Epiphone Dove Studio 3-stars Reviews

Epi Dove Pro..poor fret finish but good value..

Arrived very well packed yesterday.

Early days yet to say how the Dove will sound in a band- but the overall build and sound excellent. Loud bright and full of tone.

Set up quite well- but lowered the bridge slightly. Neck pretty straight.

The biggest issue was the badly finished frets which I have now polished 3 times and they are a lot smoother now. They were not polished before packing and I don't know how the guitar passed quality control.

Fretboard was dry -but a couple of coats of lemon oil has helped address that.

Switched strings to my usual Martin custom lights and it's now ready to play.

Plastic bridge saddle a little cheap looking and a little loose-an obvious upgrade on the cards.

Electrics seem to work well and I personally like the simplicity of one tone/one volume.

Nice quality tuners.

A little closer to orangeburst rather than violinburst -but that will change/fade with time.

Once played in solid top should only improve.

So despite a few issues quite impressive value for money.