Epiphone C70-CE

This guitar was manufactured 5 or 6 years go in Korea probably at the huge Sammick factory. This probably accounts for the high quality workmanship. I believe its a spruce top with rosewood sides and back. Cost was somewhere around $650.00. There are 5 controlls volume, bass, middle, something else and treble. The neck is slightly narrower and thinner. At first I thought it would be difficult to handle going from my Fenders, but I love this thing. I use it for the Willie Nelson sound and it's just fine. You must use good strings and that has taken me a little bit of expermenting but I was told to try D'addario Pro Arte...

The sound of this instrument is great with or without the electric. Very loud by its self.....I've used it on stage up against a mick and its wonderfull.....I use it strictly for country so cant say anymore on that.

I had to file the bridge when I first got it but it plays just fine....there is no adjustment for the neck....mine does not need one its perfect....also my guitar has a half moon with a star underneith and then a dot on the headstock....looks a little evil like an Islamic symble or something....othere I've seen are different....there are no flaws on this one....workmanship is outstanding....

As far as I can tell this is a fine instrument....finish is really good....typical of Epiphones made at the Sammick factory....I put a strap button on myself....just take a .40 drill and carefully center it and drill about 3/8 of an inch and it will work just fine....the only negative is the transducer had to be replaced according to the luthier....

I bought mine used...no warranty....

I've been playing since 57....I've got a ton of stuff....4 Strats, American Tele, Epiphone 335, Peavey Firenza, Les Paul Custom, Fender Precision Bass, an old Quad Reverb, Peavey Duel 212, Peavey Classic 30, Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Crate Vintage Club 60212, even an old Baldwin lead guitar amp from the early 50's....most of this stuff is probably for sale....just gettin too heavey to lug aroud........

Cutaway classic/electric. Black gloss synthetic finish. All laminated woods - spruce top, rosewood sides and back. Rosewood fingerboard. Epiphone "Six" standard active onboard electronics w/ piezo bridge pickup. Nice looking tortose shell plastic binding. Handsome green and red rosette. 1/4" and XLR outputs. Inexpensive looking tuners.

Acceptible acoustic volume and tone for a laminated guitar. Clean, clear amplified tone. Many variations possible. Nice to have a phase inverter onboard to help control feedback. The wound strings sound less punchy than the top strings, so probably not as balanced as I'd like. I don't have anything else to compare it to. This may be normal for amplified classics.

I bought it used. Action was perfect for me. Neck is somewhat narrower and thinner than most classic/electrics I've seen - perfect for transitioning from electric guitar. Very comfortable! I haven't felt a better neck shape on a classic. Lends itself especially well to jazz/pop things. Finish and binding is very well applied. No construction flaws. Would like to find the same guitar in a solid top.

Should hold up very well. Being plywood, it would be a great road and knock-around guitar. I had to remove the stock, crackly, plastic-bodied 1/4" jack and replace it with a stout Switchcraft unit. That would be the weak point of the guitar.

Haven't needed it. I purchased it used.

I would buy this guitar again, although I understand they don't make this exact model any longer. I've looked at similar models by Alvarez, Yamaha, etc., but nobody has the neck like this one.

This is a cutaway classical with active electronics. I think it has a solid spruce top (sure sounds like it anyway) and rosewood back and sides. Pickup section has a low impedence out along with a standard quarter inch. A six-band EQ and volume pad are mounted on the shoulder. Mine is gloss black. It's beautiful. I have looked at a lot of classicals in a lot of shops and never seen another black one.

I began classical lessons a month after I got the guitar. It has performed flawlessly. Being a strictly blues and hard rock player for the last 17 years, I was so jazzed after learning my first classical piece, I thought, "Geez. I'm getting good. Maybe I better go look for a better guitar." I did. I played guitars that cost twice as much as this one lists for (somewhere around $650) and, the gearhead that I am, was kind of disappointed that I could not find one that I liked better. This guitar sounds brilliant; each note displays a full range of harmonic overtones and a balance and depth that I am still occassionally stunned by. Sometimes I just play scales over and over on it becasue they sound so good. It sounds like an organic thing with feelings rather than a piece of dead wood. My teacher has a custom hand-made classical that is the only nylon-stringed guitar I have heard that sounds better (of couse that might merely be due to the fact that he can play the f**k out of it). Plugged in, the guitar sounds different, not worse and not better. Just different. I play it plugged in quite a bit because I like throwing some chorus or phase on it sometimes. The EQ is very effective and you can achieve a wide range of sounds. I cannot say enough about the depth and balance of this instrument.

This is the first guitar, indeed the first piece of gear, that I ever ordered over the Internet and I was very nervous about it. I was even more nervous when the thing showed up in a cardboard box that seemed completely insubstantial, to say nothing of the packaging. I knew the guitar did not come with a case, so the only thing between its naked wood and the fits of the mail system and the elements were a couple layers of cardboard and some styrofoam peanuts. When I unpackaged it and sat down, the bloody thing was in tune! I haven't done a thing to it except change the strings and I have never had a single problem. The neck is thin, thinner than most classicals, but I found it easier to make the transition to classical playing with the thin neck. It is also a bit wider, which also works to a beginners advantage. The intonation was perfect. Everything was perfect.

I played with it live once. It feedback like you would not believe. But I suppose that was to be expected when I had two other electrics on stage along with bass, mic and drums. Just too much going on. If I have one complaint about the guitar it is the tuners. They feel very cheap, though I have had no tuning trouble with them. Once the strings are stretched, I never need to tune the guitar until I change the strings again.

Don't know. Never had to call.

This is the fist classical that I have owned and it will likely be the last. For the price I paid for it, I just can't believe the quality of this instrument. In fact, when I was looking at other classicals, I got a quote on a trade for this one and the saleperson said he would give me $400 for it. If anyone out there has found one of these and has any doubts, they should be quelled. I would buy this guitar for full list and still think it was a great purchase. This a great guitar without qualification.

Classical guitar, cutaway, solid spruce top, rosewood sides and back, and an Epi V electronic pickup built in, made in Korea. Don't remember what I paid for it but it was around $600, including a very nice hard case. If only it was made in USA, it would rate a perfect 10 to me. You see, I place a lot of value in that "Made in USA" label.

When I bought it new in Biloxi, MS, back in 1994, I was mostly impressed by the looks on this guitar and since it sounded ok to me, I bought it. Believe it or not, it was not until this year that I came to realize that this guitar really sounds wonderful, after I put on some mighty fine strings on it. I had been using the cheap stuff and when I try La Bella high tension silver strings, it was like I had an entirely different guitar. Lesson: buy the best strings money can buy. Before, the sound on this guitar was plain Jane; but now, it is tops. All this, unplugged. When I plug it into my Crate CA60, things change and I just don't like what I hear. Maybe its the amp or maybe the pickup system. I don't have much use for the amplified sound anyway so I really don't care. If there was a way to remove all the electronis without leaving any holes to patch, I would do it.

It is so beautifully finished that I keep an old beat up guitar next to my desk for every-day practice rather than leaving the C70CE out all the time for fear of putting the first scratch on it.
I have tried to find a flaw of any kind on this guitar several times but nothing doing. This guitar is flawless in every way.

I am not a Pro but so far so good. Nothing has gone wrong with this baby. I have not put on that first dent yet - I might cry when I do.
I don't gig and the only reason I want to buy an acoustic guitar with steel strings is just to get that different sound for variety.

Never had to deal with the factory which is a good sign anyway.

I am not a pro but have been playing since my youth (I am 50 now). I have a Crate acoustic amp but don't use it much for this guitar. If this guitar was stolen or lost, I'd buy another one without the electronics if possible. I guess the first thing about this guitar that really jumps out and grabs me is its looks. But when I start playing it, its sound gets a hold of me too.

I have no idea when or where the guitar was made. The top is spruce (solid??) and the sides and back are solid rosewood.The neck is solid mahogany. The guitar lists for over $600.00, so I figure I got it at a steal in the scratch and dent section for $199.00. The pre-amp has 6 sliders and is an Epi-6 model. The finish is a high gloss that will knock your eyes out.....beautiful! It has a cutaway body and the top is natural antique. It came with a cord and extra saddle. One feature I have never seen is a low impedience hook up beside the 1/4 inch jack. The preamp has a problem, though. If I leave the battery in it will be drained in about 2 days. I figure something is not breaking contact when I remove the plug. But I fell in love with the guitar and decided to keep it anyway and just remove the battery when I'm not playing it plugged in.

It would be hard to pinpoint my particular style of playing. I'm not a top 40 person. I do a lot of my own compositions and a lot of home recording. I suppose I am influenced mostly by Goose Creek Symphony and Waylon Jennings. I like to be able to get the sound I'm after, so I invested in a classical guitar for those times I need that sound. I haven't played the guitar through an amp yet but have played it through a Sunn mixing board into my Cakewalk program on the PC. The six band slider is awesome for tailoring your sound. The bassy sounds all the way to the crisp highs and anything in between. The guitar is very resonate and mellow unplugged also. I can feel the lows rattle in my chest. I own 10 guitars, but I find that I pick this one up the most for front porch pickin'. It's a pleasure to play. I don't know much about classical guitars so I can't speak objectively in regard to other classicals. I just know that I love this guitar. As far as negative feedback goes it seems that I have to tune a lot. I put ball end strings on the guitar, so I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not. But for those laid back, mellow sounds on my recordings I reach for this guitar.

I haven't touched the action on this guitar. It felt good from the word go. The tuners have somewhat of what I call a "trick" in them meaning that they will pop over a place a little now and then, and I have to turn the guitar upside down to get the battery out, but that's no big deal I suppose. You can't check the battery for strength either. When it goes dead a red light comes on. The finish is awesome....almost too pretty to pick up for fear of scratching it and as far as I can see there were no flaws even though it was a scratch and dent item. It was returned because of the battery drain problem I suppose.

I am sure this guitar would withstand live playing. It feels real solid. It didn't have any strap buttons at all when I got it, so I put a couple on myself. If I ever start doing live gigs again I would not hesitate to take this guitar without a back up. The finish looks super good....almost like epoxy resin was poured on it, but it doesn't seem to have hindered the resonance.

I e-mailed Epiphone one time about the battery drain problem and they suggested I buy a new Epi-6 preamp. I was hoping they would offer to send me a new one without charge but they didn't. Musician's Friend said I could send it back, but it is a discontinued item with them so there was no way I was going to send it back.

Before I ordered this guitar I had ordered an Epiphone Chet Atkins CE classical guitar. The ad said "acoustic/electric". What a joke. It was only about 2 inches thick at the most. No acoustic sound there. But the guitar was so beautiful and built so well and sounded so good in an amp and recorded I kept it. But I still wanted a classical I could sit on the front porch and play unplugged. The C-70 CE fit the bill perfectly. If I had the money I would get another one if this one was stolen or lost. I have since played on other classicals in music stores and I wouldn't trade mine for any of them. You don't see many guitars with the features this one has ( the rosewood back and sides, spruce top, 6 slider preamp w/low impedience hook-up option) for under $200.00, so I am a very happy camper indeed.