Epiphone J-200 EC Studio BK

A nice guitar, well finished and has no flaws.

There is a built-in tuner that is reasonably accurate and easy to use. The pre-amp is very well made and produces a very decent sound with a good range of tonal adjustments through the built-in tone controls.

Acoustically it sounded a little too dull and thick with the fitted strings. I changed the strings and it did sound a little brighter, but not as bright as it should. It is also not as loud as a guitar of this body size should be. I suspect the choice of woods has a negative effect on the resonance.

The neck is fatter than I prefer and is finished in gloss, making it feel a little sticky sometimes. I'll by lightly sanding it to more of a satin finish.

Overall, it's worth the money. You get what you pay for and the pricing on this is about right.

I've had this guitar for few month now, it sounds fantastic for the price range, good initial setup, fantastic look and feel, easy tune and easy connection for recording purposes.

When you pick up the guitar, you can feel the sturdy construction. the sound coming from the guitar is huge, very balanced between bass and mid-range notes. Stings height is low thus making the playing really easy. Guitar has both mono and stereo plugs for jacks so integration with a mixer or recording interface is really easy.

For me this guitar was an upgrade from a mid range Ibanez and the difference is massive.

Absolutely love the guitar and the full feel it has!

Well what can i say, this is the second epiphone guitar I have purchased from Thomann and its just amazing. It plays like a dream. I was shocked and completely taking away when i started playing it. You can really feel the base when you start playing the guitar, it vibrates through the hole guitar and gives you a feeling of power. The sound through my speakers is just amazing as well. I use the guitar for playing at all my gigs. The guitar was slightly bigger than I imagined but its still a brilliant guitar. The guitar arrived on perfect time and i had full confidence ordering from Thomann there wasn't a scratch on it. Thank you thomann, I hope to be ordering from you again, :-)

I'm not a guitarist, I'm a singer-songwriter-producer. I wanted an acoustic with a deep, rich, full tone (without sounding muddy) to incorporate into some of the songs I've written and this gave me exactly that. I haven't played it plugged in yet, but strictly as an acoustic, I couldn't be happier with my purchase. I'm recording with an Apollo Twin and a Royer R-10 mic, sometimes a Lauten Clarion FC-357.

I can't speak to the setup out of the box from an expert's perspective, but to a producer who just purchased it for basic studio recording purposes, it feels fine. Action is alright as-is. I will experiment with changing the strings. It feels comfortable to me, but bear in mind I am 1.90 meters tall so I'm not sure how it would feel for someone with shorter arms.

One con: Thomann initially sent me a guitar that seemed like it had been used and had a slight defect. However, I exchanged it for a new one that arrived in perfect condition. Seeing as though they corrected their mistake and provided good customer service, they still get five stars from me.

I love playing this guitar. I had read the reviews which set my mind on this guitar, that and the fact that Todd Snider makes very good use of one live and maybe also on his recording. But I also wanted to buy a guitar off the shelf so I knew what it felt and sounded like. I had a few opportunities to try some guitars but none felt just right or worth the money. Unfortunately though, I never got the chance to try out one of these. But it looked too nice and all the online reviews I could find just spoke so highly of it. So with that and a gut feeling I ordered online. Zero regrets. Haven't even changed the stock strings yet. Play it loud, soft, pick...whatever, it's the biz.

Was kooking for a nice playable acoustic to record with on a budget. This ticks all the boxes.

Comfortable neck shape and scale, cutaway body and the pickup is quite nice for amplification or recording. sound is bright with a good amount of bass.

The build quality is good (perfect out of the box) for the money. Parts do look budget on close inspection such as the bridge and pickup, but these are astethic issues more than functional ones.

Overall a great guitar if you are looking for a decent acoustic to play or record with and don't want to go all in with a higher end model.

Playing this guitar is reward by it self.it sound great(full clear loud rich...)and it looks perfect.
i have been playing guitar for 20y.for myself,my kids and for my neighbours in local pub,and i newer had such a good instrument.did not expect to be able to get such a quality for that money,but...
It has small part on the back of the body of decoloration and maybe I could get another but I am not sending HER anyway

electronic -well tested,user friendly(tuner perfect)A+
Neck -low action with no buzzing A+
Machines -grover,perfect working order but the gold tone on
the edges is leaving us already A
Body -stunning A+
Quality -A(becouse of the decoloration)
Sound -million $ A+