cliffenstein Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Regular EPIPHONE: AJ-220S missing the dot DR-220S has the dot MASTERBILT reverses it: AJ-500 has the dot DR-500 missing the dot Anyone have any clue why? I do not like the missing 3rd fret dot....looks unfinished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobF_ Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 AJ-220S missing the dot DR-220S has the dot AJ-500 has the dot DR-500 missing the dot Anyone have any clue why? Beats me. I bought an LP Custom because it has a fret marker on one ... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Beats me. I bought an LP Custom because it has a fret marker on one ... ;) For years I was wondering if leaving out the first fret's markers makes other Les Paul guitars inferior. Now you confirm my suspicion being reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger11 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Regular EPIPHONE: AJ-220S missing the dot DR-220S has the dot MASTERBILT reverses it: AJ-500 has the dot DR-500 missing the dot Anyone have any clue why? I do not like the missing 3rd fret dot....looks unfinished. that's strange - any AJ220s I have seen in the flesh (or should that be in the wood?) have the dot and all pictures on UK dealers' websites do too but when i checked Musician's Friend there was no dot - but Sweetwater does! I think it's a wrong stock picture on the MF website - if they're all made in the East surely they're all the same? Checked a few European websites like thomann.de and the dot isn't there! Looks like the same stock photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Yamaha does this as well..no dot at the third fret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffenstein Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Dodger...Epiphone website and youtube footage confirm accuracy of original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobF_ Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Yamaha does this as well..no dot at the third fret. My Yamaha A3M has a dot on three ... it's actually an all around beautiful, solid wood instrument Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger11 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Dodger...Epiphone website and youtube footage confirm accuracy of original post. ahem: http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Acoustic/AJ-220S.aspx (VSB model) so do; some don't it seems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffenstein Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Oh wow...that's so freaking super weird...even the video footage of the VS doesn't have the 3rd fret dot. Good find...maybe I will buy it after all! I'd have to play it in person, though...ain't gonna chance acoustics to mail order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobF_ Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Oh wow...that's so freaking super weird...even the video footage of the VS doesn't have the 3rd fret dot. Good find...maybe I will buy it after all! I'd have to play it in person, though...ain't gonna chance acoustics to mail order. If you do end up having to go online, I highly recommend sweetwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffenstein Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 If you do end up having to go online, I highly recommend sweetwater. I won't have to go online for an AJ-220S. I have quite a few Guitar Center outlets in my area, so I would just try out several guitars and choose the one that feels and sounds the best to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPS1976 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 that's strange - any AJ220s I have seen in the flesh (or should that be in the wood?) have the dot and all pictures on UK dealers' websites do too but when i checked Musician's Friend there was no dot - but Sweetwater does! I think it's a wrong stock picture on the MF website - if they're all made in the East surely they're all the same? Checked a few European websites like thomann.de and the dot isn't there! Looks like the same stock photo I think you're right about Musician's Friend's stock pictures not being up to date. I remember one not too long ago that had a Gibson truss rod cover in the pic and Epi hasn't used those in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPS1976 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I have a theory about the missing dot at the third fret. the markers main purpose is to easily find your way around the neck without really having to think (or count). you really don't need it at the third fret do you? that's just my opinion but if anyone can find out, I think it's interesting that it's not there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanstreak Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 AJ-500M and R both have the third fret dot, as well as the EF-500R. DR-500M doesn't, maybe it's because on the DR the markers are nice little diamond looking shapes and it was a big enough cost saver to eliminate them from the whole production lot? It's kind of a diamond with little slashes through it - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanstreak Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I won't have to go online for an AJ-220S. I have quite a few Guitar Center outlets in my area, so I would just try out several guitars and choose the one that feels and sounds the best to me. DUDE! Don't get the AJ-220S if you can get your hands on the new Masterbilt AJ-45! And according to musicians friend the AJ-500M is coming back next week too ( http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/epiphone-masterbilt-aj-500m-advanced-jumbo-acoustic-guitar ) Seriously, just save up a bit longer and get the Masterbilt. Even a used AJ-500M in the $400 range would be sssoooo much better! I PROMISE you will be happy that you did! Here's one off eBay for under $400 including shipping - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Epiphone-Masterbuilt-AJ-500MNS-Acoustic-Guitar-/221499207363?pt=Guitar&hash=item339261aec3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffenstein Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 I'm not going to buy another guitar for a few more months. We'll see where things are at that time. I REALLY like the lack of fretboard binding on the AJ-45ME, but I like the regular Epiphone headstock shape better. Perhaps I'll just get another Texan in the burst. Then again, perhaps I'll get a Hummingbird Pro so that I'll have a square shoulder dread. I'm a bit all over the place right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pszy22 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 For what it's worth, my AJ220S, bought just about a year ago, has no dot. Maybe the dot has been added on newer builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanstreak Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 For what it's worth, my AJ220S, bought just about a year ago, has no dot. Maybe the dot has been added on newer builds. Hey you've got both the 220S and the 500M, how do you think they compare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pszy22 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Hey you've got both the 220S and the 500M, how do you think they compare? The 500M is definitely a nicer instrument, and I would expect it to be since it cost over twice as much. If you were to look at and play both instruments side by side, I pretty sure you'd be able to identify which guitar was the more expensive instrument. I not very good at describing guitar sounds, I'd say the 500M has a more complex sound. However that's not to say that the 220S isn't a very nice playing and nice sounding guitar. I really like them both. p.s. THe 500M does have a third fret dot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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