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poodlesrule
April 23rd, 2012, 10:40 AM
I am looking at an Epi Sheraton II, seller says it is a 98, Korean made, and claims it is better that current production, of course!

GAS-worthy, but...

Bookkeeper's Son
April 23rd, 2012, 10:46 AM
I've read many claims about the superiority of the Korean ones over the Chinese ones, but I haven't had the opportunity to A/B them. The older Korean ones do have that nice 5-piece laminated neck, though......

As the owner of an Epi semi-hollow (a Chinese Dot Studio), I can highly recommend them, in general.

You might want to scan the Epiphone portion of the Gibson forum for more info.

wingsdad
April 23rd, 2012, 06:08 PM
The claim that the Korean is better than the current production Chinese Epi's is not without merit. I've A/B newer Chinese-made Sheraton II's and Casinos against my own 2001 Korean-made (Samick, factory since gone to Indonesia) Sheraton II and 2005 Korean-made (Peerless factory) Casino. No question, from materials, stock pickups to fit & finish the Koreans are by far superior. Particularly the Sheraton II, which bears a 'Gibson' Truss Rod Cover.

I recently had my Sheraton II and Casino up for sale, not because I wanted to. Lucky for me, all I got was low-ball offers from folks who apparently thought they were just older versions of the new Chinese products. So I managed to figure out how to keep them, and I have.

poodlesrule
April 23rd, 2012, 06:40 PM
I recently had my Sheraton II and Casino up for sale.....So I managed to figure out how to keep them, and I have.

Great to hear that things are working out in some way.

My seller (who is not responding to my inquiry) says 1998 Sheraton II by Peerless, and wants quite a bit, on that account. Does the Peerless/Korea/98 pairing make sense?

markb
April 24th, 2012, 01:58 AM
Get the serial no and enter it here (http://guitardaterproject.org/epiphone.aspx). It's far from foolproof but generally works.

wingsdad
April 24th, 2012, 07:53 AM
Mark's pointed you in the right direction. The s/n on the Sheraton II in question should start with R98 followed by 6 digits. R=Peerless Korea factory, 98=year built.