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How much did you purchase this item for?
Where did you purchase this item?
Is this item new or used?


Features: This is where you explain any specifics about the product like number of frets, pickups, has a tremolo, gold hardware, etc.

Construction: This is where you explain how well-built the product is. Is it shoddy? Is it built to last? Etc.

Sound: This is where you describe how the product sounds. Please tell us any specifics about your setup like the amp you use, effects you use, where you've played it, etc.

Ease of Use: This is where you explain how complicated the product is the use. Is it hard to control? Could a monkey do it? Etc.

Reliability: This is where you tell us how reliable the product is. Would it serve you well in a jam? Do you trust it? Etc.

Overall: This is where you give your overall opinion about the product you're reviewing. Consider things such as if you would buy this product again if it was stolen, if you would recommend the product, what turned you on to the product in the first place, etc.





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[B]Where did you purchase this item?[/B]
[B]Is this item new or used?[/B]


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How much did you purchase this item for? This guitar was a hand-me-down from my mother. But at the time of purchase (1975) it cost about $300 USD
Where did you purchase this item? It was purchased at World of Music in Erie, PA, USA
Is this item new or used? This item was new, I got it used.


Features: This acoustic guitar has a dreadnought body size, 21 frets with square, pearloid inlays. It's blonde in color. Interestingly enough it has a bolt-on neck.

Construction: This guitar is built pretty well. It was fashioned together in Japan over 25 years ago and it has held up very well after such a long time. The bolt-on neck is pretty stable, but I would advise anyone with an acoustic with a bolt on to be careful with it because there's not much that holds it on; some screws, a piece of wood, and maybe some glue.

Sound: The sound of this guitar is excellent. I've only found one other FT-150 in my lifetime and it sounded just as good as mine. The sound is very warm, very deep, yet the body resonates the treble strings very well. I have used pickups with it and I disliked them. Whenever I play it amplified I use a dynamic microphone through a PA to maintain the natural sound. I'm very satisfied with the sound thsi guitar puts out.

Ease of Use: The action of this guitar is very fast and low. The neck is thin and the fretboard is narrow. It's much like a lot of the Gibson SGs I've played in my day. It's not a struggle to play this guitar.

Reliability: I have used this guitar professionally over the past 7 years and I would have to say that this guitar is very reliable. Rarely goes out of tune and I can count on it to sound good each and every time I use it.

Overall: This model of Epiphone is fantastic. I really like the sound and the construction of it. As aforementioned, I have used this guitar professionally and it has served me well every time. I play flamenco, jazz, blues, rock, and lo-fi indie pop with my FT-150 and it serves each genre well. If this guitar were stolen I would cry. I am constantly looking for another model but the FT-150s are hard to find. However, I would do my damndest to replace this guitar if something should happen to it. All in all this is a fantastic guitar and I recommend it to any player looking for a nice, warm sounding instrument.

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So I guess this is a pretty rare guitar?