StewartB Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 New to this forum and new to Epihone guitars. I purchased a brand new Epiphone Dot last week - quite impressed with the timber and construction quality. From the serial number, it would seem it was manufactured in September 2009. My question relates to the neck wood material - Epiphone's own site says it is "set mahogany" whereas when I looked at several guitar retailer sites they list the neck as "set maple". Not having x-ray vision I can't see through the lacquer finish. I know the rest of the guitar is laminated maple, but can anyone say definitely what the neck is made of? Thanks......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caramello Koala Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I'm pretty sure Dot's have a maple neck, but don't quote me on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Welcome to the forum, & congrats on your new Dot! I think it's maho........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 The body is maple. The neck is mahogany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsmith3 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 The neck is definitely mahogany according to Epiphone's web site Epiphone Dot description Also, on my natural finish Dot, you can easily see that the neck is a different type of wood than the body. The color and grain are different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartB Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Thanks one & all. I thought that the Epi website must be correct. Just surprised at the "disinformation" on some retailer's specs. To Peter - the guitar is a Vintage Sunburst model, I'll get a photo uploaded. I realise that I am preaching to the converted, but again must say that the Epi Dot is a better built guitar than I expected. I bought it to fill a gap in my collection as I mainly played solid electrics - Fender US Strat, Ibanez SZ320, and a US PRS McCarty. Since getting the Dot I find that I keep reaching for it rather than the others. Thanks again to all for the responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 The Epi Dot is probably the best bang for the buck in all guitardom. Enjoy yours! Hope you have a nice tube amp... Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I agree with Brad and rdsmith3. You can see the difference in the wood in this photo of my Dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Summerisle Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I agree with Brad and rdsmith3. You can see the difference in the wood in this photo of my Dot That's a beautiful-looking Dot you have there, Dennis. The black knobs and pickguard look great against the natural finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsmith3 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I agree with Brad and rdsmith3. You can see the difference in the wood in this photo of my Dot I agree that the black knobs look great. Where did you get those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrysrq Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I posted the same question in October, never arrived at a definitive answer. Epi Customer Service sent an answer to my query, that Dot Studio neck was maple, while Dot and Dot Deluxe are mahogany necks. This contradicts their web site description of the Studio as mahogany. Examining as many photos as possible, I believe only the Dot Deluxe has a maple neck, but no description from Epi to back it up. It is aggravating when online stores and the manufacturer can't get such a simple detail straight. Even Sweetwater, who I have always found honest and knowledgeable, describes the Dot as mahogany neck and maple neck, both on the same page! Musicians Friend just calls all models maple necks, and of course Epiphone still says mahogany. Either wood makes an excellent neck material, even Gibson's 335 has used both at different times on different sub-models. But there is some difference in tone, maple being brighter and mahogany warmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggy Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Makes you wonder if Epi/Gibson customer service knows what's going on as when I asked the very same question I was told that the Dot Studio is Mahogany body and Mahogany neck. I must admit that, having compared it to the neck on my Epi LP which has a Nato neck, the wood looks pretty much identical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartB Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 I posted the same question in October' date=' never arrived at a definitive answer. Epi Customer Service sent an answer to my query, that Dot Studio neck was maple, while Dot and Dot Deluxe are mahogany necks. This contradicts their web site description of the Studio as mahogany. Examining as many photos as possible, I believe only the Dot Deluxe has a maple neck, but no description from Epi to back it up. It is aggravating when online stores and the manufacturer can't get such a simple detail straight. Even Sweetwater, who I have always found honest and knowledgeable, describes the Dot as mahogany neck and maple neck, both on the same page! Musicians Friend just calls all models maple necks, and of course Epiphone still says mahogany. Either wood makes an excellent neck material, even Gibson's 335 has used both at different times on different sub-models. But there is some difference in tone, maple being brighter and mahogany warmer.[/quote'] I feel sure you are correct about the woods. My ears tell me the Dot neck is mahogany rather than maple. In the real world the debates about best tonewoods for electric guitars become mostly academic. We are sometimes indoctrinated to believe that only the traditional woods - i.e. maple, mahogany, alder, etc are acceptable. I try to pay more attention to how an electric sounds "unplugged" - i.e. - natural resonance, rather than what it is made of when selecting a new guitar. I've had top name electrics made of the traditional woods that sound thin and weak, and I've had far cheaper guitars with greater resonance and fuller sound than the expensive ones. That's what attracted me to my new Dot. It sounded good and was well finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I agree that the black knobs look great. Where did you get those? Thanks for the compliments, guys. The amber knobs just kind of cried foul on this thing. If I'm not mistaken, I got them at StewMac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I know this thread is old, but I was doing some research on Dot necks and found this thread through Google. lol. The reason for the confusion about Dot neck material on local retailer websites is because the Dot neck was maple from its conception in 1997 until sometime between 2007 and 2010 when Epiphone switched them to mahogany. I am missing the 2007-2009 catalogues, so I dont know which year the change was made. This goes for the Dot and Dot Studios. Not sure about the Dot Deluxe. I havent gotten that far yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Thanks Pete! I'll enter the info later tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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