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Apr 9 2011, 04:46 PM |
Hey mate.
If you are on a tight budget and want a hollow-body electric guitar similar to 335 design, then Epi Dot could be something to consider. I also want to suggest Ibanez AS73B, that is in the same price range: As you are aware, the built quality and sound won't match Gibson ES-335, but you could get similar character out of these guitars, as they provide clear, direct, a bit nasal and "hollow" tone, associated with these guitars. If you really want to get one, be careful and don't get the first one you get on to. Go into lots of stores and try out lots of models - at least 15, to get the impression of what's good and what's not. Since these are entry level models, you can be sure that the tone won't be that great, so instead of searching for great tone, I advise you to aim on the piece that will fit nicely in your hands, and are comfortable to play. Not a lot of these are well adjusted straight from the factory. However, getting any guitar that is comfortable is not what I suggest either. Play them, and see what type of sound they have. With these guitars you can tell about the sound quality even unplugged. Just strum some chords, and play a bit, and if it sounds pleasant, it will be pleasant through the amp as well. Of course, if you can try them on the amp, by all means do, to check out the pickups. So again, advice is to first check on: 1. action of the strings 2. comfort of playing 3. quality of frets 4. overall built quality 5. pots, switches and hardware in close 6. intonation (pick every note on every fret, every note should sound even and "flat", without any fluctuations of note pitch) 7. wood sound (has to be open, shimmering, rich, and a bit "honky" and "hollow", specially on the middle position) 8. pickup sound (check on both clean and distortion, see how it handles overdrive, this is where pickups show their quality the best, on clean they have to provide dynamics, on ovedrive they have to provide clarity) If you have any more questions feel free to ask Ivan This post has been edited by Ivan Milenkovic: Apr 9 2011, 04:50 PM -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Apr 10 2011, 04:04 PM |
I'm happy with my Epi SG, it has its flaws (bad quality pickups, even more neck heavy than the Gibson), but then again it costs 5 times less than the Gibson. I'd even say that in a quality/cost benchmark, the Epi wins, as the "real" SG is certainly NOT 5 times better
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