Members AcheWater Posted March 8, 2008 Members Share Posted March 8, 2008 I love my Sheraton II. I have customized mine a bit though. For pickups i used a Gibson 57' Classic in the Neck and a 57' Classic Plus in the Bridge. I have also chromed out all the hardware, added 18:1 Grover locking tuners, a Gibson nashville style bridge, and a bone nut. The best upgrade i made was getting the Es-335 package from mojotone.com. You get all new wiring, new 500k pots, new toggle switch, and a new input jack for $100. BIG DIFFERENCE!!! Sheraton's are built well, but inconsistant. If you find a good one they are GREAT!! The electronics and pickups really are crap though. My guitar cost around $1200 when I was through (including the $600 I paid for the stock guitar). If you don't mind the gold hardware the mojo package and the classic pickups will cost you around $330 plus luthier costs (it is a bitch to change out the wiring in a Sheraton..go to a luthier). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted March 8, 2008 Members Share Posted March 8, 2008 yeah i may just go with some brighter humbuckers from GFS. im hoping someone who has some will chime in... do they make the filtertron clones in gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted March 8, 2008 Members Share Posted March 8, 2008 http://store.guitarfetish.com/dr90husip90g.htmlor http://store.guitarfetish.com/dr180vihugop.htmlorhttp://store.guitarfetish.com/gfsrehotnaov.htmlorhttp://store.guitarfetish.com/gfsprlihugoc.htmlpersonally I hat egold hardware... but here are some options you may find sexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AcheWater Posted March 8, 2008 Members Share Posted March 8, 2008 I can't stand gold hardware either. I really don't understand the infatuation with it. It seems everytime a company wants to say "top of the line" they go to the costume jewelry gold edition of something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Northstar Posted March 8, 2008 Members Share Posted March 8, 2008 I like gold... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted March 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 8, 2008 http://store.guitarfetish.com/dr90husip90g.htmlyeah i dont want p90's in it.im gonna go with the split ones and see how they work out.the electronics as far as the switch and jack and pots go, are fine in mine. the pickups are just kinda "meh". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted March 8, 2008 Members Share Posted March 8, 2008 I would also sell for a Casino. With the metal dog ear P-90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted March 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 8, 2008 GAHHH! if i get a casino, it will be in addition to the sheraton. the sheraton stays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Northstar Posted March 8, 2008 Members Share Posted March 8, 2008 Here's the old Sheraton (bought new in 1987) retrofitted with Jim Wagner's Fillmore pickups... I also ditched the old pickguard which was hideous and replaced it with a Les Paul pickguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted March 9, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 9, 2008 NICE! okay so i was playing my sheraton today and ive been sitting in my room all morning messing around with setting on my amp and the pickups actually dont sound that bad after all. i LOVE the neck pickup. i was thinking about putting a nice zebra bucker in the bridge and leaving the neck bucker alone. that would be rad. but im also tempted to do the split humbuckers. if i did that, i would do both pickups to keep the set balanced and for looks. iove got some time to decide but its a tough one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeremy Skrenes Posted March 9, 2008 Members Share Posted March 9, 2008 I have a set of Alan Holdsworth pickups in my sheraton. Not sure if they were the carvin models or some other maker, but they sound ok. A little too dark for my liking, but not enough to make me ditch the pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted March 9, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 9, 2008 i just want that sparkle back! not alot of output, just that bite and sparkle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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