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No, I'd seen them in stores, but never even picked up an Epi semi-hollow, let alone a Sheraton II, before this one, or after. So I can't make a fair comparison, other than I can't keep a humbucker Epi Les Paul or LP type by others (Ibanez, Washburn) for long (like 4-5 months at the longest) without letting go of it for something else, because they just don't sound....right....compared to this one.