I bought this for my birthday in March. Can't wait until she arrives! 
 
Epiphone masterbilt DR-500mce in sunburst!!
 

 
http://www.epiphone.com/p...terbilt-dr-500mce.aspx
 
Look at the specs on this baby.
 
SPECIFICATIONS
TopSolid Sitka SpruceBodysolid mahoganySidesolid mahoganyNeckmahogany; 1-piece plus heelNeck Shape OptionsSlimTaper™ “D” profileNeck JointGlued-In, Dove-Tail with hide glueTruss RodAdjustableScale Length25.5"Fingerboard Materialrosewood with pearloid Split-Diamond InlaysNeck PickupShadow NanoMag™Bridge PickupShadow NanoFlex™ElectronicseSonic-2™ Stereo PreampControlseSonic2™ preamp with built-in tuner, stereo output, Master Volume Pot, NanoMag™ EQ Pot, NanoFlex™ EQ Pot, Phase "Anti-Feedback" Switch, Electronic Tuner Activation w/Output Mute Switch Binding: Body: 6-ply; Neck:1-ply, Headstock: 3-plyFingerboard Radius14"Frets20; mediumBridgerosewoodSaddle MaterialBoneNut Width1.68"Nut MaterialBoneHardwareNickelMachine HeadsGrover® Sta-Tite™ 18:1 ratioColorVintage Sunburst (VS), Natural (NA)Typical Weight (+/- 5%)5.1 lbsStringsD’Addario® 12, 16, 25, 34, 41, 53

Very nice Tim!! Even though you got it for yourself, music gear is such a wonderful present that you can never get tired of receiving.  
 
Congrats and looking forward to hearing what it sounds like. Any plans on micing it to record (or plugging it in)? That's a downside of plugging it in.....you don't get that 'full bodied' tone/sound.

Looks lovely Tim
 
Can't wait to hear you try it

Nice ... full review after you've played it a bit.

Thanks guys. People who have this guitar compare it to guitars costing far more.
I'll give a review on it after I get it. Looks like a two week wait minimum to get it.
 
Mesh the pre amp in this guitar isn't the standard type. It has two pickups in it. Engineered in Germany. You can go out from a single output or both. Seems it should be an excellent candidate for a stereo acoustic amp or a dual direct input to an audio interface. Lots of options in miking and using those outputs!
 
https://youtu.be/Cg3NS7p88aQ
 
 

Very nice!! I'm also looking forward to hearing what it sounds like....

Tim, I have that exact guitar in sunburst. Got it for my birthday last year. It plays as good or better than any Martin, Taylor, Guild, Gibson, etc, that I've played. It sounds wonderful too. You will love it.

I've just watched that Epiphone video in Tim's last post and I now feel somewhat inadequate, in so many ways 

synkrotron
I've just watched that Epiphone video in Tim's last post and I now feel somewhat inadequate, in so many ways 

Size matters not.......
 

 

Mesh

 

 
That is all I deserve...