All user reviews for the Epiphone The Dot

I bought this on impulse at Mars Music in Milwaukee for $310 on special.

I own a Les Paul, mid-80's Schecter Strat, Telecaster and several vintage accoustics. 25 years ago I owned a Gibson 355 and a Gretsch Tennessean both of which I sold years ago.

I have been looking around for a jazz instrument for a couple of years but did not like the feel of anything I played. This Epiphone is ideal for my purposes. The guitar is yellow sunburst and the finish is excellent.

My Dot is increadibly responsive and playable for everything frm blues and jazz to R&R and country. "Nashville Cats" sounds great on the axe. Terrific distortion and sustain. Great neck and remarkably fast.

The guitar seems to weigh a bit less than my Les Paul.


Tuners have settled in, the first couple of days were a bit frustrating.

One of the tone controllers is not seated perfectly (when you turn the knob there is a very small bit of waving.

Quality is very good. The grain of the maple on the top is a bit too prominent but not obnoxious.

Very well balanced making it easy for me to play with a strap.

I think this is a remarkable value.

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I love my Epiphobe semi hollow body dot guitar.This guitar is so versitile whether your on stage doing some kick ass guitar solos or just strumming to some oldies this guitar has your back.I bought my Epiphone Dot at www.wichitaband.com and they have the lowest prices I have ever seen!!! Believe me when I went looking for the most cheapest guitar I found it, my guitar was origionally $450.00 and that was on a cheap web site but I looked around the web and I found the exact same guitar with hard shell case brand new only $375.00 shipping included.

My Epiphone can deliver screaming guitar solos that would make Slash look like a beginner or it can deliver soft melodys.The hardwear is two pickups 2 volume and 2 tone controls and one schweet toggle switch which lets you choose between the neck pick up or body pick up or if you want the best of both world choose both.It is made out of mahogany and is a cool Cherry red just thinking about my guitar brings a tear of joy to my face.

The only problem I have with the guitar is it is seriously heavy and when your on stage for 2 hours your back and neck start to hurt.I recomend for people who buy this guitar to get a thick guitar strap because a small guitar strap will probaly slice you into two

The construction of the guitar is mahogany and a glued neck.It has a lot of chrome on the tuners to the humbuckers and is fitted with a black pick guard that looks awesome.The two f holes really bring out the beauty of the guitar and believe me this guitar was meant to last after the amount of punishment on stage Ive given too it it still looks like new and even if you do have any problems with the Epiphone dot the good people at Gibson USA will take care of ya

If you want a good guitar that really delivers da goods purchase a Epiphone dot Semi-Hollowbody. It has all the things for any beginning or advanced guitarest and if you want to put your friends to shame on stage when you play I really recomend you buy this guitar

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Nice vintage sunburst. Not the tobacco sunburst of the last few years. More like a nice early 60's sunburst. Two new Humbucker pickups. They are not Gibson humbucker pickups, but do a nice enough job. I won't change them. I am quite happy with the sound. The neck is easy and comfortable.It fits my hand better than the Gibson ES-335,and costs one heckuva lot less. I am not trying to say this guitar is as good of quality as The Gibson.I am no fool.However it is well made and I am not ashamed to be seen in public with it. I am quite happy when I show people just how nice the guitar is.


I have a Gibson Les Paul, Ibanez Rocket Roll SR(1976 Flying V)and A Fender Strat,and Tele.They all stay in their cases these days. I use Guild guitars for my acoustics,and the Dot for my electric.If I need to bring an back up it is usually my Telecaster. I play a wide range of styles,and have been for many moons.This Dot is really great. Has not let me down. I bought this guitar,took it home removed the incredibly clunky,and ugly Pick guard,and went to the gig.Played four gigs in three days,and the guitar was perfect through the whole thing.IN fact on the day of back to back gigs,I relied on this Dot to see me through. It is very heavy,but because of thesize of the body, it seems the weight is well distributed, and very comfortable to stand and play during our 1 1/2 hour sets. If I have a complaint, it would be the cheesy nut they put on it. I am going to have a bone or micarta nut put on it.




Change the nut,and if you are trying to turn it into a Gibson throw some '57 humbuckers on it. They will sound better. I won't because I am satisfied with the tone I get,and happy to have them. I wish they would change the nuts they use though.They are really cheap.



Construction is superb. No visible flaws,and the tuners are fine.They look to beGOtoh tuners but I am not sure.


The bridge is the tuneomatic and it has Stop Bar tailpiece.Chrome hardware,and it works fine. I have had this guitar for a few months and it has become a close friend.


People don't have to like it,ot can rap it all they want.I really do not care.


So far I have had skeptical remarks about the Brand,but not the tone.And after some remarks,those who play it are amazed and impressed.


So all the Nay sayers who have to have their Brand Names on the headstock,or make remarks about "Lesser brands" can Kiss my butt.I own some "Name Brands",and have owned several in the past(Firebirds,Les Pauls,and Other Big names)and this is right up there in enjoyment . And that is why I play.For enjoyment.And I will take this Dot anytime,and Anywhere.




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I'd just sold my first electric (a les paul copy, dont laugh, it was great for starting on! and it was cherry sunburst!) and saved up a bit of money and decided i wanted an epiphione semi ala mr gallagher. so i went to my local guitar shop where i saw a beuatiful epiphone casino. but i didnt have the £550 they wanted for it so it was off to leeds. the first 2 guitars a saw were a riviara (which i originally wanted) and the cherry dot. didnt touch the riviara because that was also too expensive. then i noticed that the brand new dots were £400 but the cherry one didnt have a price on it so i asked about it. luckily for me it was second hand and only £250! had a strum and bought it straight away. got a free bag picks and capo so was quite pleased.



love the look of it in cherry. suitable for almost all types of music. sounds great clean staight through my marshall amp. also sounds good distorted although it could do with a more powerful bridge pickup to add a bit more roar to certain songs but theres plenty there for my bedroom! action is perfect, not too high and not too low(no buzz low down). acoustic tone is also excellent!



nothing really! apart from the pickup selector switch sticks on one pickup when its in the middle. a quick tap sorts that out though!



feels very solid! nothing is loose or fragile. heard a few stories that tuners are loose and all that but mine is fine. very well put together, well done korea!



for the money i paid cant think of any other guitar with such a wide range of tones. looks like i got a good one (know there are some bad ones out there). great guitar, glad i bought it!! wouldnt mind a gibson les paul custom though!



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I bought this guitar off the shelf at Mainely Music in Ellsworth, Maine. I paid $489 for it with Epiphone Hard Case and 90 degree Cord.



I really like this guitar. I have had a Gibson Les Paul guitar, and I really find that this guitar sounds Really, Really Nice. I realize that it is not the Gibson 335, but for about 1/4 of the price of a NEW Gibson 335, you just can't beat it in sound, playability, attractiveness, and price!!! The one I bought is Ebony with Chrome Hardware. It has sealed machine heads, Stop Bridge Tail Piece, 2 volume, tone knobs, and a 3 way toggle switch. The sound produced by this guitar is very nice and can really kick it up if given the opportunity.



I don't really like the knobs, nut, or toggle switch. The knobs, and toggle switch probably are the most noticeable for their alleged "cheapness". If Gibson would raise the price just a little, put on the Grover Machine Heads, a better quality nut, and put on the good pots and switch, this guitar would be every musicians dream unless you need to be the one that always has to pay for the advertising and "status" of the Gibson.



The construction and finish of the unit was near total perfection. I didn't find any faults with contruction or quality. The contruction is very solid with a wood block support running up the center of the guitar on the inside. The finish is very glossy. Very attractive guitar.



I would buy another one if something ever happend to this one. It is one BEAUTIFUL guitar! It plays and sounds like a dream. Very good sound. Stays in tune with no problem, as for the machine heads. I have had this guitar for about two months and it is everything I expected and more. I wouldn't have expected much more out of an actual Gibson! If you are completely loaded and your limo driver will drive you to the music store, get the Gibson, but for the rest of us, the EPIPHONE DOT 335 IS THE ONE FOR YOU!



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Purchased this guitar from a Musician's Friend catalogue (on special). I paid $369US for the guitar.



I like the playability (low action) of this guitar for jazz chord-melody playing. Also the cherry finish with gold hardware. The Epiphone gold hardware doesn't hold up very well, but it sure looks good when it is new!



The guitar is heavy and best played sitting down. I would hate to have to carry it around my neck for a long set.



The guitar seems to be well made and I did not find any flaws in workmanship or finish.



A great, eminently playable guitar for many different types of music - I use it for jazz. I feel that I received good value for my money and look forward to many hours of enjoyment playing this instrument.



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Made in Asia, 2 vol, 2 tone, 3 position, tune o matic bridge, Grover keys,

Body and maple neck, 2 humbuckers Epiphone.

UTILIZATION

Violin side, it is very hard for the price (300 euros nine).

When you see the value for money from competitors, Epiphone I put in my top 3. Gibson worthy of a handle, not flat but almost, it's really very close.
Only the hardware is less extensive, say it is simple.

For the rest it's great.

SOUNDS

The first connection, we see the limits of direct 2 Epiphone humbuckers onboard. It sings not of the masses.

I've pasted directly Gibson Burstbucker 2 (bridge type II side, type I handle side), and there is pure delight. These pickups are awesome. The guitar finally speaks, sings beautifully ca. Well its a classic rock on my Mesa Rect-o-verb, it became my number one guitar., And yet it is the cheapest of any I've had, the tenth in total.

OVERALL OPINION

15 days of use, and I finally approach the sound that I love about this guitar, which competes heavily with the models change after gibson pickups.

A beautiful gift annif, thank you!!!!

MODEL Custom Shop
Made in China, but micro United States
Epiphone bridge base
Beautiful rosewood handle with inlays of large
Exceptional finish Super Cherry

22 Frets

Rglage Volume / Ring for each microphone
+ Slecteur microphones 3 positions

UTILIZATION

Channel trs enjoyable.
Guitar straight away a feeling for the violin Hollowbody gives the same without the plug.
I'm old enough she never ESG.

Access in acute is that of a jackson frets 21 and 22 are not made to shred the compulsive ^ ^

Against a rapidly obtained by a sound that appeals across DIFFERENT rglages Tone playing really possible for many

SOUNDS

It is suitable for blues, rock and jazz, but surely I've never really tried,
I m'tais amus him stick a big distortion and dribble ca not that what we might imagine.
Sound good but too fat distortion overdrive lgre say that you direct to the general Ramna amricain Blues.
In the clean sound is warm in the bass but lacks can be crystalline in the treble.
I was playing on a homemade amplifier lamp.
It was enough to make it to the limit of the gain saturation for large strokes mdiator history to have a crunch really not dgueu.

OVERALL OPINION

Gard I had 3-4 years
but I'm Sparer c'tait the guitar because of my first and he had no more useful.

I tried other models but the piphone Dot and the signature and BB King piphone caught my attention but the most particulirement than my first.

The particular feature that I liked the least likely that the microphones n'tait not powerful enough that we should always push the crunch for power.

The Look Chuck Berry guaranteed!
With the exprience I can be directly taken MODEL BB King but silent when even 200 euros more expensive. But with the same budget is really a great guitar so I think I take it again.

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 ...

Surely Japan, 22 frets, I do not know what micro but have a good fishing! whatever the effects that they put!

handle pure gibson / epiphone, although round, nickel chrome!

UTILIZATION

Channel super nice, access to acute gonna have no complaints except for the guitar (z) There's hero TFW better handle rapid level in acute! beautiful shape, just fail over the handle in white like her big sister and would really pure jewels! and is already far from being ugly!

very good sound, very punchy mic, I m used to see the big rock metal (yes it may be a little bizard lol) but it sounds nickel and has the face!

SOUNDS

Well I think every style of music going very well (except perhaps extreme metal: p)

I play a marshall dsl 100 amp, and an Ibanez SM7 ca Depot! as clean as any distortion happens and nothing passes away!

OVERALL OPINION

It's been 2 years that I have the, I have never needed the rule j have had a lot of scrapes before (and after) but it's still one of my favorite! the RAPORT qualitprix is ​​really interesting that's for sure!

and yes I would do the same choice twice rather that one! j hesitated even to buy one of another color!

ps: even when the notes correspond with the fact that it's still a mid-range guitar, very very good indeed!

Guitar factory in the United States not
22 frets, a microphone with its hot and serious rev up and down quite dry
Floyd but no ability to mount a Bigsby
2 vomume 2 Tone switch
Round and round off gibson type
No problem good finish varnish, the neck moves slightly, mcaniques good. RAS for 4 years I have

UTILIZATION

Rgulier enjoyable round round round good varnish type gibson
Good access to acute
Trs guitar quite heavy but good balance
The sound is okay trs

SOUNDS

Good guitar rock funk blues ballad 60/80 Annes, deprecated for hard rock and mtal
Its best on the fender marshall amp (but it's personal)
Sonnorite serious about global micro sec over the top of the bottom mic, bass amp can saturate the microphone when you are at the top if the amp is too low with rgl

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 4 years
Good violin sound good prfrea a les paul because more adate my game (blues funk)
Ovccaz buy a new state 300 euros
I do it again this choice
It remains trs well for any type of game (except mtal and hard rock), however, goes well trs rock or rockabilly style softphone

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.

Made in China, a classic.
Official replica of the Gibson ... almost ten times cheaper!
Hollow body with the openings in F, double cutaway, two humbuckers AlNiCo classic, Tune o matic ... Epiphone's classic.
Mahogany body and maple set neck with a touch of maple with rosewood ... the 60's are yours!

UTILIZATION

The handle is just great although I think the action of the original string is set ... but we ride through highs with ease!
Really great and made for the blues ...
A bit heavy (but less than a Les Paul) but fairly balanced unlike other less expensive copies.
The sound for this price range is really good! It will not play metal (quoique. ..) but for the soft rock and melodic (Oasis Phone) and ranges of blues is the guitar sound and look!

SOUNDS

I play pop rock that's perfect if you play the blues is even better!
I use it on an amp H & K Attax 80 and it makes it very well, the output level of the microphone is quite impressive ...

The better sustain, a real set neck, the humbuckers but not too fat, a body dug ... it vibrates into your body and it's magic!

+ 1 for the microphones, a + + to sustain

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two months is really a super skyscraper!
No surprise, it's not Gibson, but the spike in flavor all its own ... grab you and you end up thirty years ago!
For the price range is the best I found ... perhaps a flaw: the abscence of cover and availability, but the problems of all gibson ...

Value for money: 9 / 10, bought 420 euros in Music gallery Evreux (27)

Ps: for more euros to set, make the effort to take it rather than the studio, it's still much better; mandatory cherry color, it's a 335!

So after the ref number on my guitar it was made in 2004 in Korea (I'm telling you exactly what works.)
2potard volume, 2 tone, a microphone selector 3 positions.

UTILIZATION

Ah, the handle!
I had been warned, I was still a bit skeptical at first because I spent a good handle fenderrien (flat) to a handle pure gibsonnien (very round and thick) with one year of guitar tabs, and without having ever played on another instrument aparavant! But finally, with some weeks on, I am accustomed, now, was that of happiness!
This handle is great, super comfortable, I prefer it to that of my old scratched.
While it has some pitfalls of (we will not play a Vai or Satriani above) but it makes good small solis (at Oasis, Led Zep ...) Access to acute is great, frankly, it's standing treat, thanks to the double cutaway, goes hand impeccable. This is certainly not ibanez but it was good! Anyway it's not really the same spirit, just see the mouth of two ... Anyway.
The guitar is a bit heavy for my taste, not very balanced, plus she has a fat ass.
But what form! This is its charm! The shape ES335, I love it! He easily forgives such defects.

SOUNDS

This is a semi-hollow, but not limited to jazzeux ...
Blues, rock, punk, metal see (but uh not really clear the saturation)
But we have a good sound hot, I love it! I can only play on hollowbody Now, the other gives me the impression of being dead sticks!

Edit

OVERALL OPINION

J el'utilise since 3moi Mainetti.
I love its shape, its look, its handle.
Before the acquisition, jai tried ibanez body half but it very promptly pa General Meeting well better, as they say! Finally, we must try!
I had a 400euros with a case so: money impeccable!
With the experience I would have perhaps waited a little assay is a more ibanez-end, but hey, it must be fun huh, and I did not like the colors of the ibanez, mine is black, and tears, I have nothing but compliments on her look!

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).

It is manufactured in China and Cherry color.

No need to repeat the general specifications!

Review and note the characteristics?! All that is more standard. Seem consistent copy of the 335 pre 62 '(INLAYS round instead of trapezes, not net the key ...) hence the name DOT ... Mine has Grover - not bad normally.
On my DOT, the finish is excellent. None other than the default of E Epiphone on the plate protective p'tit ask a little glue. But it's really an insignificant detail ...

I had the chance to try two identical to the store that day. Fortunately for that matter!
For the other DOT had a small defect at the binding at the junction of the handle. And the pickup selector a bit more temperamental traces of polish on the chrome on one / two places. Not to mention the sound was worse.

So my bill will reflect my Dot and the other that I could try.

UTILIZATION

Great surprise, the handle is perfect for me. Being pro-hyper Fender used the sleeves of my Strats, I have been baffled by playing on the Epiphone. I found my bearings super fast! And that's hardly the case with other Epiphone and Gibson on which I had the opportunity to play. For example, the handle of the Sheraton repulses me! That of the Dot seems less wide - less big "stick" as the Sheraton. For someone just like me Fender in the world is significant.
The frets do not hang. It is easy to draw bends without significant detuning. The knobs work well with a progressive course. The mechanics seem OK

Again to my surprise, I find this rather light 335! May see more than my Start Plus USD. No imbalance. It is even more enjoyable to play while seated. Me to expect a heavy guitar like the Les Paul, it's a good surprise!

Access to acute is easy, at least almost as well as a Start.

Really about ease of use is a near flawless.

SOUNDS

Already, I rather play Blues or Rock genre Pink Floyd / Rolling Stones and very occasionally metal (more for fun). This guitar is obviously intended use rather Rock'n'Roll and Blues (Chuck Berry, BB King, Clapton in the early stages have used or still use). It is of course recommended for metalheads ... is a semi-hollow, not a shred to Ibanez!

One recognizes the sound of a typical semi-hollow. This "clonk" in the attack of the notes and the warm sound. But this is not the sound of a real 335 ... Not that this guitar is totally incompetent, but it is restricted by the microphones. Because the microphones are drinking origins, but they are still true:

The bridge pickup to a good offense, quite incisive. It sounds good in overdrive for a well rock. But is a bit rough if you push the gain. But surprisingly, it still provides quite a bit with a large distortion. The output level is quite important for an Epiphone PAF. I blame him p'tit a lack of brightness and a lack of bass. So in summary for the bridge pickup, it holds water if one is not too demanding.
For the neck pickup, Jazz or Blues in use it works well. But no more. For higher gain, it's too fat and too much draft.

From 21/12/08 EDIT:

I replaced the pickups with GFS Dream 180 and the nut by a GrapTech. I do not regret at all the change
The 335 is finally living! All the defects mentioned above are gone. Now I get the typical sound of a good semi-hollow 335 type. It's punchy, it's not drooling and it's very defined, yet very warm. Also, I added a split, and split as the Dream 180. In this case, the sound palette is very broad thanks to its single coil obtained after split - always keeping the sound warm and round the side of a typical semi-hollow but also "clear".
Similarly, the nut is a true original stew in which food plastoc sound, changing nut really unbridled guitar. Everything has become immediately more defined and better balanced. As the acoustic power much higher!

So my note on the sound reflects the origins of microphones. But with the new pickups, it's 10/10!

OVERALL OPINION

This is a recent purchase. For a long time I was eyeing the side of a 335. I bought it for a different sound to complement my Strats. And I'm not at all disappointed. For the price (269 €), it is incredible to have a guitar as good. While I consider a change of microphones quickly, I think it is quite usable as it! A beginner will find his account as a pro willing to have a guitar with a good violin to lay the microphone of choice. For I am sure she will excel with good pickups (GFS or Gibson, for example). But this long to come across well over a DOT and that sounds good. For I repeat, store, both DOT did not sound as well as one another. I have not taken that sounded less (low less clear, less bright treble, its overall less dynamic) and the finish was not as good. So I suggest (if possible) to buy this guitar directly from in-store test, because as some confirmed, it is sometimes the lottery. This advice applies to any guitar, but especially in this price range ...

Compared to the Sheraton - comparison made systematically - the finish is as good. The hardware is identical. Only the finish is more "luxurious" on the Sheraton. But in my humble opinion, the violin is also generally good. The upgrade of the microphones is also interesting that the DOT on the Sheraton. Ultimately, it may be possible that quality control is more advanced on the Sheraton and it still remains to be seen ...
Also the color Cherry (335 color what!) Is available on the DOT!

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I prcise just as I Reue is "handcrafted" in Korea.

UTILIZATION

Guitar trs enjoyable to use. It's my body and half Premire j'apprhendais getting started, but in fact, spent much trs trs. It is lighter than my LP.

The electronic is not without default. The volume knob crackles trslgrement end position and the knobs are not well fixs. A little help for flat cl solve the problem and it rgl but hey, these are small default assembly noted.

The string books are not based gniales and are fine (9-42). On this guitar, I mounted directly in the 10-46 Ernie Ball. The sound is more rounded on the treble and gain some momentum.

The bridge is impeccable in my opinion but I am not a luthier. In contrast, seem mcaniques averages. They take the agreement for the moment, but I'm afraid of aging. We feel much diffrence in the quality from those of my Gibson LP.

SOUNDS

This is where I am totally bleuff. Microphones books are not as bad as I expected. It sounds circular, ss dynamics is equilibrated in the clear on my peavey classic 30. On the micro serious lamps + the fund has given a round and warm, it is superb. It's even a little crunch with sustained attacks. It snaps in acute if you pull some strings at the bottom. It's really enjoyable. Playing more lightweight, we obtain a round and warm, ideal for the jazz.
Joint position, the sound is more neutral and can play more in the spirit electro acoustic (well, nothing EXAGRES either). Finally, there are a few of the nasal sound of micro acute CHARACTERISTICS gibson, with a little less dynamic when same.

When going on a sustained overdrive, the micro acute takes the advantage with a grain and warmth caratristique. Ideal for the rock of ZZ Top is powerful, bold, and the body brings a surplus of non ngligeable sustain. Personally, I love.

Of course, needless to say that if you are looking for a metallic sound, to be saturated, crystalline, go your way.

Dernire small note: I russi ringing my Marschall MG100DFX! If so, it's true. Well, should not expect miracles, but frankly the silent sound acceptable. This is to say what brings the cash in terms of roundness and warmth ...

OVERALL OPINION

I have since before yesterday. I was able to compare with my gibson LP and my Fender Start Mex Classic Player 60. I wanted a guitar with a sound diffrent and frankly, I am well served. I think for the price would have a hard t get any better. The violin is really pretty and I think that by changing the pickups to the Gibson, sounding honestly could IDAL. APRS has piphone rest of the equipment level. Honntement, his cot is really good trs.
I tried a Yamaha AES620 home, and also a peavey MODEL. There was a grain but is was less characters, or too c'tait draft.

Frankly, I will talk a little more perspective, but what I would do this choice, frankly, without hsiter.

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.

Provenance:
China

Lutherie:
Same ES335 except maple neck (The Gibson ES335 has a mahogany neck but do not panic, the Gibson Lucille, too, a maple neck and it does not bother BB King). The maple wood hyper-rigid, is an excellent choice for good performance tuning. I imagine that the timber used does not come out of a stock Centennial thus presumably lower quality species to a Gibson USA.

Electronics:
2 humbucker Epiphone Classic 57. The name "Classic 57" may well be comforting, it will have to change the pickups to get a good guitar. Tone knobs on, still no change in manufacturers: These knobs are high-cut filters that deaden the sound, so we need not (especially on the neck microphone). I have the solution for cutting down the tone knobs so contact me and send the wiring diagram. Pdf by e-mail.

Mechanical:
Bridge and tailpiece standard Gibson type (the good old TuneOmatic + Stop Bar)
Grover so no worries.

Look:
Originally, it's a good start, the finish is largely up to the 300 euros spent, with some small blemishes that are not annoying (but hey, we did not have the same tolerance ).

Gibsonisation intensive:
It can seriously change gibsoniser:
The keys by models "tulip" (Schaller ST6KN kind or Grover 135N).
The saddle by Graphtech white.
Mics by two Seymour Duncan 59 (SH1 SH1 B + N) or else according to your tastes.
The pickguard with a real Gibson ES335, which has a different profile.
Buttons knob by SG models.
Ah yes, here it begins to look like a 335 ...

UTILIZATION

As a 335 ...

SOUNDS

When empty, without amplifier, the first impression is "Whaouuu, not bad ... it is sending, for 300 euros! . Like the 335, the Epiphone Dot has a good firepower acoustic, sponsor, body, wealth, with a nice bump up medium (the famous Honk!), Treble rather dry, which contribute to producing a sharp attack and moreover, excellent sustain. In short, a grain vacuum which suggests a good feeling when you go to plug.
So I turn on the amp, and there ... it's the drama: No, I'm exaggerating ... but the original pickups are really not up to par. Lack power, acute stifled, zero personality, no subtlety of play is transmitted in short, is not micro, it's censorship!
But changing these pickups by real (although there is a choice: Gibson, Seymour Duncan, DiMarzio, Gretsch, + lots of other manufacturers to study ...) then the DOT can speak freely.
I made the choice of Seymour SH1 are copying very successful PAF Gibson 50s and then I left with the feeling that DOT improved Gibson! All the qualities found playing acoustic load can be found in the HP of the amp, with that allows more electricity. This is the class and the idea of ​​leaving my home for Firebird from DOT alone with my concerts I'm not afraid.

OVERALL OPINION

I subscribe to Gibson SG std since 1994 and SG 61 reissue, then Firebird V that I still have so I'm used to working with the grain.
Originally, the Epiphone DOT is a violin, a sort of half-complete with guitar and for the other half, just buy two good microphones.
With the Seymour 59 Epiphone DOT is totally in the spirit Gibson.
It's a great plan for a budget of less than 500 euros.

The Epiphone Dot was designed to be a close approximation to the original late 1950s Gibson ES-335 "dot neck" version of the classic semi hollow body instrument. It features the following specifications:

Semi-hollowbody
Laminated maple body and top
Body binding
Set maple neck
22-fret rosewood fretboard
Dual humbuckers (based on Gibson '57 Classic humbuckers)
3-way pickup selector
2 volume and 2 tone controls
LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece add more sustain and easier string changing
Chrome hardware

It's a very basic hollowbody guitar and feels much like a 335, except without the classic craftsmanship and attention to detail that getting one from Gibson Custom Shop would get you. I've owned one and played several and they're of varying quality. Epiphones in general tend to lack consistency, which can be a problem when shopping for guitars like this.

UTILIZATION

Playing this guitar was definitely something to get used to! At the time I owned it, I was accustomed to much lighter, more ergonomic solidbody guitars, with the occasional foray into fully acoustic guitars. The particular example that I owned was on the heavier side (probably about 9 to 10 pounds) and felt a little bit clunky and odd to get used to at first because of the very large body. The upper fret access was not stellar on this guitar either, but I can't be too picky about that considering that the guitar was not designed to play lightning fast Yngwie or Guthrie Govan tunes. For being designed how it is, the ergonomics and upper fret access weren't terrible by any means, just not nearly as good as many of the solidbody guitars that I've owned.

Getting a decent sound out of this guitar is not too difficult. It's wired exactly the same as a Les Paul or SG, with dual humbuckers, each with its own volume and tone control, and then a 3 way toggle switch to go between the pickups. The pickups in this guitar are definitely a weak point, so the tones I dialed in were often muffled and/or muddy sounding, so that was a bit of a crutch, but again, for a $400 guitar I can't be TOO picky about the stock OEM pickups.

SOUNDS

I used this guitar with my main rig at the time, a Mesa Boogie Mark III head and Basson 2x12 speaker cabinet. Like I stated above, the pickups in this guitar really are not very impressive. From what I've read in some places, they were based on '57 Classics, but I would argue that they really don't do that sound. I have '57 Classics in my main Gibson LP and they are a MUCH more articulate and dynamic pickup than the OEM copies in this guitar.

The clean tones were the better sounding ones. The neck pickup had a nice bassy sound for jazz and cleaner blues tones and the bridge pickup had a thicker, wooly sounding tone, again great for bluesier textures. The muddiness is unfortunately fairly apparent with this sort of tone, so I had to compensate by using more treble on the amp than I would normally, which made it a bit piercing if I switched over to the overdrive tones. However for just playing cleaner tones with this guitar, if I adjusted the amplifier settings to dial out a bit of the muffled character, it was great.

The overdrive tones were quite honestly not much to write home about. The neck pickup was very bassy. There wasn't a whole lot of note definition when using this pickup, so it really only worked for single note lines or doom rock/metal type tones (IE: Sabbath, Sleep). The bridge pickup wasn't too bad, but again the lack of definition in the pickup relegated it to a much bassier sound than I'm used to using, and such a sound wasn't really one that fit the music I was playing at the time.

OVERALL OPINION

All in all I think Epiphone has a great idea with this guitar. The construction is decent and the feel of the guitar is nice for a hollowbody. The biggest issue for me was that the electronics were basically junk, and being that it's a hollowbody, pickups and electronics are much harder to swap out, so I was stuck using the stock pickups and electronics for the time that I owned it. The other big issue I have with Epiphones is consistency. I've played many great ones, many average ones and many total dogs, without any rhyme or reason as to which would be great and which wouldn't. I would say that my particular Dot (2004 model) was on the average side, not amazing but far from a dog.

These guitars are cool for $400, but to me the pickups are fit for the trash unless you want bass heavy mud... so factor in another $150 for new pickups. At that price point with upgrades, it's really no longer as good a deal, so I guess it's up to the end user to decide what works.