Anybody who follows this blog knows I’m a big fan of Epiphone — they continue to put out great equipment at a fraction of the cost of the more popular “name” brands, and in general their guitars sound as good as the big boys.
If you’ve ever balked at the cost of a true Gibson ES335, well, you might take a look at the Epiphone Sheraton II… as the past owner of an ES335 I can tell you that while the instrument is popular for a reason, in my humble opinion there’s no reason it should cost so freakin’ much.
The Sheraton II on the other hand will cost you less than $600, and still comes loaded up — from what I’ve read it features a highly-playable neck and a pair of humbuckers, not to mention a semi-hollowbody that allows for a fat “jazz” tone while still providing lengthy sustain [sounds a bit like the ES335, eh?]
The Epiphone Sheraton II Features—
- Arched Maple Top
- Laminated Maple Back & Sides
- Maple Neck
- Rosewood Fretboard With 22 Frets
- Abalone/Mother Of Pearl Inlays
- Body & Neck Binding
- Dual Humbuckers
- Two Volume & Two Controls
- 3-Way Pickup Switching
- Gold-Plated Hardware
You might take a look at the larger photo on Epiphone’s website for a real idea of just how handsome this hollowbody really is.
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July 3rd, 2007 at 5:36 am
I just got a sheraton II a couple weeks back and I absolutely love it, I couldn’t recommend one more, I’ve never actually played on a proper Gibson 335 model yet though so I don’t know how it compares… other than the £1000 still in my bank account…
August 21st, 2008 at 1:48 pm
hi, i´m from argentina. i got my self a sheraton II and i couldn´t agree more with you. it´s an excellent guitar in every order, looks, tone, etc.
but I have a little problem i want to ask you about. the tunning goes off after playing a little while. ( it detunes?? i don´t know the proper word in english for this….sorry jajaja)
do you have the same problem??? and if you do,,,how did you solve it???
congrats on the web. it´s really cool
greetins from argnetina
agustin
August 21st, 2008 at 1:48 pm
hi, i´m from argentina. i got my self a sheraton II and i couldn´t agree more with you. it´s an excellent guitar in every order, looks, tone, etc.
but I have a little problem i want to ask you about. the tunning goes off after playing a little while. ( it detunes?? i don´t know the proper word in english for this….sorry jajaja)
do you have the same problem??? and if you do,,,how did you solve it???
congrats on the web. it´s really cool
greetins from argnetina
agustin