Epiphone : China plant craftmanship

[Thames]

Hey dudes,

Went to the local store last weekend. They received a brand spankin new Epi Dot (335) cherry red. But not the common "candy red" they usually had, but a deep, superb red/brown with natural wood grain.

Wow.. the craftmanship on those is clearly superior to the other factories! Or it is simply a "good one" ?

Anyway, it plays/sounds/feels waaay better than the other Dot (korean) they have in the store. I'd buy it right now if I could!! Seriously, any other tried the newest chinese made Epis ?

 

[theboatcandream]

Re: Epiphone : China plant craftmanship

Check the body wood. I've seen some with mahogany veneers but you can see by the sides that it's alder 100%. The fretwork is better than on some gibsons, but the metal used is cheeper and wears quicker. And last time I checked, they're still using maple necks instead of mahogany.

 

[bryvincent]

Re: Epiphone : China plant craftmanship

the china factory is owned by gibson and only makes epiphones as far as i know,unlike the other factories where they also make other brand of guitars.

 

[Thames]

Re: Epiphone : China plant craftmanship

Check the body wood. I've seen some with mahogany veneers but you can see by the sides that it's alder 100%. The fretwork is better than on some gibsons, but the metal used is cheeper and wears quicker. And last time I checked, they're still using maple necks instead of mahogany.

Well, I'm talking about DOT 335s. They are made of maple veneers. And that neck was clearly mahogany. Very nice grain.