Crow Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 I wish, that's Angus Young of AC/DC, if I could play 1/10th as good as him I'd be a happy chappy. He musta been pretty young in that pic..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Lunatic Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Crow, I definitely like the short 335-style much more than the stock Epi shape. A couple years ago when I was looking to add a guard to my Dot Studio, I was shocked to see how much dealers such as Terrapin were charging. It was too rich for this poor man's blood, especially on a $200 guitar. TWANG made one for me (he had recently purchased a Dot Studio and made a guard for it, so mine was made from a tracing of his), and his pricing was a nice surprise. Mine is solid black, to go with the all-black hardware scheme of the guitar; I even got a black bracket/screw to match. Twang also made me a solid black TRC to match. In both cases, we got to unique-ify our guitars, making them truly ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Crow, I definitely like the short 335-style much more than the stock Epi shape. A couple years ago when I was looking to add a guard to my Dot Studio, I was shocked to see how much dealers such as Terrapin were charging. It was too rich for this poor man's blood, especially on a $200 guitar. TWANG made one for me (he had recently purchased a Dot Studio and made a guard for it, so mine was made from a tracing of his), and his pricing was a nice surprise. Mine is solid black, to go with the all-black hardware scheme of the guitar; I even got a black bracket/screw to match. Twang also made me a solid black TRC to match. In both cases, we got to unique-ify our guitars, making them truly ours. I looked around for posts from Twang, and it looked like he was busy and not around much. So I went for Terrapin. You are right, I paid $34 including shipping for mine. Worth it to me. But expensive for a piece of plastic.(three pieces actually) I would rather have a b/c/b/c/b guard but terrapin doesn't offer that option. Only in the black and white. The way I look at it is this. I paid an affordable price back in 1999 for this guitar. After 12 years, I spent another couple of hundred for new pickups that I like, and a guard that doesn't irritate me like the old one. And, I still like this Dot. It's been a good guitar regardless of market price. It plays real nice, and sounds better than I can play it. It's just a hobby for me, and I am making it mine. I might be done, then again I might not. Maybe I should find another one that I like. But I have a wall full now. Each unique in itself. Guitars are cool that way. No two alike.They will all outlast me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I would rather have a b/c/b/c/b guard but terrapin doesn't offer that option. I'm pretty sure they do. It looks like it cost a few bucks more, but look under "Materials Options". It has "5 ply B/W/B/W/B .125 GLOSS" listed as an option. http://www.terrapinisland.com/chitzenitza/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10&products_id=25 EDIT: Sorry, I'm an idiot. I didn't realize you were talking about b/CREAM/b/CREAM/b. They do have the black and white 5 ply though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 I'm pretty sure they do. It looks like it cost a few bucks more, but look under "Materials Options". It has "5 ply B/W/B/W/B .125 GLOSS" listed as an option. http://www.terrapinisland.com/chitzenitza/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10&products_id=25 EDIT: Sorry, I'm an idiot. I didn't realize you were talking about b/CREAM/b/CREAM/b. They do have the black and white 5 ply though. Yes they have them in black and white, but not the cream. The cream is pretty white tho. Much whiter than my binfing. I see many Gibsons with cream bunding and bright white edged pickguards, they look nice but they don't mathc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stringdriver Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Hi everyone. I *lucked* into a Korean ('01) sweet, Natural Finish dot. Natural with a tinge of nicotine, more precisely...but I'm airing out the new addition, so I think all will be well. Being that I like things engraved, I was searching for a pickguard with the E logo engraved and not as a sticker. I'll look through the options provided via the links shown herein. I'm going to keep the pickups that came with it, and I was quite happy to see the "Gibson" on the truss rod cover. It was that little detail that got me searching the serial number and, voila! I have found a new sweetie. Nice to have forums like these to meet other Epi enthusiasts. String Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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