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.

[@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!!!!

[@michaelmoriarty1645]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@orangeguitarmusik]

Just found this channel and I like it already

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

I hope you keep watching... thanks.

[@frictionhitch]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@AngelHernandez-gn7iv]

Awesome job

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@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!

[@Gaslight.Guitar]

Interesting video, really enjoyed it. :)

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

Thanks!

[@philippe285]

thank very interressing

[@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.

[@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