Epiphone Starling 2025 - Wine Red

The Epiphone Starling, seen here with a super-stylish Wine Red finish, is a budget-friendly take on a classic Gibson acoustic design: the Square Shouldered Dreadnought..
 
Super-affordable acoustic guitar
Classic Square Shouldered Dreadnought body design
Robust layered Sitka Spruce top and Mahogany body, with a stylish Wine Red finish
Black pickguard features a distinctive Starling graphic
Comfortable C-Shape Mahogany neck, capped with a Laurel fingerboard
20 Medium jumbo frets and shorter 24.724" scale length combine
Perfect for even complete beginners
 
For the body on this guitar, Epiphone opted for a classic Gibson design: the timless Square Shouldered Dreadnought - a shape renowned for producing an even balance between volume, size, and ease of playing.
 
In this case the soundboard has been crafted from layered Sitka Spruce, whilst the back and Sides is layered Mahogany, resulting in a rugged level of construction that's guaranteed to last you for years to come!
 
Not only does this guitar look and sound great, it's also very comfortable to play, despite its Dreadnought-sized body.
 
With its comfortable C-shaped neck profile, medium jumbo frets, and shorter 24.724" scale length (as opposed to the more traditional 25.4") the guitar not only sports less string tension, but also reduces the distance that your fingers need to stretch to form accurate chord shapes!
 
In other words: you can play this guitar for hours on end with minimal levels of hand fatigue, making those long home-practice sessions simply glide by.
 
Add all of that to the excellent asking price, and you have yourself a guitar that's simply perfect for even complete beginners.
 
 
Body
Shape: Square Shoulder Dreadnought
Material: Layered Mahogany
Back and Sides: Layered Mahogany
Top: Layered Sitka Spruce
Binding: Black single ply, top and back
Neck
Neck: Mahogany
Profile: C-profile
Nut Width: 1.693" / 43mm
Fingerboard: Indian Laurel
Scale Length: 24.724" / 628mm
Number of Frets: 20
Nut: Graph Tech NuBone XB
Inlay: Dots
Hardware
Bridge: Reverse Belly - Indian Laurel
Tuners: Epiphone Premium Die-cast
Plating: Nickel