Reply With QuoteA Real beauty - congrats! These Epiphones are decent guitars. Enjoy her :-)
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NGD - Epiphone Sheraton II
My first ever Craigs list score! I have been wanting something with humbuckers with a warm tone, and got sent on the quest by all the ES-339 posts. I listened to lots of clips, then found myself checking Epi DOTs and the Joe Pass Emperor, and went to see what was on Craigs list. In the 'other items like this near you' category was this Sheraton. From what I heard on youtube, this had the kind of sound I was looking for. The seller was asking $300 with a hard case, a very good price. By the time I got to him, he told me that three other people had looked at it and been freaked out by a crack in the finish where the neck meets the body - and that if I was interested, he was willing to take $200 for it (!). For that price I figured it was worth a look see. Someone had sanded the finish off the back of the neck but had done a nice job, and there was a crack in the finish at the neck joint, but the neck seemed entirely solid, so I took it. For $200, I could hardly go wrong - the case was easily worth $100. It plays like a dream and the sound is beautiful - slightly chunky neck, but it feels good. I think that I'll be thinning the electric collection, as this git and the Wildkat have become my go-to's. I sold my CV strat and may do the same with the CV tele and my Danelactro...
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Gear: Epiphone Sheraton II, Epiphone Wildkat, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Fender MIM Strat, Tacoma DR-14, Johnson JR-200 resonator; Fender Super Champ XD amp
Regular Fretter
A Real beauty - congrats! These Epiphones are decent guitars. Enjoy her :-)
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Thanks, Jimi - this is partially your fault, with your 339 demos! I am really enjoying this guitar. I have become an Epiphone fan the last couple of years just from playing them - they do make nice instruments.
"GAS never sleeps" - Gil Janus
"Now you got to pay your dues. Get that axe and play the blues." - Spudman
Gear: Epiphone Sheraton II, Epiphone Wildkat, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Fender MIM Strat, Tacoma DR-14, Johnson JR-200 resonator; Fender Super Champ XD amp
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My apologies ;-) Am happy to hear I could inspire you.
"A lot of people in the industry want to blame downloading for the state of the business. But I think if most music wasn't shit to begin with people wouldn't be downloading it for free," - Corey Taylor (Slipknot)
Regular Fretter
Well, your playing is always inspiring, for sure!
"GAS never sleeps" - Gil Janus
"Now you got to pay your dues. Get that axe and play the blues." - Spudman
Gear: Epiphone Sheraton II, Epiphone Wildkat, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Fender MIM Strat, Tacoma DR-14, Johnson JR-200 resonator; Fender Super Champ XD amp
Regular Fretter
Congrats! That is one beautiful guitar.
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Thanks, guys - I'm pretty pleased and excited with the new git!
"GAS never sleeps" - Gil Janus
"Now you got to pay your dues. Get that axe and play the blues." - Spudman
Gear: Epiphone Sheraton II, Epiphone Wildkat, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Fender MIM Strat, Tacoma DR-14, Johnson JR-200 resonator; Fender Super Champ XD amp
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Nice! HNGD!!
Steve Thompson
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Well congrats, that's certainly worth 200 bucks!
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