Epiphone Sheraton II

Why do people compare the Epi /Sheraton with the 335. 1st,price, What do you want for around £450 av. You can't compare a £1500+ with a £500 instrument. I have a 2010 Chinese built Sheraton(another moan with some) and as far as I'm concerned it sound amazing and I have no build quality issues..I have had No tuning problems, electrics work fine And it looks a million. Would I recommend, deff I would. £ 4 £ no contest. Its a Jazz / blues guitar not a Slash screamer. I think the Sheraton are about as good as you can get, Looks, Playability it has it all, Buy one and just enjoy its qualities at an affordable price I doubt you will be disappointed. I wasn't.

In 92 I wanted a new guitar so I went to the shop to get a Gibson ES-335. I got there saw the sheraton and the joe pass along with the es-335. I loved the jazz sound put out by the emporer but didnt like the feel of the thick guitar anything above the 12th fret. I loved the sheraton and the es-335. They both felt and played the same. Same sound and same quality. I purchased the Sheridan and have never regreted it. I had a 40% off coupon and picked it up for 350.00 what a steal compared to the 1600.00 the gibson would have cost me at the same time. On my way home I stopped by my guitar tech and had him set up The strobe tuning change the pots around to put my treble volume pot right under my bridge and take the toggle switch to the rear of the guitar. I had my favorite strings put on it and I have never seen a better Jazz or blues guitar in my life. Ive been playing for over 45 years and I never buy a new guitar and dont have it proffessionally set up. Its like Buying the best and never taking it out to play with. You are doing yourself a huge injustice to not have your electrict guitar proffessionaly set up and strobe tuned. This is the best blues guitar for the money. Ive been playing mine in recording studios all accross the country for over 20 years now and will never let it go.

I bought my Sherry2 in 1999 and thought it was average at the time playing it through an old transistor Vox. I always loved the look and feel of it though, and it was much lighter than the solid bodies I'd had. I bought a valve amp in about 2005 and the sound was so much better, but still not what I wanted. Thought of changing pickups and upgrading the bits, including getting a bigger amp etc. In the end I simply went for a professional set up. I couldn't believe it when I got it back: tuners and pickups (these needed re-balancing), whole thing was a new experience! The techie said it's all fine without upgrades, unless maybe later change the pickups if I get fed up. This guitar is so playable and nuanced now. However, the lad wants one after playing mine. Can't part with it though. PLEASE can someone write a review of the specifically Chinese sheraton? - rather get him one of these than part with my Korean!

This is a great guitar failed by cheap hardware. Once you strip it out and re-fit with quality it is a wonderful instrument.

I bought mine in about 1998 thinking I was getting a Casino, would you believe. At that stage I was only a so-so guitarist but it was obvious, even to me, it had much more to give.

Reasons:

* Cheap pickups which lack response, particularly at the bass end

* It constantly goes out of tune

* Open strings sound dull

* The electrics feel sturdy as cobwebs

Unaltered, the Sheraton II can only rely on great playability, excellent build quality and catwalk looks. Which isn't too bad, I suppose.

Since then the following changes have been made:

* Gibson pickups (P-94 at neck and Burstbucker #3 at Bridge)

* Schaller M6 machine heads

* CTS pots with quality toggle switch, jack input and wiring

* Fossil ivory nut (I read bone would be fine, but I felt flash)

* Bigsby

Not cheap. Particularly as I had a luthier perform the work, which is advisable.

The result is a guitar which exceeds all expectations, and easily a match for a Gibson 335. This is particularly pleasing as - even with the extra cash for upgrades - the Gibson would be twice as expensive.

I have read reviews complaining of the hardware. I would add that should you wish to take this on, it would be the most rewarding upgrade project you could hope for.

In the 1970's I bought an Epiphone Riviera red with white binding and chrom hardware,it was my first semi-hollow body; I never gave it a chance to prove it's self,I didn't know much about the instrument in those days. After I learned to play a little better around the late 1980's,I traded the Riviera for a Sheraton wineburst new with a case, I was very satisfied with the trade. It's now 2011 and the Sheraton has been my main guitar ever since. I LOVE MY SHERATON and GOD BLESS EPIPHONE.

I've owned a 1999 Sheraton 2 for 10 years. The blonde model. I call her "Blondie." Great tone but did need to have the pots replaced about 2 years ago. I also have a Gretsch hollow body electric and a Gibson-Les Paul Epi, but I keep going back to my Sheraton 2. I like the 3 part neck (made in Korea)

and the way the neck feels up and down the fretboard. Stays in tune really well for RnR and occasional country. I run it through a 1965 Fender Vibrolux with just a little reverb, which, allows plenty of distortion, without losing note differintiation, at high volumes. I sometimes just like to look at it as the shape, color, and style is a work of art.

Very good guitar for the money. Nice semi-hollow body. Paid $450 for mine used (1997 model) not a scratch on it with Seymour Duncan pickups installed. I love everything about this guitar except one thing. It is very heavy. You get shoulder fatigue when playing for more than 15 minutes. Very versitile guitar with good sustain. I can play mellow jazz to hard driving rock on this thing. Stays in tune very well. Has a wide shallow neck that feels great and plays easy. Other than being heavy, not a thing to complain about. A recommended purchase.

wanted this guitar for a long time.saving for ages.what i went without was well worth it.beautiful to look at.so comfortable to hold.the neck was daunting with my small hands,but proved no problem at all,the sound and playability and the versitility of this guitar has progressed my playing beyond all expectations.recomended strings thomastik blues sliders although any strings soundgood,get 10s ,9s dont really work.

Amazing great for money, stay's in tune well ,look's amence, get it! I've had one for a year and i love it. The only fault is it isn't the most stong of guitars.

I've had a Sheraton II in natural for a couple of years, during which time it's been given some of the normal upgrades: bone nut, Seymour Pearly Gates + new push-pull pots. I've taken off all of the blingy gold hardware, adding a chrome stesbar trem and a set of chrome locking tuners. Having been a big teenage Alex Lifeson fan, an ES335 was always my dream guitar, but with my medium quality skills, I couldn't justify the costs. Even before the upgrades, this was a very nice instrument - well-made, with a good sound and low, even action that's the equal of the Gibsons I've played. Since I spent more than the original cost of the guitar on upgrades, it's now to my mind an absolutely superb instrument, and still way cheaper than an ES335 (about half including all the upgrades). The Pearlies give a pretty authentic PAF sound and it plays really smoothly. I'd never get back what I've paid for it, but I bought it to play, not to sell. If you're after an investment, or you've got money to burn, get a 335, by all means. If you want a great-sounding guitar that brings out the best in your playing, a Sherry + upgrades is an economical and satisfying option.