Here's the rejuvenated Epiphone FT-145 posing in the garden.
Now that it has a new bridge plate, bridge and saddle, it's usable again.
It sounds pretty good for a laminate guitar. The main thing I notice is not a lot of bass compared to a solid wood dreadnaught, but that's to be expected. And it does play in tune - the bridge placement worked out fine. I strung it with medium gauge (.013) strings, so it's got decent volume. It's no Martin, but it gets the job done.
The action is just perfect - about 5/64 on the bass side and about 4/64 on the treble. It could actually go a touch lower without buzzing, but I like it so that you can get your fingers 'under' the strings for string bending.
A little closer look. I polished it out and it looks good. The new bridge fits right in with the overall appearance.
It would be great for a beginner, or as a 'beater.' I'm taking a slack key guitar seminar later this summer and I might use it for one day of that.
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