Formerly made in Korea, since 2002 the Dot has been made in Epiphone's factory in Qingdao, China. It has two alnico humbucker pickups, each with its own volume and tone control, a three-way selector switch allowing the player to choose one or both pickups, a Tune-o-matic bridge and a stop-bar tailpiece. The name 'Dot' is in reference to its fretboard markers, which are simple dots, unlike other Epiphone archtop guitars such as the Casino or the Sheraton, which have more elaborate block inlays. It has a glued-in neck of mahogany (before 2008, maple) and a rosewood fingerboard. Two hollow 'wings' with f-holes sit on either side of a solid block of mahogany or maple on which the pickups, bridge and tailpiece are mounted, which makes it less prone to feedback than a fully hollow-bodied guitar. The Dot has a semi-hollow body made of laminated maple.
