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Epiphone Masterbilt DR-400MCE Acoustic-Electric All-Solid Body Guitar $279 or $257 with Rewards + free S&H

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Epiphone Masterbilt DR-400MCE Acoustic-Electric Guitar Violin Burst is for sale at Musician's Friend for $279 (save $120, 30% off $399). All-solid body, including top, sides and back! Premium hardware.

According to customer service rep I talked to today these are being discontinued by Epiphone, so this is essentially a liquidation sale and once sold this model will not be available anymore.

Colors:
Vintage Sunburst - OOS
Violin Burst - available

Free shipping.

Plus money back in Rewards, $22 cash towards future purchases, which will reduce the price to $257.

Deal is valid until 8 am EST, Jan-7 or when sold out.

Excellent reviews - all 4-5 stars.

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/g...9000004000

The Masterbilt DR-400MCE Acoustic/Electric guitar is Epiphone's most affordable solid body acoustic guitar ever made with the legendary build quality that Masterbilts are world famous for. Featuring a solid Sitka spruce top, cutaway for easy access, mahogany body and neck, bone nut and the superb eSonic HD preamp system and NanoFlex-HD pickup for true acoustic sound when plugged in.

Solid Sitka Spruce Top

Like all Masterbilts, the DR-400MCE features a solid wood top made from solid Sitka spruce. The DR-400MCE has a smooth cutaway for easy upper fret access and both the body and headstock black and white binding. The body and neck are made from solid mahogany and have a natural satin finish. The mahogany neck has an easy-to-play 1960's SlimTaper profile and is glued to the body with a dovetail joint. The Torrefied Composite "Blackwood" fingerboard has a 25.5 in. scale length, bone nut, 20 medium jumbo frets, and a 14 in. radius along with elegant pearloid "dot" inlays. The headstock has the classic Masterbilt asymmetrical profile with a pearloid '30s era Masterbilt logo and vintage "Stickpin" inlay. The cover for the two-way adjustable truss rod has "Masterbilt" in white. The body has an imitation tortoise pickguard, a Torrefied Composite "Blackwood" bridge, and a compensated bone saddle.

eSonic HD preamp system
The Masterbilt DR-400MCE is powered by the superb eSonic HD preamp system and NanoFlex-HD pickup located under the saddle. The eSonic preamp system is recognized as one of the best in the world for amplifying the true acoustic tone of your guitar on any stage without the harshness most acoustic guitar pickups are known for. Designed by Shadow Germany, the eSonic HD preamp's sensitive controls are mounted in the soundhole for fast access and include Master Volume and Master EQ with center detent. The NanoFlex-HD pick up is powered by a long lasting 9-volt battery. The battery compartment is located next to the nickel 1/4" output jack for easy changing.

Solid Hardware

All of Epiphone's Masterbilt acoustic guitars come with solid and reliable hardware. The DR-400MCE include Epiphone Vintage Premium Open-Back machine heads with a pro 18:1 tuning ratio plus a nickel 1/4 in. output jack and nickel strap buttons. The DR-400MCE is set up at the factory with Cleartone 12-53 acoustic guitar strings.

Lifetime Guarantee
All Epiphone instruments are backed by a Limited Lifetime Warranty and Gibson Brands 24/7/365 customer service available to Epiphone owners anywhere in the world, anytime. Visit your Authorized Epiphone Dealer today to audition the affordable Masterbilt DR-400MCE and discover the legendary quality of Epiphone Masterbilt acoustic guitars.

Features
Epiphone's most affordable solid-wood acoustic guitar
Solid Sitka spruce top with cutaway
Solid Mahogany body and neck
Superb eSonic HD and NanoFlex Acoustic Pickup System
Bone nut and Epiphone Vintage Premium Open-Back 18:1 machine heads
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distortionator
01-06-2021 at 05:30 AM.
01-06-2021 at 05:30 AM.
All solid! I have the 500 and love it. Not a lot of difference between the two. Great deal!
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nam2212
01-06-2021 at 07:58 AM.
01-06-2021 at 07:58 AM.
Excellent deal on this guitar! I had the 500 for a few years and it was outstanding.
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kwadguy
01-06-2021 at 08:00 AM.
01-06-2021 at 08:00 AM.
Warning: A lot of these are demonstrably not built by Masters at this point. There was an expose piece where they went looking for the Master Builders of these guitars in China and couldn't find them. It appeared they were being made on an assembly line by novices.

So you might want to look into that.
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MusicalMayhem
01-06-2021 at 08:07 AM.
01-06-2021 at 08:07 AM.
To all the posters from previous guitar threads asking about entry level acoustics... jump on this deal! This is a pro level instrument for a entry level money. A Stupid Deal of the Day this good likely won't last for more than a few hours.
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NorthPurpose
01-06-2021 at 08:35 AM.
01-06-2021 at 08:35 AM.
I've owned this model for a couple years now. Went through 3 of these before I got a good one. Prior ones had electronic issues. This is definitely a good buy and a nice playing instrument, but I will say the tone varied wildly on all the ones I received. From really muffled to extra bright. The one I kept that actually works has a darker tone but I found it pairs really well with Dr Sunbeam strings.
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grassonion
01-06-2021 at 08:48 AM.
01-06-2021 at 08:48 AM.
Quote from kwadguy :
Warning: A lot of these are demonstrably not built by Masters at this point. There was an expose piece where they went looking for the Master Builders of these guitars in China and couldn't find them. It appeared they were being made on an assembly line by novices.

So you might want to look into that.
Any sources for this?
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kwadguy
01-06-2021 at 09:01 AM.
01-06-2021 at 09:01 AM.
Quote from NorthPurpose :
I've owned this model for a couple years now. Went through 3 of these before I got a good one. Prior ones had electronic issues. This is definitely a good buy and a nice playing instrument, but I will say the tone varied wildly on all the ones I received. From really muffled to extra bright. The one I kept that actually works has a darker tone but I found it pairs really well with Dr Sunbeam strings.

My guess is you got one that was not made by a Master. There are a lot of those.
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rumata13
01-06-2021 at 01:51 PM.
01-06-2021 at 01:51 PM.
Vintage Sunburst is OOS, but they now offer Violin Burst color instead for the same price - $279. It's basically the same guitar, just lighter burst shade.

BTW, I called MF and wanted to see what happened with Vintage Burst. CS rep told me that these guitars are being discontinued by Epiphone and there are none Vintage Bursts in inventory. Which means they have a clearance sale and when these are sold there will be no more Epiphone Masterbilt guitars in model DR-400MCE.

So, if you want one - grab one now in the color which is on sale before they are all gone!
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Dagnabit123
01-06-2021 at 09:01 PM.
01-06-2021 at 09:01 PM.
I only see it listed at $399. Is there a code?
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rumata13
01-07-2021 at 03:13 AM.
01-07-2021 at 03:13 AM.
Quote from Dagnabit123 :
I only see it listed at $399. Is there a code?
It looks like the deal is over. There's no code, price was available through the link.
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rumata13
01-07-2021 at 07:02 AM.
01-07-2021 at 07:02 AM.
MF shows that all colors are gone except for Natural. This was liquidation sale.
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