A few years ago I picked up an Epiphone Dot, a pretty decent guitar for 400eur. Recently I took the gloss off with a little success and also put a new wiring harness and thornbucker pickups in it.

Sounds great but I'm not a fan of the neck profile which is a flattish D

Just this week I find out there is an Epiphone 335 which is a little more expensive but has a round C shape neck.

I wish I did my research and bought that instead.

I'm thinking about buying the 335 and putting the old guitar back to original and giving it away to someone

What did you mean with "gloss off"?

I sanded it to a satin finish, it isn't perfect but looks less plasticy

If you've grown cold enough to basically givve it away, why not sand the neck to the shape you want (sanding sides to make a C shape)? I've never done this to be honest but @beat recently shared 2 nice guitars he made, might give you guidance if needed.

This post has been edited by Mertay: Mar 12 2021, 12:55 PM

Could be a guitar that you can use to experiment with, as Mertay says. If you've already settled on giving it away, then you're not really gonna lose anything.