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  1. I was able to compare 335s, 333 with a few Epis. The Epi I preferred was this: http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Archtop/Ultra-339.aspx Super guitar is all ways. That being said, a used 333 is not far off in price from the Ultra-339.
  2. What year are the new EPIs that have good pups? Is this 2012 models? 2013? I have never understood why some guitar companies insist on using 2nd rate pups when there are good, cheap pups available for not much money. I would pay $30 more for good pickups, instead of buying the guitar and having to throw out the pups and wiring. Even if a company charged $100 more for better pups and wiring and a switch that doesn't soon break, it would be worth spending $500 rather than $400, for example, and having great pickups and electronics. I don't care about a fancy finish. The tone and playability is what is important. If the basic construction is similar between an Epi Dot and Gibson 335, than I agree it is not necessary spending many times the price of an EPI. But, if one manages to get the $$$, there is nothing like getting a Gibson and not the clone. The Faded SGs are a bargain on the used market and new, too. Fender hit a home run with the Squire pine teles that come with good pups, so it is possible to have good pups on a cheap axe. Some of the Mexican Strats have excellent pups.
  3. The Epi Dots are a bargain when you look at what you get for you $$. If someone was able to take an Epi 335 dot apart and than dissected a Gibson 335, would the basic woods and construction be similar enough? Or, it there some things that Gibson is doing that makes the tone that much better because of the construction? Of course, disregard pups!
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