Members chqtarzan Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 I saw, I played, I listened, I inspected, I bought. Took it home and put in a Rockfield SWV bridge pup, coil split push/pull. Wiring semi hollow sure is tricky. Man it's awesome. Sheraton is always the cooler epiphone in my mind. But every one that I played at long & mcquade, just didn't have what I expect, some sound too wiry, some don't resonate enough, some be too heavy and dead. This one, I encountered, is different, somehow. I played it through a fender frontman 15g, not a decent amp but, I could tell there are hella tonal potential in it. Took it home. The setup and wiring took me 3 hours. I want the tones, to have great clarity. The new pup totally bitchslapped the stock pups. The neck is perfect shape, it's very bonding, takes no time to get familiar with. Herb and I played. It's very subtle that, when the player is feeling the music, the guitar disappears, not in the way digressing "FEEL ME!! I'M AWESOME!!"; yet it still inspires the music. We wrote two new songs. Fantastic. Thanks everyone! Here are some new pics. I've changed the neck pup too, with coil split. I have the urge to change all the volume pots to CTS and put the coil split on tone pots but currently they are doing fine. I also plan on putting in locking tuners and roller bridge just for the heck of it, because this guitar is likely a keeper. I was actually hunting for a 335 style, but the 4 or 6 real 335s in the store I played just didn't satisfy me (most of them sounded good but not worth 3K IMO). I thought that I'd settle on a MIJ 335, but I don't think I'll go that route since I have this one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members BB123 Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 It sure does look awesome. HNGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 HNGD awesome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geeter Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 Congratulations and Happy New Guitar Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members j*h Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 looks great!congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blind radish Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 Wowser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 Outstanding! Congratulations on finding a good one because they do vary a lot from one to another as you now know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tupelo Son Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 Very nice indeed! CONGRATS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 Great love story. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 Very nice! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 That is SO screaming for a gold Bigsby ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members saxcop2 Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 I used to have a Sheraton. One of the best necks that I have played. The pups needed to be changed. I didn't like the big body. I got rid of it and haven't regretted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deadbeat Son Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 Happy belated NGD! That's a beautiful Sheraton; I've always dug those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shadesofcraig Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 Not a fan of Epis but if the Sheraton had chrome hardware instead of gold I would definitely consider it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mnewb1 Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 That is Purty! HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hecticone Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 Nice congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members truckdub Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 Classy!! Enjoy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orourke Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 Nice! I want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members timmyfirst Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 Great guitars and the rockfields are some of my favourite pickups. I had the very same model in my Michael Kelly patriot and that thing butchered Les Pauls with ease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretmonster Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 Ooh, very sexy, big congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newbuilder Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 That is really cool, congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slushpup96 Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 That is SO screaming for a gold Bigsby ... This was my first thought too. HNGD!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hardtdc Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 That is SO screaming for a gold Bigsby ... This ^ is the right answer. Bigsby would set that guitar off perfectly. Congrats, she's a looker for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deadbeat Son Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Don't listen to these guys, Bigsby-free is the way to be!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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