I have owned a dot (Korean), and a viking. They were both comparable in quality, the main difference is price. Meaning, the chances of you finding a used dot are a lot higher than finding a used viking. If it were me I would play a used dot, if you can find one where you're at, make sure you like it and use what you saved buying used and upgrade the pickups. I like the stock pickups in the viking, they suit me better than the stock dot pickups.