2002 Epiphone Dot Deluxe pickup change

[teleblooz]

I posted about this Epi a few days ago in the guitar forum. Well, I gave the stock pups (Epi 57 Classics) a good workout today. Used a few different amps straight in and then with an original Marshall Blues Breaker and a Henretta Emerald Prince pre-amp.

The clean tones are serviceable, but they truly lack the feel, depth and tone I'm used to. Drive tones using the amp sounded pretty good, but failed the test with a couple of my favorite overdrives. So, they are coming out! Since the wiring is also stock and the controls don't respond how I'm used to, I'll also redo the wiring harness.

At the moment, I have three sets to chose from. 1. Kent Armstrong 12 pole's. Set 2: Gibson Burstbucker Pro's. Set 3: Ibanez Super 58's. The Armstrong's are well used and faded gold, the Super 58's are new and gold, the BB Pro's are new and nickel. I was leaning toward the BB's, but the Super 58's will go in first.....and hopefully stay there!

 

[htwheelz67]

Re: 2002 Epiphone Dot Deluxe pickup change

It depends on what sound you are looking for and the music you play, I would say overall the burst buckers but classic 335 tone the super 58's depending which ones they are a3 originals, ceramic or a5's. I have a dot deluxe and I installed dimarzio VHPAF bridge and VPAF neck with gold covers and duncan triple shot rings, that guitar is fricken amazing sounding. The ones made in Korea with the I serial number seem to be the magic ones. I just love my cheap dot it does everything well but especially classic rock and hard rock, I have 43 guitars after monday (Ibanez as-93 coming) and I keep chasing the tone of my dot deluxe which has become one of my go to guitars even over some that cost 3k+.

 

[Demanic]

Re: 2002 Epiphone Dot Deluxe pickup change

Kent Armstrong neck, Burstbucker bridge. That is if you're feeling adventurous.

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