

I'm still learning, but after comparing it to others in stores and of my friends I like it more than most guitars that are 3 or 4 times the price. They obviously needed to take some shortcuts to make such a nice looking, well built, quality sounding, easy to play guitar for this cheap, but they are mostly inconsequential. For example, the pick guard just has a printed logo instead of the metal Epiphone applique found on their higher end models. There isn't a built-in tuner but you'll have an easier time tuning with an external tuner anyways, I love my Snark SN-5 Tuner for Guitar, Bass and Violin , it's cheap and easier to use. Also, there isn't an amp output on it, but it can play very loud acoustically and if you're starting out it's unlikely you'll need to amplify beyond that anytime soon. The only reason to pause before buying this one, is if you want to use an amp or a game/e-learning app like Rocksmith 2014 Edition - PC/Mac (Cable Included) , you'll need the amp out and a modern PC or game system, and you'd probably be better off with a cheap Epiphone electric. Also, the strings seem a little lighter than some others I've tried, it seems to me that this makes playing notes easier, at the expense of a little string buzzing until your technique improves. Overall, I think this guitar is an exceptional value, it has it where it counts at a price that's fantastic.

Epiphone - built quality is far better than my yamaha guitars i have - This one with attached marshal strings goes so smooth - not d addario - or something - It will be very good if u are looking for a guitar that can last upto your last age . I m happy - just colour is too normal , not fancy for my kinda stage shows

Aun estoy aprendiendo a tocar y no quería gastarme demasiado en una guitarra nueva. Sin duda ésta es mi mejor recomendación. Una marca de calidad a un precio asequible. - La guitarra me llegó bien embalada y protegida sin ningún daño. - Estéticamente la guitarra es muy bonita, con mucho brillo en una terminación clásica, con el puente en mate y un clavijero grande característico muy elegante. - Tiene una forma más profunda en su parte inferior de la caja y más estrecho en la parte superior que la hace muy cómoda. - El diapasón tiene un tacto muy suave. - El sonido es potente y limpio, no me trastea nada. Trae una llave para ajustar el alma. - Como punto "negativo" solo puedo señalar al logo del protecctor, no es muy bonit, parece el símbolo del euro, pero es un detalle sin importancia. Una gran guitarra a un precio pequeño. 100% recomendable.

Très bonne guitare, ne vous fié pas au prix ! Beau son. Excellente qualité. Très important, le changement d'humidité ne l'affecte que très peu car elle est en bois laminé contrairement au bois solide (plein) qui est très affecté. Selon mes recherches sur le web, le bois laminé ne veut pas dire pas chère ... certaines guitares laminées peuvent coûter plus de 2000$ et certains experts ne voient pas la différence de son. Donc faites vos propres recherche ! Je donne un truc pour toutes les débutant en guitare acoustique Pour ceux qui ont de la misère avec les 3 petites cordes d'acier très coupantes ... il est possible de remplacer les 6 cordes par celles en nylon comme les d'Addario EJ32. Bien sûr le son va être plus doux et moins métalique un peu comme une guitare classique ! Par contre, l'effet tranchant va complètement disparaître car chacune des cordes tire beaucoup moins et les 3 petites cordes sont beaucoup plus grosses. Par contre, il faudra aller voir un expert (exemple un luthier) pour modifier la grosseur des encavures sur la NUT car les 3 petites cordes sont environ 2 fois plus grosses qu'en acier (donc ces 3 petites cordes n'entreront pas sur la Nut sans modification !). Le luthier relaxera aussi la Truss Rod un peu car les 6 cordes (nylon) tirent environ 90 livres contre 160 livres pour les cordes en acier. Le luthier ajustera aussi la hauteur des cordes au dessus du Fingerboard pour que les cordes demandent seulement un minium d'effort à presser pour atteindre le Fret. En se qui concerne ma DR-100, le luthier n'a fait qu'un léger travail pour mettre des cordes de nylon car tout était déjà pratiquement parfait dès le départ !

Je tiens tout d’abord à préciser que je ne suis qu’un débutant et j’ai acheté ce produit pour en faire ma première guitare. Elle était très bien emballée et protégée lors de sa livraison. La qualité est top pour son prix. A mes yeux elle vaut deux à trois fois plus chère. Extrêmement satisfait !

La guitarra es de una gran calidad. Todo llegó en buen estado. El sonido es increíble y la estética excelente. Vale la pena