Epiphone 335 Dot

population · 13-02-2009 11:02AM #1

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 · 13-02-2009 11:29AM

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

punchdrunk · 13-02-2009 12:40PM

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 · 13-02-2009 07:14PM

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 · 13-02-2009 08:15PM

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 · 14-02-2009 02:01AM

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 · 14-02-2009 05:16PM

Oh the Edwards is sexy as hell:cool:

Damn if I could only stretch to that!!!

Red Sleeping Beauty · 14-02-2009 06:00PM

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 · 14-02-2009 06:03PM

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 · 15-02-2009 06:13PM

spoonbadger wrote: »

Oh, but you can!!.

.

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 · 15-02-2009 06:20PM

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

Ravelleman · 15-02-2009 06:35PM

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 · 15-02-2009 06:36PM

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 · 15-02-2009 06:56PM

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 · 16-02-2009 09:50PM

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 · 16-02-2009 10:23PM

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

Ravelleman · 16-02-2009 10:23PM

And by south east Asian I mean not Japanese!

Epiphone 335 Dot

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