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    Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

    Hey guys and a Happy New Year to everyone out there!

    Just found a topic asking about the quality of the Epiphone's these days and decided to create a new thread.

    Yesterday I posted the very first episode of my new series "Red Robe Sessions" playing a Sheraton II Pro so you can see the guitar is incredible for it's price! The pickups and everything are the default ones, so I believe there's room for some experience with the hardware. But I like it the way it is!

    It would be nice to hear from you about the tone, the guitar and the robe

    Cheers!

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    Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

    I LOVE Sheratons. I have one from '66-'68 (not entirely sure, Epi didn't keep accurate records of serial numbers then), but it was USA made in Kalamazoo before they were sourced out to Asia. Totally stock (Gibson pups, probably Burstbuckers 2 &3?) and it looks, plays, and sounds amazing.
    Originally Posted by IanBallard
    Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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    • #3
      Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

      Awesome playing!

      Don't know if it comes to the stock pickups or the gear you're using, but it sounds a bit thin to my ears.

      To me a slightly fatter, fuller tone would compliment your playing skills very well.

      Keep up the good work, and a Happy New Year to you!
      Guitars:Gibson LP Trad ('57 Classics); Ibanez SEW761FM (TB-16/STK-S7 m&n); Charvel DK24 (TB10/SSL-6/A2Pn), DK22 (HRb/SSL-6 m&n), SoCal Style1 (Distortion set) & SoCal Style2 24 2PT (Fluence OCC); ESP LTD MH-1000HS (TB-14/Lil59n); Effects: Line 6 Helix Floor, Digitech Drop & FreqOut, ME EP-1L6,Shure GLXD16, Headrush MX5;

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      • #4
        Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

        Originally posted by Synapsys View Post
        Awesome playing!

        Don't know if it comes to the stock pickups or the gear you're using, but it sounds a bit thin to my ears.

        To me a slightly fatter, fuller tone would compliment your playing skills very well.

        Keep up the good work, and a Happy New Year to you!
        Could be your computer speakers. Any "fatter, fuller tone" would begin to sound muddy.
        Originally Posted by IanBallard
        Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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        • #5
          Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

          Yes, I agree...awesome playing. Awesome guitar. Keep posting here, it's so refreshing to hear the playing of someone who knows what he's doing.
          Originally Posted by IanBallard
          Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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          • #6
            Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

            Originally posted by GuitarDoc View Post
            Could be your computer speakers. Any "fatter, fuller tone" would begin to sound muddy.
            Turns out hearing the video again on headphones did improve the perceived tone. Not perfect to my ears, still. But the wonderful thing about tone is indeed how subjective it is, and as long as the OP feels fine about it, that's really what matters.

            On a second listen the playing is even more tasteful. Keep it up!

            Small side note to the OP: Are you based in Lisbon, Portugal?
            Guitars:Gibson LP Trad ('57 Classics); Ibanez SEW761FM (TB-16/STK-S7 m&n); Charvel DK24 (TB10/SSL-6/A2Pn), DK22 (HRb/SSL-6 m&n), SoCal Style1 (Distortion set) & SoCal Style2 24 2PT (Fluence OCC); ESP LTD MH-1000HS (TB-14/Lil59n); Effects: Line 6 Helix Floor, Digitech Drop & FreqOut, ME EP-1L6,Shure GLXD16, Headrush MX5;

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            • #7
              Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

              Originally posted by GuitarDoc View Post
              I LOVE Sheratons. I have one from '66-'68 (not entirely sure, Epi didn't keep accurate records of serial numbers then), but it was USA made in Kalamazoo before they were sourced out to Asia. Totally stock (Gibson pups, probably Burstbuckers 2 &3?) and it looks, plays, and sounds amazing.
              if youre talking about your late 60's epiphone, the pups sure as hell aint burstbuckers if they are stock

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              • #8
                Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

                Originally posted by jeremy View Post
                if youre talking about your late 60's epiphone, the pups sure as hell aint burstbuckers if they are stock
                Any idea what they might be? I've never taken them out to check.
                Originally Posted by IanBallard
                Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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                • #9
                  Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

                  Thanks a lot for commenting guys! I'll be making more videos for sure.
                  Originally posted by GuitarDoc View Post
                  Yes, I agree...awesome playing. Awesome guitar. Keep posting here, it's so refreshing to hear the playing of someone who knows what he's doing.
                  Thank you! I had an awesome opportunity to record a Taylor 814ce, gonna post it to a different thread now.

                  Originally posted by Synapsys View Post
                  Turns out hearing the video again on headphones did improve the perceived tone. Not perfect to my ears, still. But the wonderful thing about tone is indeed how subjective it is, and as long as the OP feels fine about it, that's really what matters.

                  On a second listen the playing is even more tasteful. Keep it up!

                  Small side note to the OP: Are you based in Lisbon, Portugal?
                  Thanks a lot! Yes I am

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                  • #10
                    Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

                    Se fores português, acusa-te! Sempre achei que era o único por aqui!

                    Parabéns pelo estilo, esses dedos estão muito lá!
                    Guitars:Gibson LP Trad ('57 Classics); Ibanez SEW761FM (TB-16/STK-S7 m&n); Charvel DK24 (TB10/SSL-6/A2Pn), DK22 (HRb/SSL-6 m&n), SoCal Style1 (Distortion set) & SoCal Style2 24 2PT (Fluence OCC); ESP LTD MH-1000HS (TB-14/Lil59n); Effects: Line 6 Helix Floor, Digitech Drop & FreqOut, ME EP-1L6,Shure GLXD16, Headrush MX5;

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                    • #11
                      Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

                      Originally posted by GuitarDoc View Post
                      Any idea what they might be? I've never taken them out to check.
                      Epiwiki says that from '58 to '70 they were New York pickups or mini humbuckers. https://web.archive.org/web/20160408...x.php/Sheraton

                      Nice guitar. I've thought about getting some Epiphone semi hollow.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

                        Originally posted by Lovegun View Post
                        Epiwiki says that from '58 to '70 they were New York pickups or mini humbuckers. https://web.archive.org/web/20160408...x.php/Sheraton

                        Nice guitar. I've thought about getting some Epiphone semi hollow.
                        Mine has full sized buckers. But they could have been replaced at some point in time.
                        Originally Posted by IanBallard
                        Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

                          Even the current production Sheratons are really great guitars.
                          Originally Posted by IanBallard
                          Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

                            not sure if they made em with buckers back then, if they did theyd probably be pat # pups maybe t tops

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                            • #15
                              Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

                              Nice playing, and I think the guitar sounds great. Did you have the amp volume up much? I've got an Epi Dot which isn't fully hollow like a Sheraton, but find that with the volume up it gets a kinda infinite sustain thing with held notes feeding back slightly, and I wasn't hearing that in the clip.
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