« Epiphone ES-335 DOT »

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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