Ultimate Dot? Upgrading an Epiphone ES335
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- Опубліковано 27 бер 2024
- This one is not for sale, it is just a wee project build I did as I wanted to explore rewiring a semi hollow and see what I could build out of cheap but decent parts. Based around a gutted and repaired IG 335, but really the upgrades are mostly applicable to any Dot
The neck stuff gives the guitar more of a story!
Very true!
i have the iron gear p90s in a vintage v100, great pickups
They are indeed. I have one in the neck of a Tele and it rocks!
I changed the pickups to gibson ones, had the tuners, pickup changed out. It sounds and plays as well as my Gibson after a decent fret job, set up.
Good work! Pickups are personal taste and there are plenty of options, but I fully agree that in my experience a good fret job and set up are the key to making huge improvements to any Epiphone
I have an Gibson 335 and a korean Epiphone 335. Gotta say some of the design decision in the Epiphone are better. The neck is maple, thicker and wider. The body is also a little bigger. The Gibson it does looks much prettier and cooler. But i got to say thin mahogany necks are very unstable ( especially when you are using heavy gauges like 0.12/0.13 ) compared to hard and thick maple.
I bought the Epiphone 339 over the Gibson because I liked the feel and sound
The original dot had dot markers, that's how it squirred its name
Loved the video but by the sounds of it you could do with some charcoal biscuits.
If it had actually been what it sounded like, the soldering would have been a dangerous exercise!😂😂😂
I shave my Epiphone necks and seal with TruOil.. any repaired areas you can use CA glue over and it'll be just fine.
I'd probably leave it raw after instead of red but that's me this looks great.
I think just upgrading the wiring on the DOT and using the original pickups is a better option get some 1meg pots and the TBX tone pot as a single tone and I suppose adding a kill pot just to take up the space. FLEOR make some really nice full shred clone with the nickel silver and A5 dual hex.. for super cheap with both a lower DCR bridge or a really hot Bridge pickup pair which is great series-parallel in its own on a junior.. the DOT pickups are really good however
Thanks! I’ll look into those FLEOR pickups👍🏻. And fair point about doing the wiring alone first. I prefer a 2v 2t layout on Epis but doing one with 1 meg pots and the original pups would be interesting.
The only way to upgrade an Epi is to buy a Gibson!
Been there, done that
I have a Gibson ES335 '63 Reissue and it has the block inlays. Despite it having had a headstock break and repair when I bought it, it is much better than any Epiphone semi I've played (i.e. non-USA Epiphones). However, they are a lot more money. You can buy all top quality pickups, electronics and hardware to upgrade the Epiphone to make those items at least equal to the Gibson and still have lots of cash left over compared to buying a Gibson. It will likely make it a better guitar, so still well worth the upgrade in my opinion.
@@asw7696 Sounds like you have a lovely guitar! I've never been afraid of headstock repairs - done well they can be stronger than new.
I have had both Gibsons and their Epiphone equivalents. I too can definitely hear and feel the difference, but a well set up Epiphone with decent components gets pretty close for much less cash. I think it's easy to make the case for either.