[igni]

Hi all - I am new to this wonderful forum. I have a thing for semi-hollow guitars. I recently had to sell almost all my gear to get $ for studio time and now I am back at square one.

One of the guitars I loved to death was the Epiphone Dot Studio. I had owned a Deluxe Dot and a Sheraton in the past. The Dot was too heavy and the Sheraton was OK. That said, the Studio was so great. It might be just a personal thing but this guitar and I were perfect for each other. It's light, simple (2 knobs) and you can get decent sounds with it out of the box. I do a lot of open chords and it resonates wonderfully.

The problem was that I could never really use it in a live situation cos it would feedback like crazy, squealing would be a better term. The kind of feedback that damages your brain before you even notice it in your ears. I had to use a Y switchbox to turn on/off the signal to the amp

I want to get another one of these suckers and do a full upgrade this time.

What can I do about the feedback? pickups? covering the f holes?

I have seen the article on the dot and epi upgrades but it doesn't mention feedback. Theres an article on feedback too but it doesn't mention semi-hollows.

Just wondering if anyone could give me some hints.

Thank you!