All user reviews of 5/5 for the Epiphone Dot Studio

The Epiphone Dot Studio is a clone of the classic Gibson ES-335 Semi-Hollowbody electric guitar. It has a mahogany top, back, sides, and a set in place neck. The neck is maple with a rosewood fretboard. It has two Vintage Alnico V plus pickups and a 3 way selector switch with a tone knob, and a volume knob. I believe they are made in the USA, though I could be wrong. It has 22 jumbo sized frets and a 12" fingerboard radius. The guitar is light and fast and very smooth to play, and really great looking. The finish is great and I love the brown woody look.

UTILIZATION

The guitar is a great play, and has a great range of tones. It's comfortable to wear, and doesn't weigh too much. Feels good on the shoulders and is comfortable to sit with. The sounds range from mellow and subdues to sharp and bluesy. It's great for hard rock, jazz, or acoustic sounds too. The neck is nice and fast and feels really good, and the frets are all perfect. It's a real treat to play, and I just love the action on it.

SOUNDS

The Dot Studio sounds great clean or distorted, and offers a wide plethora of sounds to pick from. I can get a good clean 80's shimmer with some reverb and chorus, or I can get a nice crunchy modern rock sound with a distortion pedal. It's also great for jazz with a nice smooth, mellow tone that's very even across it's frequency range.

OVERALL OPINION

Overall, the Dot Studio is an awesome option for someone who wants a good guitar and doesn't want to shell out. The 335 looks and vibe rock, and the sounds are sweet. It's great to perform with and gives a nice classy look on stage. It's comfortable, affordable, and an all around great guitar.

a handle, a body, strings, 2 pickups, 1 tone, volume, microphone selector

UTILIZATION

a handle on which is great on its brands, a case certainly impressive but when you get used to, like weight, access to acute, yes, normal, anyway this is not the kind of thing I'm interested, I'm not for his solos and I, it suits me perfectly, plug, sounds, plug it, it sounds too plain, good sound, distortion too.

SOUNDS

I play with a marshall jtm60 and I punkifiée French song and I must say it is quite suitable to my style. I put the selector in the middle position, the volume to 10 and the tone sounds at 6-7 and nickel.
his only fault was the bridge a little edge that made me break a lot of strings, but since I have softened their support angle and I use picks more flexible, this problem is less frequent.

OVERALL OPINION

basically a guitar whose quality is matched only by his great face. I flashed on his first appearance, then when I tried it, I knew it was the one I wanted. she will nickel for what I play and how I play! I have since 2008, bought new 200 euros, and needless to say I do not regret having bought ... I use it regularly and I will still continue to play with a good time. she did a bunch of gigs and even more répets in five years (I write in 2013) and has always been up to. so that when I think to buy a second scratch (emergency or "superior") I find it hard to stop on a choice because I'm often to try, I have trouble find a guitar that could match in my eyes and create a connection such as the one I have with it (in fact the only time I happened to have a thunderbolt equivalent to a plow, it was testing a les paul junior-yes, I like simple and effective guitar - a day in store that I did not buy it because at that time I was about to buy an amp and not a scratch). Briefly, I can say that it is subjectively excellent scratch that combines aesthetics, quality and price cool!

Made in China, it is equipped with bridge and tailpiece typical of this range Gibson / Epiphone, the handle is quite nice: nor a "log" as the Les Paul Studio, or highway of the Firebird (owned in the past two heads) , 21 frets, I think, two open humbucking Epiphone and only two potentiometers + inverter.

UTILIZATION

The handle is very nice, it must be done every guitar when more than one, it is advisable, the lack of benchmarks "dots" are coming: I made the big dots + white polish on the edge of my neck! ...
Finally, the ergonomics are very good, the body will stand under the right arm (right) and the guitar is light (mahogany, and dry? ...), Access to acute is pretty good, when one has Strat G & L Tribute or, I return the length of the handle: a move from a 24'75 25'50 becomes tiring with age, is not Stevie Ray or Hendrix who wants ...
So, question her, with my Bugera amp (tubes of course), emphasized bass settings, it's a pleasant surprise ... for an Epiphone! BBKing revisited, with the feeling of modesty and necessary ... ! The body is beam, ie a block of wood (white, maple?) Separates the two inner parts of the body and the pickups are set out in this beam, which should sound differently than a Washburn HB 30 ? ... anyway, finally, for almost half the price (Washburn HB33DR mahogany / beam), I prefer the Epi Dot Studio, mine is worn cherry - all black hardware and SUPERB, I find it really beautiful!

SOUNDS

For blues, rock, finger-picking/folk-rock, Kaukonen, e tutti quanti, it's not bad! ...
The sounds are dependent on the amp: I'm "old-school direct plug ins" if it sounds, no need for pedals or 36 Encor less synthesized sounds as the lights ARE THE Son! ... Certainly when I had the urge to tinker, I would change the mics: I have old Aria, Epiphone also, "Slasher" who "fart"; Wilkinson double and P90, enough raving, but I other budget guitars to "upgrade" (or downgrade, you never know, I'm not the fashions of the moment ...)
So I play on Bugera V55 head and 4x12 cabinet 'ditto: I re-repeat the pleasure of searching sounds very exciting, as usual you are doing (I do not play in a group).
So I recognize the limitations of this guitar pickups, the ideal - her older sister Gibson - worth six (6) times its price! ...

OVERALL OPINION

2 weeks and conquered; purchased on the net for a "half box" beautiful and interesting and certainly WITHOUT A PRIORI: I was right! ! !
I like the quality, finish, the look and beauty, color, etc. ...
I recognize the limitations of microphones: they were better, "they" would sell more than Gibson!
Value for money: 9/10, while the other Epi are worthless, although expensive +!
Choice to repeat the colors in non-imported (blue, white, yellow, etc ...!)

-Factory in China (Qing dao) in April 2005.
-22 Frets, 2 vintage alnico humbuckers without covers, black hardware, mechanical good-quality red tomatoes (do not laugh!).
-Laminated mahogany body (and not rolled as in the Saddle dot, period! I noticed this error in a lot of descriptions, so I compared with the dot "normal" my girlfriend utiliss and woods are not the same!), mahogany set neck gibson type, rosewood fingerboard with no inlays (but are still listed on the profile of Submitted sleeve!). A nice style!
-1 Volume, 1 Tone 1 slecteur 3 positions.

UTILIZATION

-The handle is enjoyable for the little that you are not allergic to sleeves typs gibson. A priori, no problem!
-L 'treble for CSTA is easy, easier than on my les paul in any case because of its shape symtrique!
It forms a gnreuses fairly bulky! It is a bit heavy too, but trs enjoyable play, and not uncomfortable at all!
I played on a Vox amp VR30r hybrid, and we go from rock n 'roll Berry classic pop of the Beatles without any problem! The hard rock seventies is also totally practical! I do not know what' it applies to the metal, perhaps someone can help me?
In any case, no frills, the 2 knobs allow you to change just the sound of that studio dot, but lesrglages complex and difficult prcis snt (the absence of the other 2 knobs!). However, I do not find this simplicity so disabling that

SOUNDS

The micro-Epiphonesouvent reviews and I agree with you often right (I changed those of my les paul custom pickups for a set of Seymour Duncan Hot Rod) trs work here! The output level of these microphones is a bit lower than that of my les paul duncan but suprieurs are those installed on the same les paul origin. Moreover, the output level of my dot studio is larger than the dot "standard" of my girlfriend! The sound is a signature diffrent, microphones andTHE wood utiliss diffrnts as (a slightly more fat and round may be ...). I do not know if the places of manufacture are for something, well qu'n say the benefit of the plant qing dao (EE on the n of SERIES).
-A more blues postion rhythm, slightly nasal in treble, trs trs cool in maisfranchement intermdiaire in clear channel, with the right amount of fat, sustain, sharp curves and trs ds satisfactory, not to mention the wealth of its own in the semi-boxes.

OVERALL OPINION

-Used for 2 months.
Colors available-just coming out of the ordinary, more "pop" as the classic cherry red or sunburst!
nb: red tomato I chose the default makes much better in person than on diffrent phtos I could find on the web! enjoyable surprise!
The quality-price ratio t for me the main reason for this purchase! 199 euros in new leadguitars on the web, colors available in this price leseul red tomato.
frankly, I think it's a big deal! The classic dot my opinion is no better than the studio but diffrent dot, a little guy, but a little less versatile. There are all the same which makes the charm for a price of 335 drisoire! Complment it comes to my cot paulcustom me four times cheravec change pickups, diff reference price which does not seem as justified!
-I srement remake that choice, since the 2nd guitar satisfies me almost as much as my 1st guitar is much more expensive and whose j'tais dj rev happy!