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 Epiphone Dot Price:: $400 Year Manufactured: 2007 Specs: Neck is wide and comfortable, relatively thin. Stock humbuckers are horrible, low volume and reduced clarity on high E and B strings. I replaced them with Seymour Duncan Phat Cat P-90s and now the guitar sings. Comes with quality grover tuners. Laminate maple body with natural finish. Sound: 2/5. Stock pickups suck, but hollow body allows for unique voice and a lot of sustain, as well as a decent amount of acoustic sound when unplugged. Instrument Quality: 0/5 When I received it, there was a ground connection that had not been soldered, as well as three loose pots and a faulty 3-way switch. The action was very high, the intonation was completely off, and that stupid "E" on the pickguard fell off. Stock pickups suck (see above.) The nut is made of crappy material, so it's hard to keep the guitar in tune. Some graphite solved that problem. I replaced the bridge with a Gotoh tune-o-matic, and the guitar got a lot more sustain. I also replaced the stop-tailpiece with a trapeze style tailpiece. As with most guitars in this price range, the strings suck and should be replaced immediately. Playbility: 3/5 The neck is wide, so it's tough to get some of those trickier chords, but it is quite comfortable. Feels nice with a properly set action. Overall Value: 2/5 I expected more from epiphone. For the price of the guitar plus all of the parts I used to make it playable, I could have purchased a nice MIM Jazzmaster. Then again, with all of the quality parts on the guitar, it is a very distinct and nice sounding instrument. I would probably pay the same amount for the guitar, just because it makes a decent starting platform with a little sweat and tears. If considering the purchase of this guitar, I would HIGHLY recommend the Sheraton or the Casino. Both of these are very nice, and worth more per dollar than the Dot.
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