Members 211dave112 Posted September 18, 2008 Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 I've bought an Epiphone Dot. Got it fairly cheap off of ebay. Sold as second hand but came like new, not even a scratch on the scratchplate! The guitar dater project says: "Your guitar was made at the Qingdao Plant (Epiphone), China June 2007 Production Number: 12962" So no idea what its been doing for the last year!! The pictures......... I'm loving this guitar so far. Epiphone seem to get a lot of complaints about the pickups but these ones are great, not too fat. I'm predominantly a single coil player and finds some humbuckers a bit bloated but these are really good. The bridge pickup is my favourite, it's quite a cutting sound yet it's still thick enough for lead bits. The two pickups together are nice for some clean rhythms and the neck pickup is really warm and has a nice jazzy tone. As far as playability goes I'm also impressed but of course buying second hand you dont know who set it up so I can't credit Epi for the setup. The hardware is good, grover tuners work perfectly and it stay in tune well. Pots are good-ish quality and I haven't suffered from the dreaded dodgy selector switche as of yet. Overall I am happy with my purchase, it'll add something to the collection, bit of a difference to my strats and teles. Good quality, great price. On a side note, I had an Epi Casino that I had to sell a while back and this was bought as a kind of replacement and I actually prefer this Dot to that Casino. I think a full hollow wasn't right for what i wanted, this one definitely has a quicker attack and feels alittle more solid. Having said this, the Casino was a great guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members EllenGtrGrl Posted September 18, 2008 Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 Congrats on the nice looking natural finish dot! HNGD!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cyclonus Posted September 18, 2008 Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 Some rear shots perhaps? HNGD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarMasterNot Posted September 18, 2008 Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 nice! congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Naranolic Posted September 18, 2008 Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 Nice score and great finish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vrm Posted September 18, 2008 Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted September 18, 2008 Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 That's beautiful! Congrats! (o)(o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jbviper4 Posted September 18, 2008 Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 I love natural finishes - really nice looking guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcooper830 Posted September 18, 2008 Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 Congrats on that!! I have a Natural Epiphone DOT just like it and I love the tone and playability on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoeBoy Posted September 18, 2008 Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 Nice score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iansmitchell Posted September 18, 2008 Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 211dave112 Posted September 18, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 I'm thinking new knobs though, any idea's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted September 18, 2008 Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 Sweet finish! Very nice looking guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iansmitchell Posted September 18, 2008 Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 I'm thinking new knobs though, any idea's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Will Chen Posted September 18, 2008 Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 Very, very nice. I love natural finishes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcooper830 Posted September 18, 2008 Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 I'm thinking new knobs though, any idea's? I like these gold reflector knobs on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 211dave112 Posted September 18, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 I like these gold reflector knobs on mine. gold reflectors are definitely up there. on a different note, the neck wood on yours is way darker than mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jura Posted September 18, 2008 Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 very lovely! congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 211dave112 Posted September 18, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 18, 2008 Thanks for the congrats guys. Got a week recording at the end of this month with my band, so hoping it will perform then. I've always been a fender style player but i have to admit I'm really liking the gibson style scale length and playability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TimCz Posted September 19, 2008 Members Share Posted September 19, 2008 Love the natural 335's Congrats on the NGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aschreiber2010 Posted September 19, 2008 Members Share Posted September 19, 2008 nice score...hngd good luck in the studio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members loganonymous Posted September 19, 2008 Members Share Posted September 19, 2008 Yo! Diggin' the tunes on your band page!!! Also, very much diggin' the sexy natural Dot. HNGD, cool cat!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted September 19, 2008 Members Share Posted September 19, 2008 That's pretty! I like the gold reflectors, they class it up, Dave. I'd prolly put black speeds on it though. HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sk8centilli Posted September 19, 2008 Members Share Posted September 19, 2008 woo hoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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