#1 · Mar 19, 2011 17:59 UTC
Just had new pick-ups installed in my Epiphone Sheraton II. The stock p/ups were very lack-lustre and not showing this lovely guitar at its best, but as the neck p/up went microphonic I took the plunge and got a matched set of Seymour Duncan SH1 '59's plus the gold covers (to keep the Sheratons gold hardware look).
What a phenomenal difference!! Instead of the thin lack-lustre tone I was getting before that didn't 'raunch' well, the Sheraton now sustains for days, with a lovely warm, smooth 'rounder' type tone in the neck p/up, and great sustain and punch from the bridge p/up that just raunches beautifully with distortion/higher gain settings, & its now just lovely to play as well as look at. :) 8-)
In short, the Sheraton positively sings with my VC30 and it feels like a different guitar. Not a cheap exercise - p/ups and covers were £132 plus £40 fitting - but I'm so pleased I did it! :)
However, I like the Sheraton even more through the Laney Club 12r that I tried again before I left the store!! No spare cash at the moment unfortunately but maybe for my birthday in August. ;)
What a phenomenal difference!! Instead of the thin lack-lustre tone I was getting before that didn't 'raunch' well, the Sheraton now sustains for days, with a lovely warm, smooth 'rounder' type tone in the neck p/up, and great sustain and punch from the bridge p/up that just raunches beautifully with distortion/higher gain settings, & its now just lovely to play as well as look at. :) 8-)
In short, the Sheraton positively sings with my VC30 and it feels like a different guitar. Not a cheap exercise - p/ups and covers were £132 plus £40 fitting - but I'm so pleased I did it! :)
However, I like the Sheraton even more through the Laney Club 12r that I tried again before I left the store!! No spare cash at the moment unfortunately but maybe for my birthday in August. ;)
