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Description

The Epiphone Bluesmaster is an acoustic guitar designed for musicians who crave the soulful sound of the blues. Its solid spruce top delivers a rich, warm tone that resonates beautifully, making it a perfect choice for both fingerpicking and strumming. Crafted with a mahogany body and neck, the Bluesmaster provides a balanced combination of strength and playability, ensuring it stands up to both the rigors of the road and the intimacy of a home jam session.

This steel-string acoustic guitar features a comfortable, slim taper neck that enhances playability, even during long performances. The fretboard is made from laurel, providing a smooth surface for effortless fretting and bending. With its vintage-style tuning machines, the Bluesmaster stays in tune reliably, allowing you to focus on playing without frequent adjustments. The guitar's traditional design is complemented by a modern build quality, offering a timeless look with contemporary reliability.

Whether you're a seasoned blues enthusiast or a beginner looking to explore new musical landscapes, the Epiphone Bluesmaster is equipped to deliver a memorable playing experience. Its combination of classic tonewoods and thoughtful design makes it a versatile addition to any guitarist's collection.

Key Features:

  • Solid spruce top for enhanced tone and resonance
  • Mahogany body and neck for durability and warmth
  • Laurel fingerboard for smooth playability
  • Slim taper neck for comfortable handling
  • Vintage-style tuning machines for stable tuning
  • Ideal for blues, folk, and other acoustic styles
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Owner Insights

We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about Epiphone Bluesmaster.

Features and functionality

  • The wider custom neck profile with a nut width of 1.805" is a key attraction for those preferring more finger room.

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User experience

  • Some players noted the guitar plays like an "old friend," emphasizing its comfort and familiarity despite wear.

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Build quality

  • Marks on the guitar are from genuine hard playing, not relicing, adding character without affecting playability.

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Comparisons

  • Despite typically favoring Martin guitars, some users express admiration for the Keb Mo model's playability.

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Use cases and applications

  • Ideal for punchy blues tones, lacking shimmery overtones, making it popular among blues enthusiasts.

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Value and pricing

  • Prices often exceed $3500, but some owners have managed to purchase at a discount due to visible wear.

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gammabamma

Fingerpick only!

This was the guitar I learned how to play on. I have never known anyone to have one as well, nor have seen them for sale anywhere. Apparently, not many where made, making it a rare – but not sought out – guitar.

This guitar is extremely well made and sounds amazing. It is a parlor size guitar, so it is like a classical style body and neck, but with steel strings and built like a normal steel string guitar. The wide neck allows for your fingers to get in there and finger pick folk or blues notes with ease. The downside to the wide is that barre chords are tricky, even for my song fingers.

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Keb' Mo'

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Keb' can be seen playing his now-lost Epiphone Bluesmaster in the instructional DVD The Blues Guitar of Keb' Mo' for Homespun Tapes.

Discussing the development of his signature Gibson acoustic guitar, Keb' says, "It's based on a model made by Epiphone called a Bluesmaster. I played the Bluesmaster for years, I loved it. I wrote on it. It had the best tone. I paid $800 for it. It wasn’t an expensive guitar; it's just a nice guitar, and it got stolen. And I was heartbroken. I kept trying to find a Bluesmaster and Gibson said, "Why don't we just make you one?” And that became my signature model with a few adjustments to it." (https://reverb.com/news/reverb-interview-bluesman-keb-mo)

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