That thing is looking sharp!

It's a whole new thing

 

That looks awesome. Love the colour. Had one myself, in cherry finish, even planned to hotrod it, but failed to follow through. Good on ya.

 

Vastly improved. Not just the removal of that hideous excuse for a burst, but the addition of pickup covers also improves things IMHO. It'd be nice if it had fret markers on the fingerboard (I assume there is something on the side of the neck), but you can't have everything I suppose.

 

There are side dots. I may get ambitious someday and try to do some small block inlays but right now I just want to get it playing. If it sounds good I'll probably replace that bridge and tailpiece, and I'm thinking a personalized logo on the headstock - my own signature guitar I suppose.

 

I friggin' love this.

Will follow.

Did a Dot project myself, feel like anyone upgrading an Epi Dot are part of some club or something.

I don't know if you need any parts, but if you do I might have some.

 

I friggin' love this.

Will follow.

Did a Dot project myself, feel like anyone upgrading an Epi Dot are part of some club or something.

I don't know if you need any parts, but if you do I might have some.

Thanks for the offer. I've got some Gibson pots that came out of a 335 and a pickguard that I'm debating installing (leaning toward leaving it off). If it sounds good I'll probably spring for a higher quality metric bridge and stopbar - the ones that are on there seem discoloured now that I've seen the photos.

 

Nice job! I have an Epi Dot Studio that is a hideous tomato color. Its so ugly, I got it at cost to get it out of my buddies music store. Now after looking at it for 15 years, I kinda like it...lol..there is probably zero resale value on something so homely. Every time I think about selling it, I play it and darn it, I just love it..rotten tomato color and all.

 

Here's the finished product

 

Great job on the Epiphone. I love the colour and the chrome hardware.

 

2004 DOT. Bought Fralin P92's and had 12th Fret installed with new wiring/controls/sw. Definitely sounded better. Then decided in another crazy moment to install an Xtrem from Guitarfetish, had Brian Mascarin install ... jury is out on this one! The neck feels a bit weird, might be the frets since the back feels ok. I hate the poly finish though! Very thick and it seems like it kills some resonance. Planning to take the hardware off and take a heat gun to it and see if that improves the tone.

 

That is a Sexy Beast right there.

 

My Dot. Sigil pickups, CTS pots, black Gibson knobs. I was planning on changing the tuners and bridge but it plays so nice now I never bothered. Dots are excellent candidates for modding into very capable guitars.

 

Looks great.

Any finish that covers the grain in those exaggerated grain veneers epiphone uses is an improvement in its own.

 

I really shouldn't "cross-post" a link to my Dot project on another forum, but sure why not here's what I did with a Dot if anyone cares:

Epiphone Dot project. Threw a Bigsby on there. Just wanted to share :)

Hey everyone. I don't post in here much, or ever, because I don't usually have anything interesting to share. I'd just like to start by saying this current guitar upgrade project is me trying to get an old guitar back, but with humbuckers. I've been playing for 25 years and never owned a...

www.thegearpage.net

 

Very nice