Epiphone bring out the bling with the sheraton (Epiphone Sheraton II)

Member Name: underdog_78

Product:	Epiphone Sheraton II
Date:	02/07/09 (10 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good build quality, nice neck, good looking

Disadvantages: Poor electrics

Here we have the Epiphone Sheraton II, unlike most Epiphones this isn't a cheap (er) Gibson clone. The Sheraton is an original Epiphone model, though it is quite obviously aiming for the same kind of market as a Gibson ES335.

The build quality of the Sheraton I had was of a high standard, with only a sligh bit of glue run around the trim of the F holes. The gold hardware on won't stay gold for long, and the bridge quickly wares, though this looks fine and makes the guitar look played and loved.

The feel of the neck is nice, it's chunky with out going into the Gibson 50s profile, it's how you would want it to feel to be honest. With neatly finished trapezoid markets (mother of pearl) and a nice vine inlay on the head stock. However the pickguard is a horrible thin plastic and the guitar looks a lot better without it.

How it plays, well it's big. It's semi hollow so you really get a full sound, the action is nice, not high and not low, lends it's self lovely to some blues thanks to the nice size frets.

The only downside to the guitar is the poor electrics, the pickups are generic and weak, and while ok with a little over drive they do tend to let down an other wise quality guitar. however some money spent on pickups and pots and you have yourself a really nice guitar for a lot less money than a Gibson.

Summary: Great value for money and could be your number one guitar with pups swapped