Epiphone Dove Studio - Trans Ebony Sweetwater Exclusive Review

My Epiphone Dove Studio Acoustic Electric Trans Ebony Guitar Purchase

I'm very pleased and satisfied with my purchase. The guitar is beautiful and exactly what I was looking for. It fits my needs for studio work as well as live gigs in concert. My sales rep,Will was very knowledgable and helpful. He gave me expert advice and great customer service! All I can say is,I am a coverted Sweetwater customer and my musical purchases from now on will be made… read more theough Sweetwater.

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Very nice high quality instrument

I just bought this guitar & I've done 2 shows with it. I'm extremely pleased with it. When it came in, it had one small uncomfortable fret burr. Very easy to fix. The cosmetic finish was flawless & action was fine. I changed the strings as they were a bit "tinny" but that was no problem. My only complaint is the way you install the battery. It should have a 'clip' instead of a 'pouch.'… read more It's a bit hard to get to even with the strings removed or loosened. I love the tapered performing artist neck. It fits my small hands perfect. I'm glad I made this purchase.

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Very Impressive!

I received this a little over a month ago, and have not been able to put it down. I am truly impressed with the look and performance of this guitar, and Thank You Sweetwater! for offering this exclusive model. It only required minor adjustment to be perfectly set up, and plays/sounds great. While looking it over, I did notice that the internal tag shows it as part of the Inspired… read more by Gibson line, although it is listed as a Studio model, here. For the price point, this is absolutely the best purchase I could have made. Tone wise, this guitar performs much better than expected, and has exceptional tuning stability. I don't know which factory in Indonesia is making these, but they have done a fantastic job. I would definitely recommend this model to anyone that asked, as I play Country, Rock, & Blues with it, and it stands up and shouts as well as the Martin and Taylor my fellow players are using. Great Guitar and Great Value!!

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Beautiful guitar, sounds surprisingly good

I already had an Epiphone Hummingbird Pro, which honestly, was probably the worst sounding guitar out of my 9 acoustics. I saw this Dove used on Reverb, & it said "Inspired by Gibson" on the sound hole label. I had wanted a Dove, & figured this one must be better than the Hummingbird pro if it was an Inspired by Gibson model. That being said, this is not advertised as an Inspired… read more by Gibson model, & I don't know why they have that on the sound hole label. The Inspired by Gibson models have solid wood back & sides, & this one clearly does not. I was still pleasantly surprised how much better it sounds than my Hummibgbird Pro. It has a more expensive "feel" to it, if you know what I mean. It also has a thick, beveled pickguard like what you'd find on a Gibson acoustic, & a modern pickup system with the controls in the sound hole. The sound & projection is pretty impressive, given the cost. It has a bright, yet balanced tone, & the single notes articulate particularly well. My Himmingbird Pro sounds muffled & muddy in comparison. While the Dove doesn't sound quite as good as my Martin, Taylor or my Inspired by Gibson Slash J-45, which has solid wood back & sides, it is pretty close. Great guitar for the money

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Worth every penny! ...and the wait!

I ordered this in NOVEMBER 2020 and picked it up at Sweetwater after 7 months of waiting, but it was worth the wait. after have it PLEK'd and set up it IS a FINE Guitar. IT IS IN NO WAY PERFECT...but watdahey! it was NOT thousands and thousands of dollars either. Buy one, have it set up properly and I am sure it will give you TONS of enjoyment around the fire pit for years!

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