Epiphone Dot

2003 Made In Korea. Features the usual twin humbucker 3 way switch 4 pot layout. Mine's a gorgeous Cherry finish, one of it's best features. Nice easy neck to play. Came stung with .010's which are OK for me. Body and neck are laminated maple etc, etc.....Grover tuners which are OK for stability. Tune-O-Matic with a stop tailpiece. 2 Gibson humbuckers with chrome covers. Essentially a Gibson ES-335 with no neck binding and lesser grade materials. But all in all, pretty remarkable workmanship for such an "inexpensive" guitar.

Well, I really like the sound of this guitar with the Gibson HB's. I play a lot of melodic guitar pop (Beatles especially) and although I own and love an SG, I like having a semi-hollow axe for certain kinds of tasks. No noise, that's for sure! Range is cool...from nice and bright (but full) to deep and mellow. This guitar is great for pop, rock, blues and most points in-between. Well, ya can't shred on it but it's not made for that. I'll keep the pickups as is for the time being. They sound great thru a Fender Blackface tube amp. This guitar also records very well and I just plain like to listen to it!

The guitar's set up is, as usual for Epiphone, dodgy, at best. Intonation is goofy and the selector switch on mine is, for the time being, OK. But The finish is very pretty although it has Black paint runoff on the f-holes. The creme binding is nice but there is a slight "cherry" tint to it. The action is real easy and I didn't have to reset that at all. Just a few minor things, relatively easy to fix myself.

Strap buttons are real solid. I'm sure it'll serve well live. Depend on it? We'll soon find out! Never gig without a backup quoth the Raven....

Epiphone is very nice to me and I endorse their products. Still, their "limited lifetime warranty" is ridiculous since modification of their stuff is almost always necessary and that "voids" the warranty. Neat trick.

Been playing 40 years and have owned vintage Gibson and Epi semi-hollow guitars. I currently own a Epiphone G-400 SG (which I love), Fender Jimmie Vaughn Stratocaster, Rickenbacker 12-String, several Danelectros and an SG doubleneck. This one compares favorably. It's chief quality is that it gives you great bang for the buck at this price point. A great choice if you don't want to waste $2000-3000 on a Gibson which, as far as the new ones go, don't sound that much different than this baby does. I do like this guitar and I'd certainly get another DOT if I had the opportunity.

Made in Korea? 2004 gibson paf humbuckers I believe it's lamenated?

This Guitar sounds great.I play it thru vox and fender amps.Love the sound of this guitar.Sounds as nice as my gibson les paul.When i first bought it i was getting a humming noise i noticed every time i ran my fingers across the pickguard it was like a static sound.I almost took it back for a refund but decided to take the pickgaurd off.The static sound disappered and it suited my playing style better . i tend to wrap my pinky finger under the bridge pickup on all my electrics while playing lead parts and with the way the pickguard was positioned i was unable to so.after the mode it sounds fantastic.I am playing the dot more than any other guitar in my arsenal with the excepion of my hummingbird.

My dot was set up perfect. i have played many epiphones in the store that sounded like junk along with some gibsons.So play several before you buy.The wood looks wonderful i bought a natural finished one.Looks ,sounds and play's like a dream. I am playing this much more than my gibson les paul at the moment.

Epiphone makes great instruments.play several before you buy! i also own a epi viola bass that i giged with for the past 10 years and it never gave me a problem so im shure my dot will do the same

been playing since 1974. i own a gibson les paul,gibson hummingbird,
martin d15,washburn 12 string,epiphone viola bass,guild pilot bass, rickenbacker bass,sg classic p90.vox and fender amps.The epi is a great guitar and certainally holds it's own with any guitar in my arsenal.Don't be discuraged of buing one because it's not a gibson or made in the usa.It's an epiphone! and a great guitar.Just be picky and play a few before you buy and beware of lemons with any guitar.except maybe an olsen!

Epiphone Dot sunburst finish, stop tail piece, two pick-ups with individual tone controls for each. Chrome tuners and hardware. Fast smooth neck, great finish. Came with an Epiphone hard case.

I bought the guitar off a private seller on Ebay and he had changed the pick-ups out and installed Classic Gibson PAF '57 pick-ups. So the sound out of these pick-ups is outstanding. They work for blues, jazz, pop. Nice full sound, through my Fender Princeton 210. No effects used.

Got the guitar the action was a little low, after I raised the action it played great. Pick-ups were after market and are nickle covered so they dull pretty fast while the rest of the guitar stays nice and shinny. The tuners are chrome and not as smooth as Grovers but they keep the guitar in tune, Everything else about the guitar is functional and straight forward. I tightened all the parts so nothing was loose or rattling around. The Epiphone company really does a fine job making these guitars.

This guitar was made to play live, it easily covers almost everything. I have a G&L ASAT for everything else. Guitar really is a quality instrument. No flaws and very affordable. Epiphone does a great job with their guitars. I use Dunlap strap locks again an after market addition but then again my strap doesn't fall off.

I have talked to the Gibson company in Nashville about their Epiphone line and they were very helpful. So I'll give them a 10. The pick-ups were changed before I bought the Guitar so I don't think the warranty applies. Again the folks at Gibson were very helpful.

Overall this guitar is a 8 when compared to say the Gibson ES335, or the Heritage 575 or a Guild but overall the guitar is rock solid and hard to beat at this price point. The stock pick-ups sound excellent, they were changed out before I bought the guitar so the guitar sounds like it has PAFs in it. I've been playing for over thirty years and when I started there were only Gibsons, Fender and Rickenbacher's. This guitar has that "Gibson" sound. I'd buy another on of these Dots again. Overall it is a solid performer. Epiphone really does do a fantastic job on all their guitars. I use an old Fender Princeton Solid state 210 amp and the tone is outstanding.
I also have a G&L ASAT and an old Martin acoustic.

ist bekannt! meine ist 2 jahre alt, gut in schuss, quasi neuwertig. cherry. und schon....... die toogleswitches machen mir bei epiphone sorgen, meine erfahrung zeigt, die halten ne zeit ( 2-5 jahre ) dann leiern die aus und es gibt schwierigkeiten.

ich habe in den letzten 12 monaten ca. 10 335-modelle besessen. tanglewood as 35, sheraton (ne alte, gut 12 jahre alt), johnson, aria pro2 ta 70, harley benton, coxx deluxe 3-35....
gekauft und wieder verkauft (dank ebay). und es hat ausser den ersten einsatz (es war die coxx) nix gekostet, da ich immer mit gewinn verkauft habe. und mein fazit aus dieser reichhaltigen vergleichserfahrung? die epi ist es! sie ist am nachsten am orginal, klingt mit den gibsondisgned hb doch sehr gut, haindling und bespielbarkeit uberzeugt, recht solide elektrik (im vergleich zu den anderen!). aria war zu! fett und neigte zur mikrophonie, coxx kommt protzig daher, ist alles in allem aber doch ne billigklampfe, harley benton ist ne gute alternative, wenns geld knapp ist (echt!!), die sheraton war wirklich schlecht verarbeitet, wie hingerotzt, aber ist auch ne alte aus den 90ern gewesen, vielleicht ist es nu besser. de epi klingt schon, warm, satt, fett, brilliant, sustainreich, wie man es grad braucht....

bis auf mangel in der elektrik alles in butter.....

tja, elektrik, du versaust die 10, oder die 9.....der rest macht mir keine sorgen und wirkt gut und solide....

keine ahnung

im vergleich und in der preisklasse: top! naja, die tanglewood und die harley benton sind wirklich gute gitarren! und kosten weniger! aber die epi ist n tacken besser. aber hier entscheidet nicht nur geld, sondern auch gefuhl. die tanglewood klingt wirklich gut, wirkte aber irgendwie billig, fast wie spielzeug. aber sie klingt! die harley benton klingt auch sehr gut, aber ich wurde nicht warm mit ihr. wie gesagt, das gefuhl spielt eine grosse rolle. vieleicht bin ich auch nur der epi verfallen, weil sie mehr dem orginal gleicht als die anderen, aber nun mal ehrlich: sie ist solide von guter qualitat und gutem sound. wenn man etwas mehr anlegen kann, dann ist man mit der epi auf der sicheren seite. vor allem auch in sachen verarbeitung, da lag sie echt vorne.... hat eigentlich jemand erfahrung mit der epi es 335 dot studio??????

My Epi Dot was made in 2003 in Korea. I paid $378.00 out the door with an extra cable and a strap. It's all stock, so what everyone else said applies to mine. One thing i will say is that i love the finish... its a semi transparent red, you can see the grain of the wood through it... its beautiful. All my friends commented on that when i first got it. I call them elitist... those people who rag on Epiphone electronics. I dont plan on changing anything except the selector switch and perhaps at a later date, the nut. I got this guitar from Marshall Music in Lansing, MI, drove it home, plugged in and played with zero adjustments necessary. (Sorry Elderly, you guys dont want to know people like me with limited money to spend.)

I have been playing religiously for about 6 years. Most of that time was playing acoustic. I looked at a variety of electrics for close to a year before purchasing my Dot. My style is something along the blues, classic rock vein. I'm trying to learn some jazz. I love the tone of this guitar. If nothing else it is very versatile. Play clean and it can get just a bit jangly, adjust the knobs a bit and you can get a slight twang. It can go from light distortion to the boomiest dirtiest distortion. you've ever heard. If i have one complaint about this guitar its that, to me, and maybe this is the way i play... it can get overly bassy. But i have a feeling thats me more than anything. I play it through a Marshall AVT 50 (some like them, some dont. Personally i love this amp.) I'm not much for effects really, but i bought a Crybaby 95q a few months ago, and although my playing sucks when i use it... my friend Chris can make that set up sing.

The only thing that i will comment on in terms of fit and finish is that the Epi "E" logo on the pick guard fell off within a week of ownership. And like i said above, i got this guitar home, plugged it in and played. Apparently the selector switch in these is not well made... mine also cuts out very seldomly when switching between pickups, but to me its not a big deal, but it will get replaced.

This is a durable semi hollow body. Would it stand live playing? Absolutely.
Will the hardware last? i think so, but hell... this is my first real electric.
the finish? love it, durable, high quality, no noticable flaws.
Would i gig with it without a backup? I have and will continue to... mostly because i dont have a backup. But i dont worry about it at all.

No experience here.

Like i said above... I've been playing almost 6 years. I'm very much in the intermediate level. The only other gear i own is a Seagull acoustic with a cheezy little crate practice amp. I was very well informed about what was out there in my price range. I asked everything ad nausium before buying this guitar. NO REGRETS. Would i buy another if lost or stolen? yes.
Im no connaisseur of fine electric guitars, but this one rocks. I dont understand those out there who think you have to go into debt to have a decent set up. The Epi Dot is a versatile, good quality, good sounding guitar

2003 Korean, you know the deal, get the case!

I like the sound. But then again, I had to have the guitar set up when I got it, and I'm not talking the bullsh*t setup like Guitar Center

I bought this from a friend who also owns a small shop. I ran into one of these in a bar in Amarillo and when I got back I told him I had to have one. He ordered it in and it was NOT set up I don't care what the f*ck they say at Samsung. I was about to get pissed but with a little coaxing the damn thing performs like a champ and I should know. Trust me, I abuse guitars on stage.

As I said, I abuse guitars and this thing is tough. Even for a semi-hollow. I used to have nightmares of people smashing one of the hollow sides but I've had drunks throw bottles at me on stage and it didn't crack and my ex-wife threw the case out of her car when she left me. Picked it up, took the guitar out and started to play a sad song. But like everyone here is saying, replace the nut, the selector switch and adjust EVERYTHING and you'll be happy. Yes, you can play it live. No, I don't care if you have the finest guitar made, NEVER play without a backup. But if I had to I guess I could

I've never had to use them but I'm sure I've voided the warranty. ha ha ha

Been playing about 5 years now. I own a 1970 Martin D-18 that I'd never dare to treat this badly. Trust me, this guitar earns her keep. I play through an old Kustom 100 4x10 built in 69 and I'm telling you it sounds freaky. It's just like my ex. Play her soft and she sings so sweet. Spank her and she hollers like a backwoods preacher. Wish it really did come set up from the factory. Wish epi would listen to the customer and fix the selector switch problem. Wish the warranty wasn't so cheezy but what are you going to do. I had a couple people laugh at me when I told them I bought it but when I showed her to 'em and after they tried it out they just looked over at me and said "Damn" There you go.

This is Epiphones copy of the Gibson ES-335. Dual humbucker pickups with volume and tone for both. Laminate Maple top and a stop tail piece. This one has a natural finish on it but the figure of the top isn't that great so getting a colored one isn't a bad idea. I'm giving this a 7 rating because the wood used for the top isn't very nice looking and there was a problem with the pickup selector switch that appears to be pretty common on that years production.

I've used this for everything over the years, from Metal to Jazz, and I worked ok for all of them. The pickups don't have that great a sound, but it's passible. The acoustic sound is pretty muffled, but ok for bedroom practicing.

The guitar was setup fine from the factory and I run 12's on it right now (it has 10's from the factory). There is a slight intonation problem on the fourth string at the fifth fret, but that is probably because of the heavier guage strings. The neck is thin and fast just like the 335 it's copying. The strings are set so low, that I always seem to hit the neck pickup when I play. The finish on the guitar seems to be built very tough. I have banged this guitar around quite a bit over the years and the guitar show's no signs of wear (chips, scratches, etc).

One major anoyance with the guitar the is location of the strap button on the back of the neck. It's located so the guitar wants to tip forward when hanging from the strap. If I was going to actually use a strap for this guitar while playing at shows, I would have the button moved up on the body to prevent this.

Had this guitar for about 6 years and it has held up very well. I wouldn't have any qualms about taking it gigging. The guitar itself is pretty solid. When I bought the guitar, the selector switch for the pickups was already going bad (it would cut out when switching to the bridge pickup). Just needed a good cleaning and it works fine now. Shouldn't need to do that from the factory though.

Never had to deal with customer support.

This is a good practice guitar and a pretty good deal for a 335 copy. With a little money invested (in better pickups) it would be an inexpensive gigging guitar with good sound.

Made in Korea, 22 frets, 2 volume and 2 tone knobs, 3 way selector, two USA-made humbuckers. I think it has a tune-o-matic bridge, but im not sure. Grover tuners. Creme binding. The one I bought was ebony.

I play jazz and contemporary christian stuff. It suits my style well enough. It's mellow and rich sounding, but like everyone else says, it'll never be as good as a real Gibson. I play through a 120 watt crate amp, and it sounds pretty good in my opinion.

Well I can't say that the factory set-up was perfect. The action was a little too high, the tuners were loose, and the little "E" on the pickguard eventually fell off on its own. There was also a questionable amount of fret buzz. The finish is very good though.

The pick-up selector seemed fine the first few days, but eventually the signal started breaking up, so I replaced it. The rest of the hardware is durable. Got orange knobs switched to gibson black knobs so it matches the rest of the guitar. This guitar was well-built, and it can withstand live playing. Just don't do anything crazy.

I've been playing for about 4 years now and I've had this guitar for about 8 months and its still sounding good. I use tremolo and distortion boss effects with this guitar. I also own an ibanez RG deluxe, but for obvious reasons, the epiphone suits my style a lot more. If it were stolen or lost, I would probably save up for a real es-335.

Made in Korea, 2003 a gibson es 335 knock off. usual features apply, grover tuners (is that normal?). The finish is natural letting the maple shine through.

I mainly play punky stuff in the veign of goldfinger and lagwagon, i just wanted a different guitar that isn't really used in this genre and it fits in perfectly, this guitar can sing. i know that this guitar can handle most styles of music but not through my own personal experience. im using the epi through a laney vc30 112 and a line 6 distortion modeller and it seems like a very good combination. My only gripe is (and it is a small one) is the pickups are poorly set up, but with a few minor adjustments you simply can't go wrong for the money.

This is only my personal opinion but the setup was shite, mainly because i like to play with guage 13 strings and this epi came setup for 9s but i soon rectified that. the finish is almost flawless its a little rough around the f-holes but again at the price you'd have to be pretty p*$&*d off at the world to grumble(i.e. in radiohead). If i liked playing with 9s the setup was more than reasonable.

This guitar has withstood numerous hot, sticky and sweaty gigs and looks like it could go another 10 rounds. i could depend on it in any situation but the golden rule still appies never gig with out a backup or you will learn the hard way (trust me i know), thats not nessercarily the guitar at fault but its alot easiar to swap guitars over than change a broken string.

never need it so i dont know even though i have owned numerous epis, but i guess thats a good thing

I have been playing for roughly 8 years and through making my own guitars i know a little bit about the instrument and this is a particulary good specimen but dont kid yourself it aint a gibson and no matter what you do to it it wont sound like one simply because gibsons are made with a great deal of love these babies aren't. currently i own 6 guitars 3 home mades and a 50's tele a epi g400 and of course this epi dot. i dont use the tele that much these days as its getting on a bit so i save it for studio work but my epi dot is the real workhorse she'll take anything i throw at her and for the money i am really impressed go get one, i hope its serves you as well as mine has.

This is a 9/2003 model. Made is Korea, which personally I'm ok with. I think it has 24 frets but I haven't actually looked to tell the truth. Been playing thirty years and have ten guitars, so I just try to get the best sound and technique I can, and try not to worry alot about the details. Maple top, back and sides are laminated, same as the real Gibsons.3 way pick up switch, two volume and tone, same as the real Gibson. Oddly, switching and wiring is backwards from the American counterparts. Two humbuckers that are "Gibson designed" which means that they are basically the same as the Gibson models, but made in Korea I'm sure. I think theseare PAF copies. One big difference is that the neck is maple, as opposed to mahogany, as with the real deal. You might get a little darker sound, should be close. 335 style body. finish on my particular model is really nice. Polyester finish instead of nitro-cellulose as with the American cousin. Bear in mind I have several Gibsons and don't expect a $350 dollar guitar to be the same as a $3000 Gibson or Heritage. Really nice Grover tuners, a real surprise considering when I build a guitar I pay fourty bucks for a set, eleven percent of the cost of the overall product.

OK. The sound is not a Gibson, stock pickups are not the best, I have a spare set of 57 classic plus's I'll probably end up putting in. Iplay through a '64 super reverb, '64 deluxe reverb, '99 tremo verb 412 cab, '03 rectoverb and a shitload of pedals, wahs, etc. Again, for what it is, it ain't bad. I can see wher the pup switch will fail soon, as it feels pretty weak. Switchcraft! I play Blues, Jazz, Rock, Metal if I can get to; great for Blues, Jazz and some styles of rock. Won't work for Metal. Bright sound , not to round though. Thin mids. Might just be 'cause it's new. Poly takes forever to break in because it's just plastic. Not alot of resonance, but it'll be fresh for a long time.

Great factory set-up. Pickups were off, but I fixed that easily. Top's ok, I didn'tbuy this with the intention of getting a showpiece. This guitar's only flaw is that one of the tuners was mounted slightly off,(rotated about a millimeter)but I got it really cheap because it's marked as a factory second. That's OK, 'cause it plays and sounds fine.

hard to predict how long anything will last until you use it alot. should be fine. I NEVER gig without a back-up, usually three or four.

No problems as yet. No experience with Epi. Stay tuned...

I won't go into all my gear, but it's alot. I have spent twenty five of my fourty one years collecting the best I could find. Until this guitar, none cost me less that a thou., many pieces were three to four times that. I bought this guy on a whim. However, if it were stolen or lost I would replace it. The Elitist series might be a consideration, but I have discovered over the years that if you're not in the studio, the drunk in the front row, or the chick eying you in the back really don't care what you're playing. They care about how much of you is put into it. Remember it's about sadness, anger,soul or whatever YOU feel. This piece is good enough for about everything the local level guitarist will run into.