Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

[RedRobeSessions]

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!

 

[GuitarDoc]

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.

 

[Synapsys]

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!

 

[GuitarDoc]

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!

Could be your computer speakers. Any "fatter, fuller tone" would begin to sound muddy.

 

[GuitarDoc]

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.

 

[Synapsys]

Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

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?

 

[jeremy]

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.

if youre talking about your late 60's epiphone, the pups sure as hell aint burstbuckers if they are stock

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

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.

 

[RedRobeSessions]

Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

Thanks a lot for commenting guys! I'll be making more videos for sure.

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.

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

 

[Synapsys]

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!

 

[Lovegun]

Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

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/20160408102619/http://epiphonewiki.com/index.php/Sheraton

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

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

Epiwiki says that from '58 to '70 they were New York pickups or mini humbuckers. https://web.archive.org/web/20160408102619/http://epiphonewiki.com/index.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.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Epiphone Sheraton II Pro WR

Even the current production Sheratons are really great guitars.

 

[jeremy]

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

 

[GuitarStv]

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.

 

[RedRobeSessions]

Hello there!

This week I recorded a little lesson on how one can mix a blues guitar solo/melody with the chords within a 12-Bar Blues chord progression. Playing my Sheraton II Pro WR again!

In this video we’ll be practicing a simple melody and connect it with the dominant 7 chord shapes (there are TABs on the screen for every example).

I hope you guys enjoy this and find it useful!

Thank you and have a great weekend