picks for sheraton II

[mbedrinana]

hi everyone, i'm thinking about buying a epiphone sheraton II, but i want to put it seymnour humbuckers, a jazz model and a jb. i don't know a lot about pick ups so i have a question: the guitar have humbuckers w/ cover plates, so i don't know if i can replace the original picks by the seymour ones. can i keep the cover plates with the new pick ups?? or i must leave them and use the picks without the covers?? ( i hate that idea, the guitar would look rare)
well, thanks 4 your time and answers.

 

[ksmith63]

Re: picks for sheraton II

1. you can buy pickups with covers on them. it will cost you a little more but they are wax potted to reduce feedback.
2. great choice on the combo. think incubus tone on 'morning view'. the epiphone will sound great with new pups

 

[fusion101]

Re: picks for sheraton II

that guitar, as far as i own, has mini humbuckers which means, obviosly, wouldnt fit a jb or jazz. By the way output that high in that guitar would feedback like a mother f@cker

 

[Robert1950]

Re: picks for sheraton II

The earlier Sheraton had miniis. The Sheraton II has full Humbuckers, Like the Dot. The Riviera has minis and the Casino has P-90s. However the MIJ Riviera (1971-83) has open coil humbuckers. Gets confusing.

Anyways, you should be able to install full sizec HB. I was thinking on putting CC and Jazz on my MIJ Riviera.

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: picks for sheraton II

that guitar, as far as i own, has mini humbuckers which means, obviosly, wouldnt fit a jb or jazz.

the Sheraton II does fit normal humbuckers. I've had Seth's and Phat Cats in mine with great results.

By the way output that high in that guitar would feedback like a mother f@cker

Actually, no, it wouldn't. While the Jazz/JB combo isn't my first choice in a semi-hollow (I feel the JB masks too much of the guitar's natural sound), they won't feed back at reasonable gain levels.

I use my Sheraton with Phats for hard rock and had good results using it for the same styles with Seth's, which are unpotted (JB/Jazz are fully potted).

To answer the original question, yes, you can get the Jazz and the JB with covers. for a semi-hollow guitar, I wouldn't get those. I would go with a Seth Lover set, 59 set, APH set, or Pearly Gates set.

 

[Jimbojsr]

Re: picks for sheraton II

+1 for the "No JB" thing. Get lower output pups in a semi, like what I did I quite fancy a Riviers with mini hummers....

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: picks for sheraton II

+1 for the "No JB" thing. Get lower output pups in a semi, like what I did I quite fancy a Riviers with mini hummers....

I've been GASsing the Elite Sheraton. Mini-'buckers, stop tailpiece, and all the appointments of a Sheraton... YUMMY. :burnout:

 

[ksmith63]

Re: picks for sheraton II

+1 for the "No JB" thing. Get lower output pups in a semi, like what I did I quite fancy a Riviers with mini hummers....

i beleive the jb could work fine if it wasn't used for heavy distortion (semi- hollows usually aren't b/c they do have some feedback). Could be too much though as the guy from incubus used a PRS hollowbody so the sheraton will be a different beast. a 59' set or a jazz set would probably be better

 

[Jimbojsr]

Re: picks for sheraton II

Yeah, they don't do metal too well, but you can still whack up the gain - Blink 183, Green Day, Oasis and the Foo Fighters have all featured 335s.

 

[PUCKBOY99]

Re: picks for sheraton II

I had a Sheraton II & put Gibson '57 Classic/Classic Plus in it, but that was before I found this Forum.

The '57s sounded great, but I would say Seths, '59s or Phat Cats would be SWEET in a Sheraton. :beerchug: