Epiphone or Yamaha acoustic-electric guitar?

Question

Which is better? An Epiphone acoustic-electric guitar or a Yamaha acoustic-electric guitar?

I'm deciding between these two guitars:

Yamaha FX 335 Acoustic-Electric Guitar-
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Yamaha-FX-335-Acoustic-Electric-Guitar-101862217-i1166369.gc

or

Epiphone AJ-100CE Acoustic-Electric Guitar-
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Epiphone-AJ-100CE-Acoustic-Electric-Guitar-518364-i1150008.gc

Answer 1

To be truthful I haven't played either, but looking at the specs, I would go for the Yamaha. Look at the warranty for a start. It seems like a better quality instrument from where I'm sitting. It's more expensive, and this will almost certainly be reflected in the quality. You rarely get a bargain in this business, and price accurately reflects the worth. Notice it has a different scale-length too.



It would be much better if you were to go into the shop and try them both. You might find you much prefer the sound of one of them over the other. At the end of the day, they're both good makes, so you can't go far wrong



I wish guitars were this cheap in England!

Answer 2

They are pretty much the same. The problem is they both have laminated wood tops - the biggest factor in the quality of an acoustic is a SOLID wood top. Look for an "S" in the number. Epiphone makes a PR200S that's decent as is the Yamaha FG700S ($200). The Washburn D10S is $260 with a hard case. A solid top guitar is going to get better sounding with age - you can play it for 50 years.

Answer 3

Get an ESP Laiho or a Jackson demmelition king v or even a BC Rich Warlock, yamaha and epiphone sucks