Epiphone 335 Dot

population

Got me a hankering for one of these

Doesnt necessarily have to be epiphone though, if there is another brand out there that does better copies thats all good.

Have budget up to around 400 lids?

Any suggestions online or otherwise???

Keyzer

http://www.thomann.de/ie/epiphone_sheraton_II_bk.htm

punchdrunk

get this

http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=95164&cat=16

and a set of pickups from here

http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/products.html

honestly it'll blow you away with a set of these!!!

spoonbadger

Keyzer wrote: »

http://www.thomann.de/ie/epiphone_sheraton_II_bk.htm

+1 on that, Always preferred sheratons to epi dots.

I always thought that dots felt and sounded really sterile, and *stiff*, kinda hard to explain.

boycey

If you were the patient type you could scour around for a used Fender TC90. I love semi's with P90's, something about the semi warmth and the P90's snarl that tickes all my boxes.

darrenw5094

Bit higher in price, but the Edwards version on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.ie/NEW-Edwards-E-SA-125LTS-335-Hard-Case-640_W0QQitemZ180326893466QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item180326893466&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A27|39%3A1|240%3A1318

Maybe even better than the Gibson version at twice the price.

population

Oh the Edwards is sexy as hell:cool:

Damn if I could only stretch to that!!!

Red Sleeping Beauty

Keyzer wrote: »

http://www.thomann.de/ie/epiphone_sheraton_II_bk.htm

I'd have to say negative 1 on the Sheraton suggesion . I've seen some of the China made ones and they look awful. They were in Natural so perhaps they've just been skimping on the aesthetic but I wouldn't buy before trying.


I've always been tempted by this :

Yamaha Troy van Leeuwen sig. Pricey at 700 blips though and not sure if you'd want a Bigsby.


Details:

• Model SA503 TVL
• Construction Set Neck
• Scale Length 24 3/4" = 628mm
• Fingerboard Rosewood
• Radius 14" = 355mm
• Frets 22
• Body Maple
• Neck Maple
• Bridge Chrome Bigsby Tremolo
• Pickups Bar Single Coils X 3
• Pickup Switch Dual 3-Way Selector Switches (All Access System)
• Controls Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Master Tone
• Colors Black, Translucent Blood Red

For what it's worth though, I got a Sheraton II Natural from adverts last year with a Bigsby. I put GFS pickups into it - Retrotron Liverpool in Bridge/Dream 90 in Neck. Sounds great and plays great. It was made in Korea around 2005 I think

spoonbadger

population wrote: »

Oh the Edwards is sexy as hell:cool:

Damn if I could only stretch to that!!!

Oh, but you can!!.

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population

spoonbadger wrote: »

Oh, but you can!!.

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Ha ha.

In fairness I would have to approach an ATM with a hammer and a hoover as opposed to my impotent card.

How bright are P90's btw???

Was looking at a Casino on thomann, what would it sound like, any recomendations or previous experience???

ball ox

I'd love to see what one of these is like. Anyone ever played one? Price seems good.

Ravelleman

population wrote: »

How bright are P90's btw???

Was looking at a Casino on thomann, what would it sound like, any recomendations or previous experience???

The Casino is a totally different beast to the Dot and the Sheraton. It has fully hollow body, unlike the the Dot and the Sheraton, which are semi-hollow. It also has a trapeze tailpiece. Fully hollow bodied guitars are much more inclined to feed back than semi-hollows but the sound is quite different. I'm a fan.

Here's a video of a Casino with a bigsby on youtube. You can find more youself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhq7DYl08jg

The only Epiphones that have every really appealed to me are their own original models like the Casino and the Sheraton. The Elitist line in particular.

darrenw5094

Made in Korea though. Not the usual Bacchus quality that people talk about.
If you are spending about €500 on a new Korean guitar, you would be better off saving the extra few hundred and buying a Japanese Edwards or Bacchus.

Or spend €500 on a second hand Edwards.

Red Sleeping Beauty

If you're looking into the Epiphones they've a few archtops . You'd just wanna make sure you try before you buy (which wasn't always possibly in IReland due to the price but hopefully Xmusic can help ya ) just have to be careful with these Chinese Epi's


http://www.epiphone.com/default.asp?ProductID=1&CollectionID=1

population

Oh Oh Oh

Me wanty

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/shop/flypage/product_id/40314

Have not got a breeze what it sounds like but damn she is purty.

Whadya reckon????

Ravelleman

Looks like standard south east Asian fare to me. There are better options available I think. Something Japanese is really worth saving for.

Ravelleman

And by south east Asian I mean not Japanese!