Review: Epiphone Masterbilt Century De Luxe Classic "reissue"

A great swing-jazz guitar at a very good price! A review of this guitar for use in a big band and "Freddy Green" accompaniment setting, and as a jazz lead/solo instrument.
Here's Jonathan Stout reviewing a '32 Epiphone De Luxe. He starts playing about 10:45, but listen to the earlier part too, where he talks about how he wouldn't have kept the guitar if he hadn't heard it in a band setting where he witnessed how it sonically cut through much better than his other guitars. • NGD: 1932 Epiphone De ...

[@xodarap37]

What is your string height? Sounds like you should raise the action a little bit, the notes sound choked... and I own one of these, so I kinda know...

[@jeremyhickersonsalem]

For me it's always a dance between clarity and playability, since I've had big issues with tendonitis in my wrists. And of course I had quite heavy strings on this guitar, so I had to be all the more careful. For the way I used the guitar, this setup worked well.