I got my Epiphone dot that I discussed on a previous thread and it genuinely played better than the Gibson ES 355! I think it might have something to do with the fact I am bot a massive fan of binding. But the Gibson sounded much much better - more clarity, less muddy, more articulate etc. So I am looking to upgrade the bits that might make this sound better. I understand that it won't ever sound as good because it's not the same guitar but there should be room for improvement. This is where I am looking for advice as I have zero knowledge on guitar electronics.
Any recommendations for pickups?
Also what else do I need to upgrade? wiring harness, tone pots etc?
I will ask a tech to undertake the work but want to know what to ask for.
Thanks!
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You also need to figure out what kind of pickup you're aiming for. As the Dot is a semi-hollow I presume that you're interested in lower output humbuckers, but you might as well want to considder a pair of humbusker sized p90.
I'm not sure what quality Epiphone use for the other electronic parts and if you need to change anything here. Hopefully someone else with a little more experience will chime in here.
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Bridge/Treble - something a little bit hotter, UOA5 magnet.
A500k pots. No 300k!
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Its the semi hollow faffs that have put me off so far!
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