The Epiphone J-45 Studio Acoustic is perfect for beginners or any player on a budget seeking the quality needed to move forwards with music. I have never changed any bridge pins on any guitar I owned (and there have been a few) I have always stuck with the ones they came with - mostly some sort of plastic but sometimes really good plastic! Dressed in a beautiful finish and featuring appointments you'd often find on higher-end guitars, the Epiphone AJ-220S guitar sounds just as good as it looks.

Core construction features include a laminated mahogany body (back, sides), solid sitka spruce top, select mahogany neck (slim taper profile), and 20-fret rosewood fingerboard (jumbo frets, dot inlays, 1. This will start your application with Klarna Retail Finance or V12 Retail Finance, our finance partners, and completing this form should take approximately 10 minutes. But for the life of me I cannot tell any differenc between this AJ 220 with the factory pins and the ebony. I also own the Epi Hummingbird which is short scale and love it as well, but I can hear and feel the differences between the two.

It would make an outstanding starter acoustic for new players to learn on or a great alternative option for electric players. Whatever your genre, style or ability you will soon find the Epiphone AJ220S Solid Top Acoustic Guitar in Vintage Sunburst becoming your “go to” guitar. I have played and owned Martins, a Taylor, Sigmas, a Crafter, Godin and Loar archtops amongst other guitars over the past 25 years or so. The Epiphone AJ 220S VS has a balanced sound thanks to its very good equipment with selected tonewoods. We understand the importance of online privacy and are committed to complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

Product Replacement - if your product cannot be fixed or costs too much to fix, we will replace it with the equivalent model for no additional charge. I noticed that the tone has gotten really sweet and mellow now that I put some Martin light gauge strings on it. I've gone back to yamaha jumbo's since my time with this guitar, for overall fit and finish, and bass response. I obviously will not be picking up the J-45 and it's very interesting to see that there is no difference whatsoever in specs between the guitars listed as having a "solid sitka spruce top" vs those listed as having only a "solid spruce top. Many manufacturers are now using this material on the mid to high range guitars but the really high end stuff such as some of the Gibson's, Taylor's and Martins are using real bone because it offers greater properties.

You'll also notice it produce an instantly recognisable old-school warmth that only develops more richness, resonance, and authentic sonic punch over its lifetime. The differences between the Epiphone AJ-220S and the J-45 are the pickguard, fretboard binding, neck coating, tuners, scale length and nut width. If the item is marked as Collection Only you can still reserve with a deposit using our reserve and collect facility at checkout or by contacting us.

The Epiphone AJ220S Solid Top Acoustic Guitar in Vintage Sunburst is the perfect all round acoustic guitar. This guitar is the only one, apart from the Loar and the Crafter, that I have not had to adjust the action on.The SlimTaper neck profile — found on many Gibson acoustics as well as Epiphones — makes the AJ-220S comfortable for a wide range of different players. These discounts are usually communicated through newsletters, which are created and managed by us with the tool "Emarsys".

So after listening to several clips of the AJ220 in action, hearing what others said about the satin neck and shape I had to have one and haven't been disappointed in the 5 months I've owned it. A solid-topped acoustic is also a fantastic platform for pushing your music to its best, it delivers an unmistakable tone that's worthy of pros on a budget. I like the necks too - but they can be more sensitive to temperature/humidity changes than one might otherwise imagine, at least when new.

The Modern Collection builds on Epiphone's heritage of innovation by introducing modern features and shaping sound for future generations. The AJ-200 and AJ-45 can both be described as Epiphone advanced jumbos and slope shouldered dreadnaughts. Product Replacement: If your product cannot be fixed or costs too much to fix, we will replace it with the equivalent model for no additional charge.