All user reviews of 4/5 for the Epiphone The Dot

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USE

- Fairly pleasant handle, relatively wide and thick to after my memory. It is varnish

- Access to decent treble, like a Gibson 335!

- Ergonomics proven

- Its damn good, lacking some output level

SONORITS

- Can be drawn may close that we want, except strats sounds and big satu

- I have used with a Roland JC120

- I liked using the neck pickup that made sounds quite suitable

NOTICE GLOBAL

- I have had 2 years
- The most: the legend ES335
- Minimum: the holding of the Agreement blah, and the lack of output microphones, Weight
- Report qt nice price, friendly guitar
- I do not think I do it again this choice because I'm actually not a fan of the form 335 which does not evoked much to me!
But with a little customization can get in my opinion has a very close result of "a Gibson ES335 (microphones, mechanical)

I put 7/10

Made in China.
Two humbuckers - Bridge tune-o-matic like Gibson - 22 boxes.
Two volumes and two tones - 3-way switch.
Good violin without big flaw.
The varnish "vintage sunburst" is a success, but it is a bit thick at the handle.

UTILIZATION

The handle is quite round a bit big for small hands like mine (but we made it even easier chord positions with the thumb on the low E string)).
Access to acute rest easy. Proper weight balance.
The frets deserve a little polishing on the edge for comfort.
Its powerful sound with good sustain.

SOUNDS

I play mostly jazz. But I also addresses other styles: pop, rock to funk and blues.
Dot is comfortable everywhere except for large distos or it quickly becomes rough (on the other hand it is not helped by my amp Vox AD30VT).
We feel that even when the electronics are the weak link in this guitar and it deserves a better microphone set.

OVERALL OPINION

Purchased Model 300 € there is already a few years. I wanted to play on a semi hollow long. I sold my US strat and I was looking for a different kind of sound with a small budget.
I tried a lot of guitars in this kind ES335 budget (less than 400 €) and it's the DOT who eventually won. She did not have the best handle (too big at first), I did not feel super comfortable, but it had the best sound, there was no picture.
I'm thrilled with this guitar, it is enough for what I play (every day).

Bought second hand guitar for 150 euros, I think it is a model made in China. In all cases, the guitar is very beautiful. The violin is remarkable. The handle is worthy of Ibanez, ie very comfortable. Incidentally, I did not know was able qu'Epiphone because, until now, semi hollow model of this brand that I tested had left me rather skeptical about this plan. The frets are well posed. the owner had dropped the action up like solid body, the gain in ease of playing interfered with the sound, so I raised the action to fully resonate checkout. In acoustics, the sounds are very convincing and typed jazz. Regarding the electronics is conventional with two humbucking jack plug, to the front table as potentiometers. The guitar is very beautiful, vintage sunburst is a success.

UTILIZATION

Sleeve, as previously written, is a model of comfort. Ergonomics is classic. The guitar is relatively bulky and heavy, but this is the model who wants it. The acoustic sound, once the action raised, is very good. The pickups are ok, nothing more. As it stands, they are still usable, they provide a typical vintage sound. It is clear that given the overall quality of the violin, a change of microphones (eg P100) can only be beneficial to a guitar that provides excellent feel for the game

SOUNDS

I play rock'n'roll. I typed a game blues rock with this guitar is perfectly suited to my style.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since yesterday. It's been two months since I want a semi-hollow body ES-type 335. I have owned an OSCAR SCHMIDT Delta King oe 30 (very good guitar bolt on neck that I recommend by the way) and after a typical Ibanez ES 339 AM 73 or 53 (it is no longer in the catalog it was also very successful) I try and china guitars of this type for some time. Ibanez AS 53, Epiphone 339 (model (beautiful violin sound a little dry!) very average), Epiphone DOT Studio (sound good but not very comfortable), YAMAHA SA 500 (a killer), Ibanez ASR 70 (very good with two P90) ... Until I came across the announcement of the Epiphone DOT. So for 150 euros, I'm at a stringed Ibanez or Yamaha, with better than Ibanez, but worse than the SA 500 pickups sold about 400 euros new. With this model Epiphone located at stringed Ibanez.

I got this guitar for $440 with a nice Epiphone hardshell case at MARS in Maryland while on a business trip. I bought this guitar because I was looking for hollow body electric that I could play acoustically and I really liked the tone of this axe.

I really like the color, it's the all natural finish. I also like the sound of t his guitar, it goes from pure blues to jazz with little or no adjustments on the tone controls. I also like the how the guitar feels when I play it. I'm used to playing Strats and Les Pauls, but this one fits right in the middle of the two.

The pickup switch is really cheap and the second day that I had it, it quit working. I managed to get it working again by sticking my finger in the sound hole and moving the wires around. It comes with .9 gauge strings which I managed to break within the first 20 minutes of playing. A second set of .9's lasted two days before breaking again.

The overall quality is pretty good. I looked hard for flaws in the workmanship but could not find anything of note. The jack was loose, but a pair of pliers fixed that problem. As I have already stated, the toggle switch is a joke and it's getting replaced along with the nut.

I would purchase another one if something happened to this one. For the price, you just can't go wrong. A few of my friends have one and they just love them. I'm a big B.B. King fan and I always wanted a guitar like his, so this is the one, it may not be a real Gibson ES-335, but it works for me.

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I decided to purchase a dot because, A) I'd just gotten a promotion and dammit, I deserved a gift to myself, B) I'd never had a guitar with humbuckers, C) Noel Gallaher can't go wrong.

So I went to a local shop in norther VA. I test drove a dot and it felt and sounded good and my dot came in a week later fresh from the packaging. It was $400 and $70 for a hard case.

The other electric guitar that I have is a Mexican Fender Strat. This guitar has served me well, but the Dot offers a much different sound.

The Strat is very twangy and has somewhat of a thin sound. This is fine for a more "pop" sound. But if you want a sound with more meat to it, the Dot is great.

To be honest, in the five months I've had my Dot, I've all but stop playing my Strat. The dot just kicks a little more ass. It also handles mellower sounds well too. It's all around a very practical, pleasant sounding guitar.

There are only a couple of minor drawbacks. The dot can become kind of heavy on the shoulders. So playing with it for 3 hours straight can be tiring.

The nut came off of my dot. I guess the glue dried and it just came off. It's no big deal because when you string it, the strings hold the nut in place.

And the machine heads are loose, but that is common with Epiphones. Bear in mind, this isn't a $2000 instrument.

Overall, I give the Epiphone Dot a 4. A good look, good construction, and most importantly, a good sound for the amount of money.

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Made in Korea,
Semi-hollow handle and stocky,
Rosewood fingerboard, 22 frets "Jumbo"
Humbucker Pickups' designed by Gibson "(2 SETTING THE Tone and volume) U
nslecteur microphone positions 3,
Tune-O-Matic
Mcanique Grover
Channel Gibson typical D-shaped
DIFFERENT colors: Black, Red, Vintage Sunburst.
The violin is superb, no sagging of varnish, the electronic, mechanical are of good quality the frets are well polished and well poses and do not pull the mimine. However, it took about a small rglage harmonics (the strings MiG, La, R.

UTILIZATION

The handle is trs enjoyable and I was not possible in terms of problem jouabilit habitu DIFFERENT sleeves purposes as those of the hulk and ibanez acoustic, I adapted fairly quickly. Good Access in acute (although it is a semi-hollow). The ergonomics of gnrale fawn is quite good, the handle slides well, mcaniques (Grover) are prcises and Tune O Matic is a simplicity of rglage. The knobs are handled well. Nothing wrong.
The instrument is quite heavy: about 5 kg (not surprising at Gibson / Epiphone) prvoir a comfortable strap.

SOUNDS

I play with a blues-rock record and it excels in this area, a pleasure, unlike what is said mics left me a good impression but not suitable for large register Metal saturations. The neck pickup is smooth and gentle, ideal for a blues session ... The bridge pickup is not recommended for clear sound and surprisingly quite effective saturation for good rock riffs (the output level is pretty lev I use this guitar with a Peavey Classic 30 amp all lights and a nice ring to it. The sound is mellow and bluesy wish. A versatile enough scratch with two humbuckers personalities Different.

OVERALL OPINION

I tried several and I admit I MODELS adhr immediately on it. The overall opinion is positive since the average score on diffrent user reviews of sites (100 to 150), Harmony Central, Musicians Friend, ... is 8.5 / 10 and most people I had the opportunity to meet in trs are satisfied. A guitar with a good qualitprix therefore (between 470 and 490 in 2003). This is a guitar that we must test whether we like to play rock and blues records. I think the customize with new pickups to make it even better and she MRIT. The violin is good and trs no default construction (frets, varnish ,...). Question mcanique the Grover hold the road and no nuisance or dsaccordage strings that border. I have the Sunburst version, visually, it does not leave indiffrente. A good investment. I rounded the day on the lottery, I would purchase the home version ES335 Gibson ...

I do not know where it was manufactured.
22
Turn'O'Matic easel.
Volumes 2, a pickup and a neck pickup.
Large, old type sleeves because now handles Gibson Gibson is a "bending" different

UTILIZATION

If you buy it to squat on the first three boxes out there, as it is to play as well and easily from the first to the last box. The handle is very nice but I got used to a nine to wander round, I barely tried was about the same. The handle is ideal for beginners.
Ah, a double "cutaway" like this is rare thumb is placed at ease until the 15th box.
Perfect ergonomics!
For the ca thickens a little, in fact the circuit is bad, the pickups n'on not good sensitivity that makes us push the amp and therefore the heat.
I tried a replica of the ES 335 with Samick and it sounded more like a 335 other than I now possess. The Samick has a sensitivity much higher than a Epiphone.

SOUNDS

In fact for me the form ES 335 and an ideal form that fits many styles of music. Shreders refrain is not made to play for "taping" because of the strings are mounted at least 10 to 46.
I played with a Marshall JTM 30 ca sounded very "vintage".
His favorite sound is rather fat than crystal-clear, moreover, the real Gibson but the latter also a wider bandwidth, therefore, more fat and crystal-clear, the price is wider too.
You can not judge the sonnorités because they all have their place. It's like playing the Pink Floyd-with 335 in its fat and BB King with Ibanez in the treble.

OVERALL OPINION

I played with for 4 years, the only concern and that the handle must often be adjusted. Personally, I'm that little is being occupied for that.
What I preferred about it is its double "cutaway" symmetrical which makes us squat above the 12th fret!
In Revenge, I preferred the less is its electrical part, his "humbeckers" in particular which lacks sensitivity.
The value for money is pretty decent even if I do not know exactly what is being done on the market in this price range.
If I had more than my real ES 335 cherry sunburst with a beautiful striped, hum hum it's been bitching eh? ... Yes, if I had more than my 335 and I find myself in Down and Out, (knock on wood), maybe I do it again this election especially since their prices down I think. I think about 450 Euros but when we used a pure guitar, you become choosy! In conclusion I would even say that the ES 335 is the most versatile guitars.

China's good-looking guitar in terms of violin making and well finished

The two microphones are 57CH, it seems that they can be changed by the best! (Which)

The piece of plastic on the micro slecteur a hard few days ....

The buttons are not pots of rich and trs are unreadable .... I think the change

The electronic is not accessible to beginners, the jack had an unfortunate tendency to dvisser.

Trs not handle al pais, freight use a little fine to fast.

UTILIZATION

Accessibility assistive correct
Love for rhythm, I have little fingers ....

Despite its size a little large, it is well balance.

The "pots" of Tone strike me as unhelpful.

On the neck pickup I plutt trend lower limit, since the serious saturates quickly ...

On the "Clean" is more than adequate and rich.

SOUNDS

I use a GT5 pdalier or BR1200. Branch of AC60 = neutral

Live acoustic amp, you can play directly with a dose of reverb
We can make clean and interesting acoustic simulations with simulators.

For use, it is necessary to effect a smooth, limit acute trs that are rich for such distortions.

A little more complex for the funky style.

Likes the Palm Muting

Personally I can not find it right on the trs handle length despite several attempts rglage

OVERALL OPINION

For two years I have, I play almost every day (blues, rock, songs)

It is a bit cumbersome: it takes a little space to move the body.

I tried an ARIA MODEL of the same type.

It is a report QP excellent and I will certainly re-choice.

I did play a possessor of ES335 and for my part, I'm not as STRID diffrence when the quality of the original microphone from GIBSON ...

My mine is made in Korea
22 medium jumbo frets
handle collbr /> body table and wicker covers in Saddle leminbr /> tune-o-matic and stop bar
2 pickups Epiphone

UTILIZATION

The handle: not bad enough thick and flat, comfortable in the two positions
Access in acute is not great and the finish of silent frets not so good on mine (sharp at the edges, a ti little sandpaper and that's it!)
ergonomic issues, playing up, no problem, for against, sitting, better be great, Paska for me is super compact!
the guitar is quite heavy, well built.
The mcaniques are correct, nothing more.
It's a plutt blues, not for playing Satriani, what!
reversal (bonding angle of the handle) and the short scale makes it a comfortable handle playing the string tension is lower compared a tune Fender, especially if you mount the ties strong blues requires.

SOUNDS

It is best suited for a big clean sound or in overdrive, the sound is typical low medium and becomes runny with the distortion, so do not add too much gain to not be a draft, which can have its charm, however, . Never, it gets an aggressive sound. The sound is bold, but not versatile trs. The micro serious sounds good in the register of his, the upper leaves of hunger, a little sour. Used a jcm 2000, not bad at all with the clean channel and a little gain, trs blues. no need to add more distortion, just a little reverb.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought it in 1998, my beginners
for half a body, it is well made. Poque if I had more Neuros, I took the Sheraton plutt 2, much better over his neck and back three pices of pearl and abalone a better finish ( Difference of 100 euros I think the era).
I care not for a rock guitar in my arsenal (I Ramna more with it than with a fluorescent yellow IBZ row in front of my teacher zik, hinhinhin!)

Guitar Corenne
22 frets, 2 humbuckers
stopbar bridge, classic Gibson
2 volume, 2 tone, 1 toggle switch (3 positions)
round stocky, I believe, and rosewood fingerboard

UTILIZATION

Mache pais a little, well rounded, but enjoyable trs. (C)
Access in dernires boxes is relatively easy
the guitar is not too heavy and the whole is equilibrated even if the weight is concentrated toward the handle.

the frets are medium jumbo type.
the bends are cast, the lgatos going well. the chord spend carefree and without unwanted curls!

There are a lightweight attack on shhh ... was not sound at all (but then not at all) Fender.
has brought a certain warmth, a certain Manir.

SOUNDS

For blues and good old rock and roll is really great! one suspects!
can play a lot of thing, provided you do not find the lens or the Fender precision ncessaire style "mtal" (a drool over and a feedback).

amp lights on, the power that giving surcrot fund rsonnance appears free of attacks and allows for clear channel cruncherle ... and it's all good!

With a bit of distortion, a rverbe and a tad of time limit, you can have fun playing with the feedback that comes quickly and we arrived with the master volume knob ...

Clearly, the microphone is not acute acid nazillard fairly rockab. With an overdrive, all the british blues is at your fingertips! it's great!

The cons for micro serious, clear, is a bit too soft ... the attack is too fast gum.
Against by with a little gain, we quickly the sound of the solo of "Sunshine of Your Love".

in any case, the sustain is good! One has the impression that the notes are linear and therefore fluids.

it's a guitar in his very vocal, guitar "singing"?

cost in "clean" on the track "I remember" or lead on "as is" on http://www.mymajorcompany.com/Artistes/tyell/

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 4 years.
I like the look, the fact that I can work on it without the need for forcment connect (thank you the cash) to hear something and then especially the large, well "vocal".

it is the only semi-hollow I've tried (apart from the Sheraton II, but it kif kif) ... her silent cell hairs in my budget!
I first t surprised by the size of the body (I played mainly on solid body) and it became an advantage parcqu'elle keeps your back straight when playing seated.

report quality price is excellent ... the guitar is beautiful, well finished, it sounds and gives no sign of weakness despite his four years in my pognes!

The problem is to find a bag (I did not say "tui") to transport ...

I do it again this choice without hsiter ... her (lead) is the complment IDAL my Fender (in rhythm).

Hollow body electric guitar with internal beam, laminated maple body, set neck 22 frets, 2 humbuckers Epiphone, bridge + fixed tailpiece.

the body of the guitar is very successful: it throws esttiquement talking!
the mcaniques are fairly average quality

UTILIZATION

The handle is not great but it's going when members
contrary to what I read I have not found it so heavy that ca: ca I do not choqubr /> we get a good sound easy? yes and no depending on what you're looking

SOUNDS

Ds branch and that it is starting to scrape away that we see all this guitar is made for the blues which succeeds not too bad I reonnaitre. on the other hand with respect to rock it my not satisfied at all I find the saturation drafts and I have not found that grain old rock that I expected to find. the bridge pickup produces a low, nasal, the neck pickup sound blur that you have in the mediums. is the postion intermdiaire which is interesting.
the sound is clear the road no more. I think for me it lacks a certain dynamism that guitar is almost the opposite of the casino is very Ractive but certainly not in the same price range.

OVERALL OPINION

To me this guitar is interresting for blues sounds to me even when quite positively surprised. Besides, I have not had the time, but this guitar is really explored in the field of blues I think we can really have a good surpise! For cot against the rock I really do not believe more is not very versatile.

Pros: the look! blues sound, the price
ngatifs points: saturation and crunch draft, versatility ...

To play the blues I would put 8.5/10
For other styles 4 / 10

Finally I would say that the report is still interesting qualitprix

2002 Korean made Cherry Red dot. 22 Medium frets, pressed into a rosewood fretboard with dot markers. Neck is made out of mahogany, the body is made of (laminated) maple. Neck has the thinner '60s profile, much shallower than the fat '50-ies model. The finish is a High Gloss Cherry-red. The guitar is designed after the Gibson es335, so it's a semihollow one. Standard Gibson features, like a 24.75" scale length, 2 vol & 2 tones, 3way Switch and two alnico humbuckers. TOM-bridge and stopbar tailpiece. My guitar features Gotoh "Epiphone signature" tuners. Guitar came with an Epiphone case and strap.


UTILIZATION

Access to the upper frets is somewhat hindered by the neck joint and cramped/small lower horn cutaway. It is not too bad, but not the easiest I've played on.
I found the guitar to have a nice even weight - not too heavy and it also has a pretty good balance.
It is easy to get a variety of nice sounds with the two humbuckers anr 3-way switch.
The body is the biggest I've ever played on and it takes a little to get used to, especially sitting down

SOUNDS

I used this guitar with a solidstate Marshall 3100 series amp and stock Marshall cab for a two week fly in set of shows with my old classic rock cover band.
I was looking to get and did get the classic rock sounds from rock to pop like: the Police, ZZ Top, Steppenwolf and VH - it covered a lot of ground nicely!
It really did not have a sound that I did not like and did an excellent job with the classic rock songs we did.

OVERALL OPINION

This was a great guitar to use and fit the bill nicely for what I needed it to do.
The thing I liked least was the upper fret access and the bigger body - but it was not hard to work around those issues.
I liked the overall playability and the classic rock tones it got the best - and it looked cool too!
I borrowed this guitar for two weeks, from the other guitar player, who bought it used for $450. I used his because I didn't want to fly with my expensive guitars. I think it was a nice guitar for the price.
I would have no problems using the guitar again but have so many in my collection that I would not buy it for myself, I just don't need it.
I have owned many guitars and had a number of years where I would buy, try and flip, which enabled me to have many guitars around to try out.
This is a nice guitar for the price.

The Epiphone Dot is Gibsons budget version of their famous semi-hollow guitar. This guitar is made overseas unlike the Gibson model so it is much cheaper but everything is made to pretty much the same specs with slightly lower quality hardware. The shape is pretty much exactly the same. Gibson came up with the Semi-Hollow design to combine the advantages of a solid body guitar with the advantages of a hollowbody. You get the great resonance of a hollowbody with the versatility and ability to play at volume of a solidbody. Hollowbody guitars when played loudly or with any gain will have a lot of feedback because the guitar body will start picking up the sound from the amp and causing it to vibrate ontop of its own resonance. With the Epiphone dot you get a partial hollowbody by having a solid piece of maple running down the center of the body dividing the hollow cavity into two. The dot comes with a maple body with a set maple neck. It has a 22 fret rosewood fretboard with dot inlays. It has dual Epiphone humbuckers with a volume and tone control each and a 3 way switch.

UTILIZATION

The large Gibson Semi-hollow shape means the guitar is not the most comfortable to play. It fits a bit awkwardly around your body. There are new Vox semi-hollow guitars that arch around and contour towards your body. These guitar have a flat shape and you may find yourself reaching around the body a bit. They are a pretty slim neck they arent like 50s Gibson necks. The fretwork can be hit or miss but it is nothing a good setup cant fix. The upper fret access is slightly better than that of a Les Paul just because of the shape but it is not like a shred guitar or neck through guitar.

SOUNDS

Because of the design it is quite difficult to swap out electronics on a semi-hollow guitar. This means unless you know a really good luthier you are pretty much stuck with the stock pickups. The Epiphone pickups are the weakest part of the guitar. The semi-hollow construction gives the guitar a ton of natural tone and resonannce and it just needs a set of nice pickups to really bring out the tone amplified. The Gibson version of this guitar comes with Classic 57 pickups which are some of the best pickups Gibson makes in house but that guitar is also thousands of dollars more expensive. The natural tone of the guitar helps out the weak pickups so you should be able to get by with most whatever you play on this guitar.

OVERALL OPINION

This guitar is good for some one who isnt looking for a primary semi-hollow guitar. This could be a good backup guitar or first semi-hollow guitar to see if you like the sound. I would recommend the Vox 77 semi-hollow guitar over this if you are looking for a mid level semi-hollow guitar that isnt as expensive as a Gibson. If you are just getting into the semi-hollow scene this guitar is great for that.