Epiphone DR-100 Acoustic Guitar, Ebony

by Epiphone

Product Features

• Mahogany body
• Select Spruce top
• 25.5 Scale

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 42 x 18.5 x 5.5 inches ; 8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0002D02J4
• Item model number: EA10EBCH1
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #966 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #9 in Musical Instruments > Guitars > Acoustic Guitars > Acoustic

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The DR-100 dreadnaught is Epiphone's best selling acoustic. All the basic elements you want--traditional shape Mahogany back and sides, Select Spruce top, Rosewood fingerboard and bridge make this a great entry-level instrument.

Epiphone's best selling acoustic.

Mahogany body with Select Spruce top.

Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays.

Body Tonewoods
The top of the DR-100 is made from select spruce, while the back and sides are constructed from mahogany, giving the DR-100 balanced expression, warm bass, and excellent projection.

Rosewood Fingerboard with Dot Inlays
The fingerboard of the DR-100 is constructed from rosewood. The resilience of this durable wood makes the fingerboard extremely balanced and stable, and gives each chord and note clarity and bite.

Angled Headstock
Unlike cheaper designs, all Epiphones feature a 14-degree headstock that gives you more pressure at the nut and so you get more sustain with less tuning hang-ups caused by "string-tree" gadgets.

Specs

• Hardware: Chrome
• Scale: 25.5 inches
• Nut width: 1.68 inches
• Neck: Set, Mahogany
• Fretboard: Rosewood
• Inlays: Dot
• Body material: Mahogany
• Top: Select Spruce
• Finishes available: Ebony, Natural, Vintage Sunburst

Product Description

The DR-100 dreadnaught is Epiphone's best selling acoustic. All the basic elements you want-traditional shape Mahogany back and sides, Select Spruce top, Rosewood fingerboard and bridge make this a great entry-level instrument. The top of the DR-100 is made from select spruce, while the back and sides are constructed from mahogany, giving the DR-100 balanced expression, warm bass, and excellent projection.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this freaking guitar, November 17, 2010

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Aaron - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Epiphone DR-100 Acoustic Guitar, Ebony (Electronics)

Awesome guitar guys. The finish is beautiful and after a little tuning I had it sounding just like I thought it would. There were other reviews saying it doesn't stay in tune and the fret wires were cut too long, but I haven't experienced either one of these. Seriously, if you're a beginner guitarest and want a clean looking good sounding guitar while staying low in price... look no further than this.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best guitar for the money, July 1, 2010

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Philip Scott Wikel "author of Ticket to Ride" (Ojai, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Epiphone DR-100 Acoustic Guitar, Ebony (Electronics)

After speaking with several musicians and doing more research on this than I've ever done before, I have to say you can't go wrong with this little black beauty.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment., November 18, 2011

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Steffen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epiphone DR-100 Acoustic Guitar, Ebony (Electronics)

I didn't expect anything more than basic functionality form this when I bought this simply because I didn't plan on spending a fortune on a guitar I only need to get me through a deployment in Afghanistan. Right out of th box I had dead frets. The neck looked a bit bowed so I loosened the strings to get the truss rod and -gasp- NO TRUSS ROD. But an allen wrench came with it so that became f***ing useless. I even bought a bigger saddle to raise the strings a little higher and perhaps cancel out the dead frets. Nope. After a month it just kept getting worse and worse until I got fed up with this piece of garbage, smashed it, and threw it in the burn pit. I expected a lot more from a guitar with the Gibson name. Hell, I just wanted it to WORK. I've been playing guitar for about 8 so I'd like to think that I know what a guitar should sound like and this guitar was comparable to a FirstAct guitar. It was a complete waste of money.