Epiphone Dove

[darkhorsegirl]

Hi, I recently stopped into Gruhn's Guitar shop and "fell in love" with a Gibson Dove guitar, but unfortunately the price is wayyy too much for me at the moment, so I was thinking about getting an Epiphone version. How does it compare with the Gibson sound-wise? Is the action relatively low? How similar is it to the Gibson?

 

Thanks in advance! =)

[YerDugliness]

Hi' date=' I recently stopped into Gruhn's Guitar shop and "fell in love" with a Gibson Dove guitar, but unfortunately the price is wayyy too much for me at the moment, so I was thinking about getting an Epiphone version. How does it compare with the Gibson sound-wise? Is the action relatively low? How similar is it to the Gibson?

 

Thanks in advance! =)[/quote']

 

It'll look like a Gibson Dove....it'll never sound like a Gibson Dove, but it will look like one.

 

Many say there's nothing that sounds like a Gibson, except a Gibson. They are good, but I wonder many of the same things you mentioned. As for the action, you'll want to get it professionally set up once it arrives, figure at least $40 for that but it'll be some of the best $$ you've ever spent.

 

Dugly :D

[sexygibson]

My biggest advice is to play before you buy. Acoustic guitar tone varies so much from one guitar to the next that I would not take a chance on ordering online.

You will not find an Epiphone that sounds like a Gibson. Now, that doesn't mean that you can't find an Epi that sounds good; it just will not sound like a Gibson.

The last time I went shopping for a new acoustic I fully intended to get a Gibson. I played many Gibsons, Martins, Taylors, and Epi Masterbilts. You know what I came home with ? A Breedlove. I had never played a Breedlove in my life but that day, to my ears, it sounded better than everything I played.

A longer post than I intended but my point is , get out there and play alot of guitars and decided what sounds best to you.

[darkhorsegirl]

Thank you! I'll keep working on it. =)

[circjam]

Say what you want about Gibson. Every guitar regardless of make will have its own characteristics. We play in a local jam group, and one chap has a Gibson Dove, and I have an Epi Dove. My Epi sounds much better and is nicer to play than his Gibson. This may be one in a million, but its true. Its so true that he plays my Epi for at least 1/2 the time.