Edit: Incoming Black Dot Royale

Beau · Post by **Beau** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 2:28 am

http://reverb.com/item/210048-dearmond ... rmond-case

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 2:38 am

That is pretty sexy there.

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 5:17 am

That is pretty nice.

Golden_Sonic · Post by **Golden_Sonic** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 7:52 am

HNB wrote:Is size the only difference between that and the Dot?

DON'T BUY AN ES-339 PRO! It's a fart! If you have to choose between that shit and a Dot, take the second one

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 8:46 am

Golden_Sonic wrote:
HNB wrote:Is size the only difference between that and the Dot?
DON'T BUY AN ES-339 PRO! It's a fart! If you have to choose between that shit and a Dot, take the second one

Just for personal education, why it is a bad idea to buy es 339 pro?

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 1:12 pm

The Royale epi's are dope. GOOD CALL

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 2:22 pm

sunshiner wrote:
Golden_Sonic wrote:
HNB wrote:Is size the only difference between that and the Dot?
DON'T BUY AN ES-339 PRO! It's a fart! If you have to choose between that shit and a Dot, take the second one
Just for personal education, why it is a bad idea to buy es 339 pro?

It's not a bad guitar, but it's kind of like those fender bullets that are like mini strats with full scale necks. Just feels like they took a good guitar and made it smaller (dumbed it down) for snobbish les paul players who want an es but are too scared of a full bodied guitar. I get that it's probably a lot more comfortablr to some, but to me they look and feel really weird.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 3:31 pm

Nick wrote:
sunshiner wrote:
Golden_Sonic wrote: DON'T BUY AN ES-339 PRO! It's a fart! If you have to choose between that shit and a Dot, take the second one
Just for personal education, why it is a bad idea to buy es 339 pro?
It's not a bad guitar, but it's kind of like those fender bullets that are like mini strats with full scale necks. Just feels like they took a good guitar and made it smaller (dumbed it down) for snobbish les paul players who want an es but are too scared of a full bodied guitar. I get that it's probably a lot more comfortablr to some, but to me they look and feel really weird.

So 335 = booty, 339 = pancake ass?

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 3:37 pm

They need to make a full scale Mustang and make the body huge.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 4:41 pm

finboy wrote:
Nick wrote:
sunshiner wrote: Just for personal education, why it is a bad idea to buy es 339 pro?
It's not a bad guitar, but it's kind of like those fender bullets that are like mini strats with full scale necks. Just feels like they took a good guitar and made it smaller (dumbed it down) for snobbish les paul players who want an es but are too scared of a full bodied guitar. I get that it's probably a lot more comfortablr to some, but to me they look and feel really weird.
So 335 = booty, 339 = pancake ass?

Basically

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 5:36 pm

Excited to see it and decide if I like the stock pickups. I hope I do because swapping them out is a pain in the ass with hollow guitars. Never done it honestly. I have watched videos but end up thinking "f*ck that man..."

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 5:50 pm

Nah bro it's easy, just cut the wire close to the pickup and splice the new pickup to the stock wires. Change your pickups each time you change strings if you'd like. Epi pickups are a dime a dozen, who cares if you ruin them by cutting too much lead off?

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 6:03 pm

Ah good call there. Sounds easier than pulling out all the pots and stuff.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 6:59 pm

Yeah dude. You could even throw in those Triple Shot switching pickup rings while you're at it.

George · Post by **George** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 7:39 pm

the 339 owns stop hating whats with all the hating

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 8:15 pm

I was inspired by Wes' guitar post.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:38 am

It arrived today. Really psyched. The tuners work great. (Gotoh) The stock pickups are really not all that bad to my ears. I have other pickups all set to go in. Still not sure if I wanna go that route. The "E" sticker on the guard was coming off so I just took it off. Still looks awesome. The glitter binding is really nice. The glitter on the body is pretty subtle really. Maybe I need more sunlight to see it better. The rosewood looks good. I need to oil it when I change strings. I think the stock ones are likely 0.9's? I normally use 0.10's. They are ok, but a little thin. The bridge was almost setup spot on. I had to adjust two saddles and adjust the low E side height a little. Switch seems fine as well as pots. The nut for the jack seems solid. Looks good. I dig it. Sorry for the cell picks. Light right now is really bad.

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dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:45 am

Nice! I also use 10s on my guitars, however my Epi Riviera likes 9s just sounds better and intonates better.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:29 am

dezb1 wrote:Nice! I also use 10s on my guitars, however my Epi Riviera likes 9s just sounds better and intonates better.

ugh you guys quit trying to infringe on my swag

I'm the predominantly telecaster playing guy with a Riviera and who uses 10's on his guitars.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 12:48 pm

theshadowofseattle wrote:
dezb1 wrote:Nice! I also use 10s on my guitars, however my Epi Riviera likes 9s just sounds better and intonates better.
ugh you guys quit trying to infringe on my swag

I'm the predominantly telecaster playing guy with a Riviera and who uses 10's on his guitars.

I think you'll find I'm the original (but not necessarily the best) by a few years...