Epiphone Dot ES-335 gets some work done! New Grover locking tuners, fret job and set-up.

I bought this 2010 Epiphone Dot ES-335 about 6 months ago from a cool music store in Toronto - Cask Music on Queen street. It needs a fret job and the nut will be replaced with a new Tusq nut. I will also replace the original Grover tuners with locking Grover tuners and finally, give the guitar a good cleaning and set up. Looks great in vintage sunburst and sounds great too! Thanks for watching - please Like & Subscribe for more videos.
-Steve
Manotick StringWorks
Ottawa, Ontario
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#epiphone,# ES-335, #guitar

[@GuitarNTabs]

Autosol is your best friend, when it comes to finalizing the fret polish! I like to use a dremel, with a fine polishing pad, and that really produces a high-gloss shine.

[@lour3548]

You straightened the neck for the fret leveling, and then you didn't have to adjust the neck relief once you had the strings on. You have perfect neck there. It's straight with no string tension and bowed just enough with tension. I wonder how common that is, and I wonder how much the design of the truss rod has to do with it. I assume that would be a goal of designing a truss rod, but every piece of wood is different. Interesting. Never thought about it before.

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

@@lour3548 ideally, without string tension and no tension on the russ rod, your neck should straight. Not many guitars are like that... hence the need for a truss rod.

[@MichaelMerinoGuitar]

ASMR guitar setup 😂 Thanks for the video man!

[@toneseeker4968]

Great job! Excellent and compelling video to watch! I have two ES 335 PRO's that I cherish and wish I knew somebody with your talent around here to take them to the next level...pun intended. Thanks for posting...

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

Thanks... I enjoy the work

[@ManfredElsingBielefeld]

There are not a lot of these people;you have to take money in your hand;plekken is a good idea if you trust the man who is doing that!!!!

[@monmixer]

Locking tuners are great if you want that guitar to be in one tuning. Nice video thanks.

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

Agreed. I actually prefer split post tuners to ocking ones. They are easy to string up, never loosen and you can use alternate tunings.

[@marcohermans3207]

Why did you after leveling with the beam use the radius block afterwards? Never seen anybody do this. Why not use the radius block for the entire leveling job?

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

I find the leveling beam does most of the work and then I can "fine tune" it with the radius block.

[@michaelmoriarty1645]

Nice job and good information. What is that trick little screw driver you are using?

[@Crag3323]

Great video. Wish I had some of the tools you have. My dot's frets are ruined. Polished them up but still have indents in them etc.

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

Thanks, Craig. If the frets get left for too long, the only thing to do is to have them replaced, unfortunately. Send me some pics of your 335 and the fret issue.

[@frictionhitch]

I was hoping this would demystify setting the bridge. Like the only thing not really covered. Oh well

[@christophergaudreau9265]

Hello just got around to watching this video what are the grover part number or model number of this tuner.?.?

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

www.amazon.ca/Grover-406C-Rotomatic-Locking-Machine/dp/B0007Y3XGW/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?adgrpid=62638916778&gclid=CjwKCAiArNOeBhAHEiwAze_nKIy8FMKtz10TZ_CfinJAYqcQ7bWfpClMND3qwhUTSEqo06x2a1uCchoCfAkQAvD_BwE&hvadid=310045173556&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9000698&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=15944985221064335761&hvtargid=kwd-493968817672&hydadcr=22568_10308535&keywords=grover+locking+tuners&qid=1674909234&sr=8-6

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

Always check dimensions before buying

[@rodwatson9718]

Thanks for posting. Great viewing. Out of interest, what did you learn from the 'nut drop'!?

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

Hi, Rod. They make different sounds - the Graphtec nut is definitely more "musical" sounding than the plastic nut when dropped. Bone nuts as well... they are better than plastic.

[@rodwatson9718]

@@ManotickGuitarTech Thanks for the reply and heads-up. Interesting that Tusq is more 'musical'. Had always avoided synthetic nuts, thinking that bone or ivory were superior - incorrect!

[@AngelHernandez-gn7iv]

Awesome job

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@orangeguitarmusik]

Just found this channel and I like it already

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

I hope you keep watching... thanks.

[@MikeSteinSeaTac]

That was worth every second of watching ! Thank you for sharing your expertise. Do you happen to know if the Grovers for 335 are identical for the 339?

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

Thanks, Mike! Glad you enjoyed... As for the 339, they most likely are the same Grovers but I always double check before ordering (too many small changes in manufacturing over the years).

[@MikeSteinSeaTac]

@@ManotickGuitarTech Thanks for the reply, stay healthy and happy new year.

[@jonp3890]

@@ManotickGuitarTech Hey, enjoyed your video. You don’t happen to know offhand what size conversion bushings I’d need for a 1998 Epiphone Dot, do you? I think the peg hole is a little bigger than the usual?

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

@@jonp3890 probably 10mm but you really need to measure well- have a look at the StewMac website.

[@jonp3890]

@@ManotickGuitarTech Thanks, I’ll do that.

[@shawnfunstuff]

Do you know if you can replace these tuners with the Grover Vintage tuners? These have one screw, the Grover vintage have 2 screws, I would hope that the one hole lines up, but might have to add two screws?

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

Not 100% sure- check their website for the detailed specs and you will be able to tell. Sounds like you will have to drill some additional holes.

[@Gaslight.Guitar]

Interesting video, really enjoyed it. :)

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

Thanks!

[@allensmith8905]

When fret leveling, do you worry about filings in the pickups?

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

You will notice that I taped off the pickups because you can get the metal filings sticking to them and they can be a bit of a pain to clean off without scratching anything.

[@allensmith8905]

@@ManotickGuitarTech sorry, Didn't catch that!

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

no problem - thanks for watching my vids! make sure to Like and Subscribe if you haven't already.

[@philippe285]

thank very interressing

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

thanks

[@buzzburb1]

can only ask why are you replacing GROVERS for GROVERS its no longer original but for the same gear REALLY?

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

The new tuners are Locking Grovers...

[@diogenio]

.022 way too high on the nut

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

that was a few years ago - I usually do .018-.020" now

[@TheWaveFiles]

Nice , I just upgraded mine with Gotoh, I was thinking about bridge and tailpiece, do you know wich bridge would fit , tought about this one Gotoh GE103BT/C ? Cheers

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

Guitar specs can be different, even from the same manufacturer and model, so I would measure the width of the bridge posts and make sure they match the dimensions of the new bridge you want to buy.

[@TheWaveFiles]

@@ManotickGuitarTech Appreciate, thanks. didn't suspect there'd be differences on the same model. Good to know. Cheers