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Epiphone Masterbilt EF-500MSCE

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description Epiphone Masterbilt EF-500MSCE Overview

The Epiphone Masterbilt EF-500MSCE features a solid Spanish cedar top paired with an ebony back and sides, alongside a rosewood fingerboard and Fishman Classic 3 active preamp for amplified performance.

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What wood is used for the Epiphone Masterbilt EF-500MSCE top?

The guitar uses a solid Spanish cedar top. Its ebony back and sides create a different tonal and visual combination from the more common spruce-and-rosewood acoustic design.

What fingerboard does the EF-500MSCE have?

The instrument has a rosewood fingerboard. That fingerboard is paired with the Spanish cedar top and ebony back and sides specified for this Masterbilt model.

How can the Epiphone EF-500MSCE be amplified?

It uses a Fishman Classic 3 active preamp for amplified performance. That makes it suitable for plugging into an acoustic amplifier, PA system, or recording interface with an appropriate input.

Is the EF-500MSCE intended only for unplugged playing?

No, the Fishman Classic 3 preamp gives it an onboard amplified signal in addition to its acoustic voice. The model's cutaway-style electric-acoustic design is intended to make plugged-in performance practical.

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