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Epiphone Songmaker DR-100, Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar - Ebony

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  • Additional Details: SlimTaper C-profile neck, Epiphone Sloped Dovewing headstock, and Premium Die Cast tuners
  • Dreadnought body shape
  • Rosewood fingerboard
  • Mahogany body

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6
6
6
6
fretboard material
Rosewood
Rosewood
Ebony Wood
Laurel Wood
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back material
Mahogany
Rosewood
sapele
Mahogany Wood
Mahogany Wood
top material
Spruce
Spruce Wood
Spruce Wood
Spruce Wood
Spruce Wood
Mahogany Wood
string material
Phosphor Bronze
Phosphor Bronze
Phosphor Bronze
body material
Spruce;Mahogany
Mahogany
Sapele
Mahogany
Mahogany
Mahogany
neck material
Mahogany
Nato Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Mahogany

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    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.


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    Songmaker DR-100

    Epiphone's Most Popular Acoustic

    The Songmaker DR-100 has long been Epiphone's most popular acoustic guitar and has the look, sound, and build quality that first time players and professionals expect when choosing an Epiphone. Featuring a select spruce top, premium tuners, and a mahogany body. Hardshell or EpiLite case sold separately. Epiphone - For Every Stage.

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    Customer reviews

    4.5 out of 5 stars
    4.5 out of 5
    1,938 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the appearance, ease of use, value, performance, and quality of the guitar. For example, they mention it's a great guitar for beginners, it plays well, and it serves its purpose well.

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    288 customers mention231 positive57 negative

    Customers like the quality of the guitar. They say it's well-built, has a mellow tone, and is a great guitar for any level player. Some mention that the sustain is amazing and the guitar is super-loud but with a soft tone. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.

    "...n't chew up my palm like an awful electric I tried previously, the body was solid, the tuners were perfectly functional and the finish was decent...." Read more

    "...Guitar stays in tune. Comes pre-strung with decent strings...." Read more

    "...The sound is much better and it's easier to play. This guitar is pretty decent. But, at this point, I don't find myself wanting to play it now...." Read more

    "...When I unboxed this guitar I was floored! The hardware is much higher quality than I had expected by far...." Read more

    238 customers mention227 positive11 negative

    Customers appreciate the value of the guitar. They say it's the best for the price, reasonable, and happy with the quality. Some have had compliments on how good it sounds for the money. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and have no regrets.

    "...purchased the Epiphone Les Paul Special II and was very happy with the quality for the price, so when I was looking to get another acoustic I went..." Read more

    "...or a beginner, this is the perfect guitar and most bang for your buck at $100... plus it's a Epiphone with a lifetime guarantee and not..." Read more

    "...web searching this seemed to be a good guitar for beginners for a cheap price...." Read more

    "...It's twice the price but it's such a popular guitar that it has good resale value, whereas this guitar might get me $30 - $50 if I tried to sell it...." Read more

    203 customers mention203 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the guitar. They mention that it is beautiful overall, with a beautiful finish. Some appreciate the darker color and the variety of the finish. Overall, customers are happy with the quality and color of the product.

    "...is clearly better The details are much nicer, the lacquer finish is more consistent, and if you look inside the body the workmanship is clearly..." Read more

    "...They didn't cut corners on the finish-- the finish is very nice and glossy and the binding is very nice and has a lot of great details such as the..." Read more

    "...Epiphone did a great job on the paint. The sides and back are just medium stained while the front is black with the orange burst...." Read more

    "...It sounds really good. And it’s beautiful overall" Read more

    122 customers mention122 positive0 negative

    Customers find the guitar easy to use. They mention it's a great guitar for beginners, with a low action that makes it perfect to learn on. Some say the guitar is ready to play right out of the box and easy to adjust and restring.

    "...Perfectly suitable for learning and the sound (to me) was fine once I replaced the strings...." Read more

    "Well this is a great one to start with. It sounds really good. And it’s beautiful overall" Read more

    "...The sound is much better and it's easier to play. This guitar is pretty decent. But, at this point, I don't find myself wanting to play it now...." Read more

    "...to make such a nice looking, well built, quality sounding, easy to play guitar for this cheap, but they are mostly inconsequential...." Read more

    61 customers mention45 positive16 negative

    Customers like the performance of the guitar. For example, they say it looks and plays well, it serves its purpose well, and it has a good tone. Some mention that the neck plays well and the edges of the frets could use a little bit of work. Overall, most are satisfied with the performance and recommend it to others.

    "Played well, the tone is totally Gibson which I love...." Read more

    "...The neck plays well, but the edges of the frets could use a little bit of filing...." Read more

    "...They work perfect and I can't get mine to go out of tune...." Read more

    "...when you turn the tuner, for the first 1/16 of a turn, it doesn't do anything, and then it turns and then sometimes it doesn't do anything... So..." Read more

    101 customers mention66 positive35 negative

    Customers are mixed about the tuning of the guitar. Some mention that it stays tuned very well, while others say that it's set high and needs to be pressed much harder to get a consistent tone.

    "...the guitar and it didn't need a truss rod adjustment and the action was fairly good...." Read more

    "...But to me it sounds good. Nice bright tone to it and stays in tune pretty well...." Read more

    "...Intonation was off, it wouldn't stay in consistent tune, the finish was imperfect and had bubbles and chips, and worst of all the edges of the..." Read more

    "...That improved the tone a bit, but marginally. The tuning pegs aren't bad, but the strings waver in pitch by about +- 20 cents no matter how hard you..." Read more

    43 customers mention19 positive24 negative

    Customers are mixed about the size of the guitar. Some mention that it's not too big or small, and fits perfectly into their hands. The neck isn't too large to comfortably play, and the fretboard dimensions are accurate. However, others say that the strings are super tight and the fit and finish are not perfect.

    "...Fourth was there was excess glue on the nut and it didnt fit perfectly flush to the fingerboard...." Read more

    "...binding is very nice and has a lot of great details such as the nice big headstock. But here's where it needed some work: The frets. Ouch...." Read more

    "Excellent sound. But the strings are super tight, that you have to press hard." Read more

    "...This fits the bill perfectly! I have would recommend lighter strings as the stock ones will test your callouses lol...." Read more

    Best sounding guitar for $100 -- both for advanced and beginner players.
    5 Stars
    Best sounding guitar for $100 -- both for advanced and beginner players.
    This is hands-down one of the best sounding guitars in this price range (the $100-ish budget range). I am quite blown away by how great it sounds-- it's very similar to any of the solid-wood Epiphone Masterbilt guitars, which is also a great bargain because they sound just like their Gibson counterparts (e.g. the AJ) -- which sound somewhere between a Martin and a Taylor -- not too dark/muddy as some Martins can get, and not too harsh/bright which most Taylors are... It's just perfect.Really great projection/volume too when you do full strum, and clear articulation and voice at any volume. I keep saying to myself, how do they make any money off this thing? Almost all "beginner" or budget guitars that I've played sound very shallow and "boxy" (like the sound is coming from a small cardboard box). They all do this-- any cheap Yamaha, Takamine, Washburn, whatever. But this DR-100 (also known as PR-100 if sold by Guitar Center/Musician's Friend) is just miles above those other guitars in sound quality and voice. I would say this sounds like a $500-800 guitar. Whether you're an experienced player looking for a backup guitar (which is why I bought mine-- wanted a laminate guitar that I don't have to worry about and just leave out and play whenever at the office or take with me outside), or a beginner, this is the perfect guitar and most bang for your buck at $100... plus it's a Epiphone with a lifetime guarantee and not some no name brand...Of course, a guitar can't be perfect at this price range, so I'll tell you where they cut corners. They didn't cut corners on the finish-- the finish is very nice and glossy and the binding is very nice and has a lot of great details such as the nice big headstock. But here's where it needed some work: The frets. Ouch. They needed to be dressed BADLY. They were so sharp that I think you can really cut and bleed sliding up and down the neck... I spent a good 30 minutes just filing it down and smoothing it out as best as I could and now it's so much better. You can tell these were just pressed in by machines in a factory and that's it-- no one hand dressed them and filed them down and finished them-- that sort of manual hand labor is where it costs money and this easily can be a $500+ guitar... The other part that they cheaped out on are the tuner machines. They are not terrible, and fairly usable, but they aren't the best. If I had to modify one thing on this guitar, it would be to swap out the tuning machines with some good Grovers and call it a day. Specifically, when you turn the tuner, for the first 1/16 of a turn, it doesn't do anything, and then it turns and then sometimes it doesn't do anything... So it's not a 1:1 translation of turning it and the turning changing, which makes tuning the guitar a bit cumbersome. I was lucky to have bought the guitar and it didn't need a truss rod adjustment and the action was fairly good. I did file down the saddle nut about .5mm to lower it a bit more, but that's really it. Even with the crap strings that come with the guitar, it sounds good and that's what I'm basing this review on, so obviously with a better set of strings (I like the Elixir Polyweb in Light or Medium) it only sounds better. The stock strings corroded easily (noticeably changed colors) so I took off the strings from one of my other acoustic guitars and put them on this one.In short, based on just the sound of the guitar-- I'm amazed that a laminate guitar sounds like a mid-level solid wood guitar. At this price, I don't have to worry about it getting dinged up or whatever, and yet it plays beautifully. I believe the Tak Jasmine S35 also gets good reviews for its sound, but I haven't had a chance to play it in person, so I can't compare...
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    Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2016
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Best sounding guitar for $100 -- both for advanced and beginner players.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2016
    This is hands-down one of the best sounding guitars in this price range (the $100-ish budget range). I am quite blown away by how great it sounds-- it's very similar to any of the solid-wood Epiphone Masterbilt guitars, which is also a great bargain because they sound just like their Gibson counterparts (e.g. the AJ) -- which sound somewhere between a Martin and a Taylor -- not too dark/muddy as some Martins can get, and not too harsh/bright which most Taylors are... It's just perfect.

    Really great projection/volume too when you do full strum, and clear articulation and voice at any volume. I keep saying to myself, how do they make any money off this thing? Almost all "beginner" or budget guitars that I've played sound very shallow and "boxy" (like the sound is coming from a small cardboard box). They all do this-- any cheap Yamaha, Takamine, Washburn, whatever. But this DR-100 (also known as PR-100 if sold by Guitar Center/Musician's Friend) is just miles above those other guitars in sound quality and voice. I would say this sounds like a $500-800 guitar. Whether you're an experienced player looking for a backup guitar (which is why I bought mine-- wanted a laminate guitar that I don't have to worry about and just leave out and play whenever at the office or take with me outside), or a beginner, this is the perfect guitar and most bang for your buck at $100... plus it's a Epiphone with a lifetime guarantee and not some no name brand...

    Of course, a guitar can't be perfect at this price range, so I'll tell you where they cut corners. They didn't cut corners on the finish-- the finish is very nice and glossy and the binding is very nice and has a lot of great details such as the nice big headstock. But here's where it needed some work: The frets. Ouch. They needed to be dressed BADLY. They were so sharp that I think you can really cut and bleed sliding up and down the neck... I spent a good 30 minutes just filing it down and smoothing it out as best as I could and now it's so much better. You can tell these were just pressed in by machines in a factory and that's it-- no one hand dressed them and filed them down and finished them-- that sort of manual hand labor is where it costs money and this easily can be a $500+ guitar... The other part that they cheaped out on are the tuner machines. They are not terrible, and fairly usable, but they aren't the best. If I had to modify one thing on this guitar, it would be to swap out the tuning machines with some good Grovers and call it a day. Specifically, when you turn the tuner, for the first 1/16 of a turn, it doesn't do anything, and then it turns and then sometimes it doesn't do anything... So it's not a 1:1 translation of turning it and the turning changing, which makes tuning the guitar a bit cumbersome. I was lucky to have bought the guitar and it didn't need a truss rod adjustment and the action was fairly good. I did file down the saddle nut about .5mm to lower it a bit more, but that's really it. Even with the crap strings that come with the guitar, it sounds good and that's what I'm basing this review on, so obviously with a better set of strings (I like the Elixir Polyweb in Light or Medium) it only sounds better. The stock strings corroded easily (noticeably changed colors) so I took off the strings from one of my other acoustic guitars and put them on this one.

    In short, based on just the sound of the guitar-- I'm amazed that a laminate guitar sounds like a mid-level solid wood guitar. At this price, I don't have to worry about it getting dinged up or whatever, and yet it plays beautifully. I believe the Tak Jasmine S35 also gets good reviews for its sound, but I haven't had a chance to play it in person, so I can't compare...
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    Amni
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente guitarra en términos de estética y sonido
    Reviewed in Mexico on March 28, 2023
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    Reviewed in Canada on November 1, 2021
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Buena guitarra pero..
    Reviewed in Spain on February 17, 2021
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    Reviewed in Germany on July 9, 2020
    Absolut empfehlenswert!!! Durch das schmale Griffbrett bessere Handhabung,Sound genial,Verarbeitung perfekt. Kam schnell und ohne Beschädigungen an. Leider beim spielen die E-Saite gerissen, aber nicht tragisch das passiert. Sie hat 6 Stahlsaiten und lässt schnell und einfach einstellen. Ich geb sie nicht mehr her!!!
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