Ive been playing guitar for 23 years, all my guitars are American made (Gibson/PRS/Fender) and I recently bought a second hand Sheraton II Pro made in China in 2016. And this guitar is absolutely perfect. Very very underrated guitar. It comes with quality hardware where it counts with graphtech nut and grover rotomatics, and the probuckers are very nice. Of course there are better pups out there but not enough to justify swapping them. In my opinion the voicing of my guitar should be preserved as it is because again, its Perfect.
Great video, Dougie. I just stepped into the world of Sheraton’s last week when I walked out of a pawn shop with one... an ‘88 Korean. It had no strings so the tail and bridge were sitting in the guitar case. Setting it up I broke an intonation screw and then in researching a fix I discovered what you did about the oddball bridge size. Standard bridges are 74mm but Sheraton’s are 72. Good news is that in 2019 there is a company, Klusan, that sells a tune-O-matic 72mm bridge for the Epiphone Sheraton. Or, they also offer an offset stud that screws into the guitars anchor, allowing for a 74mm bridge to be used. Anyways, great job on aligning that bridge and great playing on your part 2 video. Mike in Fort Qu’Appelle.
Great video comparison, interestingly I've got the exact same Blonde Epiphone Made in China although made in 2008, I bought it back then because it was cheap including an Epi case and sounded fantastic. I mean I was cross comparing it against Gibson 335's $5000 and up 😮 in the same shop & amp and went for it, value for money outstanding.🎉 The fit and finish is pretty much flawless like yours especially the binding. All these years later I still have and it plays like a dream. Thanks for posting, cheers from Australia 🦘🌏🎵🎸😎
I still have the white Korean one ! The reason for the vids was to point out that between chinese and Korean, one isn't better than the other. I had both and despite the Korean's bridge flaw and the salt water climate that ruined a lot of parts on it, they both played and sounded the same!
On the top horn where the binding is there is a gnat that flew onto the lacquer and got stuck so there has been a bug in my guitar for 16 years. I think it is pretty cool.
I have an Epiphone Sheraton 2 pro that I bought from American Musical supply, made in Indonesia ( at least it had an Indonesia sticker on it) and this is one with the larger head stock and it also has the better binding and it is in Wine red, it also has really nice inlay in the neck and the tree of life has the abalone inlay also. The Probucker 2 &3 really sound great and rival the burst bucker's on my 335. This guitar play's and sound's better than my Gibson 335 by FAR. I have been playing it mostly through my Marshall DSL40C and it sound's better than most of my other semi hollow body guitar's save for my PRS which is like butter. I play blues mostly and I would never get rid of my Sheraton 2 Pro. I get all sort's of compliment's on it all the time.
Interesting. I purchased a brand new Sheraton II (Samick) in 1997 About a year ago I replaced the stock pickups with Stew Mac Parson Street Alnico II Pickups as well as the pots and caps In the 20+ years I've owned this guitar, this is the first time I've ever heard anyone state that the Chinese made instrument are superior to the Korean made ones.
I bought a used 2001 Sheraton 2 made in the Samik factory Korea when was on holiday in the US from Australia in 2004. Like you I replaced both pups with Stewmac's Parsons St PAF's (I thought that the original bridge pu was a bit "thin" sounding). I have come to love that guitar, the attention to detail is amazing & the sound on all settings is brilliant. In my experience you can buy "lemons" in anything, cars guitars etc, these days. A brand or price does not guarantee Quality.
I've got a Chinese made Fender Modern Player Strat and it's a great guitar. Times are changing. I've also got a Korean made Hamer studio. Great guitar. A match for my Les Paul (USA).
Interesting contrast between your 97 Samick built and my 92 samick built sharaton II. My headstock is wider and the build quality is near flawless with the exception of a small binding fill at the 22 fret low E side. My pickups sound great with no feedback either. The body wings seem a little different on mine though.
I took the liberty of looking up your particular guitar since you showed the serial number in camera. Yours is a '97 model made by Samick. Samick is OK in my opinion. They made a lot of guitars for some big name manufacturers. However, I have owned several Korean Epiphones that are from the Peerless factory, and they are outstanding guitars. I used to do a lot of guitar repair, and in my opinion, the craftsmanship from the Peerless factory is the best of all of the asian Epiphones. In addition, last year I went to shopped for a brand new Sheraton, and demoed several Chinese models for several days. They were terrible. They necks were like logs and felt terrible, the fretwork was worse than amateurish, the sound was awful. I was able to find a Korean model and I'm very happy with it.
Thanks, I do not see Samic but I found it on the Samic wiki. Mine is from 1989 or 1990. But I tested the serialnumber from my Fender strat as a test. The site gives Corona Plant (Fender), USA in 1988 - 1989 Production Number: 9567 And that is correct The inspection tag from my guitar states it was made 22 febr 1989 (I bought it new on 8 april 1989 )
I have 2003 Sheraton 11 Epiphone Korean made . It is Awesome a beautiful workmanship rich sunburst colour,nice looking guitar. Perhaps you got a bad one not sure? Pickups sound perfect warm and sweet,tried against real Gibson pickups and dealer told me to save my money ,nothing wrong with pickups.I love mine.
I traded a Garrison 700 acoustic and an old Ibanez 120 for a brand new red Epiphone Casino made in China and it is awesome!! Everything from the body, the D neck hardware, P90 dog ear pick ups, and the paint and finish is just primo! Whatever they sealed the guitar with, the clear is as hard as rock! The first time I dinged it on my coffee table my heart sunk a wee bit..ya I am NOT a relic guy...sigh people are weird! But not a dent to be found! Let out a gasp of relief and proceeded to bang it around a bunch more times over the year and a half that I've had it, and it got so rediculous that I stopped even looking to see if it dented! My son has an Epiphone SG and I'm telling you, one band that I was in, my buddy had a Gibson SG which I used a LOT over about four years, and the Epiphone is in every way it's equal! I shyte you not! I was jonesing for a Casino since I found out how many awesome Beatle songs and large parts of albums were played on a Casino . McCartney bought one in 64 the other two lads loved it and they both bought one also. Lennon used it on Imagine and many more of his solo stuff, and I freaking love them! They are so versatile also. I have absolutely no problem saying my Casino is the very best guitar I've ever owned, and I will NEVER trade or sell it. Also, I am a converted Epiphone guy for life now! They are in every way as good, and BETTER in some ways than their papa company Gibson. I'm going for an Epiphone LP Pelham Blue next, then ...well see! Great video brother. Jack Canada
Would you please tell me what case will work on the Chinese long headstock. I am waiting on one of these and have read that the epiphone e519 will not fit it and that I will have to buy an SKB 1SKB-35 flight case for it to fit. Thanks for any help you have.
I got such a guitar;build in 2004, and its so perfect!THX for you video!And everybody hear,say,speak and have their meanings;gave often a shit of that!You have to take the guitar you wonnw have in your hands and play and hear and feel that thing;mostly,maybe 99 % the player ist the one!!
I've got a Sheraton II that I bought at Guitar Center. They had 2 available, one was a Chinese made one the other was a 99 Korean. I played both through the same Marshall Amp, the one I chose had a much richer tone, the electronics were good, no hum, a bit of buzz at the 12th fret. I even got the sales guy to play with me and switch guitars so we could compare them side by side. The Korean one was just a better guitar overall. I wanted the Chinese one because it came with a case and was natural finish but I chose the Korean one. There were SOME, not all guitars MIK that got Gibson pickups, I haven't taken the pickups out, I'm going to take it to my tech for a really good going over and set up and have him check out the wiring etc. Then I will find out.
The Korean one is a Samick, that's why it is comparable with western quality at 1/3 of the price. Then they moved prod to China, which took time to get to the pace. Easy explanation.
There are differences between the Korean models as well, because they were made by different manufacturers. I have a 2004 Sherton II made at the Un-sung factory, which is absolutely flawless.
YES! I agree soulagent79 , I don't know if it's the particular real estate or maybe they just made improvements by the early 2000s because also have a 03 Epiphone and it is flawless as well.
The ones they're making in China these days are from a Gibson-owned factory. giving them complete control over the production process - not sure if this is good or bad.
I still have this white one after all these years, I love it and I'll probably never sell it, haha! I think a lot of people missed the mark on why I made this vid, it wasn't to put down the Korean guitars, it was to show that the Chinese versions were great guitars as well. Unfortunately this white one had issues I had to deal with but I've had many Korean guitars and they are KILLER!
Hey Mate, If you pick up a "GIBSON" NASHVILLE Tune-o-matic, they come with un-notched saddles, cut your preferred string locations. I had a gorgeous White and Gold Shearaton, and the string spacing was too close for me. The neck does not have enough GRADUATED taper 4 me. Oh well!! Gb bg
I have 4 Epiphone guitars and at least one is made in China. I have not had one single problem with the Chinese guitar. The fit and finish, paint, hardware etc are flawless. Sure some of them probably have problems. But so do some Gibsons. As I said, my Chinese Epi is flawless and so are my Korean Epis. Would I buy them again. In a heartbeat.
Oh man!I got an epiphone sheraton 2,2004 build,blonde!And it is such a great Guitar!No mistakes or fails you discripe here!neeneenee!Sometimes you got luck,sometimes not!But in your case i would say ;;get the right parts do a normal setting and fly up!
I'm not sure how the ones form the 90's compare. But I had a late 80's Korean made Sheraton and it was definitely better made than a 2010 Chinese made a band mate had. Felt more solid, craftsmanship was clearly better and pickups were about the same sound. But of course, there is always guitars made on a Friday afternoon, which your white one seems to be. I regret selling the Korean one. Hard to find a better value for your money if you want a 335 type.
I agree with the Friday night scenario, haha! my Maple Chinese one from 2005 was perfect and the pickups were the "HOTCH" marked ones which sounded killer clean or with Van Halen ish chunk! Even with the '97 Korean Shortcomings I kept it and sold the Maple one and I still love it! it seems to have more soul to it, especially since it came from Maui and the wet, salty air ruined the hardware and the glue holding the pickup covers on. not soldered back then i guess.
it turns out I have exactly the same white Sheraton and made from Samick. I've been wanting to change the hardware for years and so far after two years of searching and not find the exact replacement Hardware. The dimensions are clearly different between this version and other versions. the pickups (covers and pole spacing) are also an narrower. You cannot find replacements direct and have to go all brand new. This is an extreme disappointment to me because this guitar has sentimental value. Thanks for posting this because I thought I was losing my mind thinking "who would do something that stupid". I will look at options about the bridge that you have described on your video
well, I guess it turns out that the bridge being drilled way off was unfortunate but a blessing at the same time so when i had to oblong the spacing for a new bridge i only had to do one side. if the old one was shiny i would have left it. the pole spacing on the tail piece is same as modern ones. if both bridge pole holes are going to be enlarged, it's about 1/8" per side for a standard bridge. and plenty of good glue to fill the slots, heheh... so far three rockin gigs with this white one and it sounds and plays flawlessly!
I think I read somewhere that one of the reasons they moved manufacturing to China was because of this. They were having a lot of problems with consistency from the Korean factories. I own a brand new Sheraton II pro and it's Chinese. No problem what so ever. It's perfect especially after a good set up done by a pro. Plays and sounds like a dream. A lot of people are putting the gibson 57 classics in these and it produces a slightly warmer tone but you have to have them side by side to tell the difference.
No, you misunderstood, the bridge stud holes were drilled off to one side. So the high E was hangin over one side of the pickups and neck. Not forward/back issue, side to side issue. But it's fixed now and plays awesome!
Agree 100%. Some guitars are good and some are not. To suggest one Asian country (or a specific race of people for that matter) are better at building something than another is ridiculous. Remember when Japanese guitars were “scrap”!! There are beauties and there are duds, no matter what country they come from.
Did that white Sheraton come like that, with no bridge? With the string touching the bridge pickup, no wonder it squealed! I hope you didn't pay too much for it. I have a reason for asking this. If you don't like it . . I collect white Sheratons and you could always sell it to me.
It says in the video what was goin on with the bridge situation AND it helps to watch the follow up vid for the finished product. I got this one cheaper than average at the time and when I got it i knew why, the issues weren't explained, i wasn't happy, but I fixed everything that needed addressed and have since sold the maple and kept the white one. The main reason for the vid was geared towards the snobs that claim the Chinese ones suck and the Korean ones are superior and even though! THIS particular Korean was unnaturally flawed more than most, it shows that every company can make great ones and sucky ones. And HEY! Thanks fer watchin
The Korean Epiphone is made at the "Samick Factory" (check the serial #) and you need to buy "Samick replacement parts" (non-standard parts). PLEASE!! DO NOT DRILL INTO YOUR KOREAN EPIPHONE - BUY A KLUSON (or other) 72mm Bridge replacement..... FYI - All Epiphone hardware/electronics are garbage. Replace it all w/better stuff and you'll have a decent sounding money pit.
Ya mean the skunk stripes on the back? No they don't , but that's hardly a comparison of quality. They do however have the 5 layer binding around the entire fingerboard and it's absolutely flawless!
The bridge holes are NOT necessarily drilled incorrectly. It depends on the 'length of travel' available of the individual string adjuster. A 6th string requires a longer length than a first string. So, the mounting holes will depend upon the requirement of the particular bridge. I have a 1968 Gibson with a narrow ABR-1 bridge that requires the bridge holes be drilled offline in the same way in order to get perfect intonation.
korean epiphones are awesome but only from 1986 to 1996 your korean is from 1997 and thats why your korean is not flawless. im speaking with proves, i have 3 sheratons. 1984 japanese sheraton, 1994 korean sheraton and a elitist sheraton from 2008
Funny how that is...I have a '96 Sheraton II from Samick/Korea. It was my choice after searching for new Sheratons from China. There was no question. As far as playability, tone, intonation...The Samick/Korean model was superior. I have never experienced squealing pickups on any Sheraton I have tried, chinese or Korean. I believe it is a matter of finding the right Sheraton II, as it is finding a Gibson Les Paul. They may look the same, but they are not all equal. Just as I've seen not-so-great Les Paul Standards not measure up to their reputation, the same holds true of any guitar...you can't paint them all with the same brush. I suspect if I was to compare my Korean Sheraton II with yours, the difference would be obvious...You possibly have a dud. IMHO
Ron Laframboise , I was unfortunate with this particular one, But! When I finished with it it plays and sounds frikkin awesome! I've used it for many gigs and is very inspirational. It's a keeper!
I have a Sheraton II from 1998 which I bought in 2000. The quality is great and also the electronics, eg my switch is more switch-craft like. The bridge is far better than on the new ones with a string retainer. The new Sheratons are not bad but not as good as ones from Korea, end 1990-ties !
The bridge is SUPPOSED to be angled like that to be able to intonate the guitar. They're all like that. I also have a 97 Sheraton II. It's not "shoddy". It's intentional from the factory. Even Gibson USA guitars often do the same thing. When you say you've never seen anything like that it just means you weren't looking before.
Sorry bud, you misunderstood the entire issue. The bridge holes were drilled slightly off to one side causing the high E to be on the edge of the neck. A factory defect obviously that I missed in the picks before I bought. Again, side to side not front to back
After working for a Korean Co for a while now, I'm convinced that the MIK models will surely fall apart in time. LOL. Seriously, I'll never buy Korean again.
Ive been playing guitar for 23 years, all my guitars are American made (Gibson/PRS/Fender) and I recently bought a second hand Sheraton II Pro made in China in 2016. And this guitar is absolutely perfect. Very very underrated guitar. It comes with quality hardware where it counts with graphtech nut and grover rotomatics, and the probuckers are very nice. Of course there are better pups out there but not enough to justify swapping them. In my opinion the voicing of my guitar should be preserved as it is because again, its Perfect.
Great video, Dougie. I just stepped into the world of Sheraton’s last week when I walked out of a pawn shop with one... an ‘88 Korean. It had no strings so the tail and bridge were sitting in the guitar case. Setting it up I broke an intonation screw and then in researching a fix I discovered what you did about the oddball bridge size. Standard bridges are 74mm but Sheraton’s are 72. Good news is that in 2019 there is a company, Klusan, that sells a tune-O-matic 72mm bridge for the Epiphone Sheraton. Or, they also offer an offset stud that screws into the guitars anchor, allowing for a 74mm bridge to be used. Anyways, great job on aligning that bridge and great playing on your part 2 video. Mike in Fort Qu’Appelle.
Great video comparison, interestingly I've got the exact same Blonde Epiphone Made in China although made in 2008, I bought it back then because it was cheap including an Epi case and sounded fantastic. I mean I was cross comparing it against Gibson 335's $5000 and up 😮 in the same shop & amp and went for it, value for money outstanding.🎉
The fit and finish is pretty much flawless like yours especially the binding.
All these years later I still have and it plays like a dream.
Thanks for posting, cheers from Australia 🦘🌏🎵🎸😎
bro love your review. hope u are still doing it. i saw an older post.
I still have the white Korean one ! The reason for the vids was to point out that between chinese and Korean, one isn't better than the other. I had both and despite the Korean's bridge flaw and the salt water climate that ruined a lot of parts on it, they both played and sounded the same!
I have several Korean made Guitars. Amazing craftsmanship.
great video! always wanted to see a comparison video
Aaaaand there's more to come on this with tone and play-ability!
On the top horn where the binding is there is a gnat that flew onto the lacquer and got stuck so there has been a bug in my guitar for 16 years. I think it is pretty cool.
Doctor McFarland Studios DUDE! That's one of the coolest things I've ever heard! you should take a pic, I'd like to see that one!
I will post a picture. I name my guitar Rebekah
@@DoctorMcFarlandStudios
Nah you should have named it 'BrundleFly' lol.
Probably you got fake korean version one, most of korean made epi got fantastic quality.
I have an Epiphone Sheraton 2 pro that I bought from American Musical supply, made in Indonesia ( at least it had an Indonesia sticker on it) and this is one with the larger head stock and it also has the better binding and it is in Wine red, it also has really nice inlay in the neck and the tree of life has the abalone inlay also. The Probucker 2 &3 really sound great and rival the burst bucker's on my 335. This guitar play's and sound's better than my Gibson 335 by FAR. I have been playing it mostly through my Marshall DSL40C and it sound's better than most of my other semi hollow body guitar's save for my PRS which is like butter. I play blues mostly and I would never get rid of my Sheraton 2 Pro. I get all sort's of compliment's on it all the time.
I've got the chinese from 2010 in ebony and I love it, good video
Also got a 2010 made in china! it's a beauty
Interesting. I purchased a brand new Sheraton II (Samick) in 1997
About a year ago I replaced the stock pickups with Stew Mac Parson Street Alnico II Pickups as well as the pots and caps
In the 20+ years I've owned this guitar, this is the first time I've ever heard anyone state that the Chinese made instrument are superior to the Korean made ones.
I bought a used 2001 Sheraton 2 made in the Samik factory Korea when was on holiday in the US from Australia in 2004. Like you I replaced both pups with Stewmac's Parsons St PAF's (I thought that the original bridge pu was a bit "thin" sounding). I have come to love that guitar, the attention to detail is amazing & the sound on all settings is brilliant. In my experience you can buy "lemons" in anything, cars guitars etc, these days. A brand or price does not guarantee Quality.
I've got a Chinese made Fender Modern Player Strat and it's a great guitar. Times are changing. I've also got a Korean made Hamer studio. Great guitar. A match for my Les Paul (USA).
Interesting contrast between your 97 Samick built and my 92 samick built sharaton II. My headstock is wider and the build quality is near flawless with the exception of a small binding fill at the 22 fret low E side. My pickups sound great with no feedback either. The body wings seem a little different on mine though.
yeah, these two headstocks are different as well, the chinese one hangs over the end of the korean case like 2 inches
Nice lid!..i have been making BJ hatbands on a loom for several years now..good vid..thanx for the guitar info!
Those bands remind me billy jack. I look for them on eBay.
I took the liberty of looking up your particular guitar since you showed the serial number in camera. Yours is a '97 model made by Samick. Samick is OK in my opinion. They made a lot of guitars for some big name manufacturers. However, I have owned several Korean Epiphones that are from the Peerless factory, and they are outstanding guitars. I used to do a lot of guitar repair, and in my opinion, the craftsmanship from the Peerless factory is the best of all of the asian Epiphones. In addition, last year I went to shopped for a brand new Sheraton, and demoed several Chinese models for several days. They were terrible. They necks were like logs and felt terrible, the fretwork was worse than amateurish, the sound was awful. I was able to find a Korean model and I'm very happy with it.
How you date a Samic 335 ?
go to guitardaterproject.org
Thanks, I do not see Samic but I found it on the Samic wiki. Mine is from 1989 or 1990. But I tested the serialnumber from my Fender strat as a test. The site gives Corona Plant (Fender), USA
in 1988 - 1989 Production Number: 9567 And that is correct
The inspection tag from my guitar states it was made 22 febr 1989 (I bought it new on 8 april 1989 )
Agreed my friend ...the peerless guitars are something else completely ...totally different beast from the samick made stuff
I have 2003 Sheraton 11 Epiphone Korean made . It is Awesome a beautiful workmanship rich sunburst colour,nice looking guitar. Perhaps you got a bad one not sure?
Pickups sound perfect warm and sweet,tried against real Gibson pickups and dealer told me to save my money ,nothing wrong with pickups.I love mine.
I traded a Garrison 700 acoustic and an old Ibanez 120 for a brand new red Epiphone Casino made in China and it is awesome!!
Everything from the body, the D neck hardware, P90 dog ear pick ups, and the paint and finish is just primo!
Whatever they sealed the guitar with, the clear is as hard as rock! The first time I dinged it on my coffee table my heart sunk a wee bit..ya I am NOT a relic guy...sigh people are weird!
But not a dent to be found! Let out a gasp of relief and proceeded to bang it around a bunch more times over the year and a half that I've had it, and it got so rediculous that I stopped even looking to see if it dented!
My son has an Epiphone SG and I'm telling you, one band that I was in, my buddy had a Gibson SG which I used a LOT over about four years, and the Epiphone is in every way it's equal! I shyte you not!
I was jonesing for a Casino since I found out how many awesome Beatle songs and large parts of albums were played on a Casino .
McCartney bought one in 64 the other two lads loved it and they both bought one also.
Lennon used it on Imagine and many more of his solo stuff, and I freaking love them! They are so versatile also.
I have absolutely no problem saying my Casino is the very best guitar I've ever owned, and I will NEVER trade or sell it.
Also, I am a converted Epiphone guy for life now! They are in every way as good, and BETTER in some ways than their papa company Gibson.
I'm going for an Epiphone LP Pelham Blue next, then ...well see!
Great video brother.
Jack
Canada
WOW! that's quite a story! I'm sold
the gold hardware always tarnishes, even on Noel Gallgaher's union jack Sheraton!!
Would you please tell me what case will work on the Chinese long headstock. I am waiting on one of these and have read that the epiphone e519 will not fit it and that I will have to buy an SKB 1SKB-35 flight case for it to fit. Thanks for any help you have.
I got such a guitar;build in 2004, and its so perfect!THX for you video!And everybody hear,say,speak and have their meanings;gave often a shit of that!You have to take the guitar you wonnw have in your hands and play and hear and feel that thing;mostly,maybe 99 % the player ist the one!!
I've got a Sheraton II that I bought at Guitar Center. They had 2 available, one was a Chinese made one the other was a 99 Korean. I played both through the same Marshall Amp, the one I chose had a much richer tone, the electronics were good, no hum, a bit of buzz at the 12th fret. I even got the sales guy to play with me and switch guitars so we could compare them side by side. The Korean one was just a better guitar overall. I wanted the Chinese one because it came with a case and was natural finish but I chose the Korean one. There were SOME, not all guitars MIK that got Gibson pickups, I haven't taken the pickups out, I'm going to take it to my tech for a really good going over and set up and have him check out the wiring etc. Then I will find out.
Yup, ya never until ya play em what your gonna love or hate, heheheh
I set these two up the same so if I did a blindfold test I wouldn't know which is which :)
@@renole2005 Just sold it to buy a Powerhouse Stratocaster. No regrets.
The Korean one is a Samick, that's why it is comparable with western quality at 1/3 of the price. Then they moved prod to China, which took time to get to the pace. Easy explanation.
There are differences between the Korean models as well, because they were made by different manufacturers. I have a 2004 Sherton II made at the Un-sung factory, which is absolutely flawless.
YES! I agree soulagent79 , I don't know if it's the particular real estate or maybe they just made improvements by the early 2000s because also have a 03 Epiphone and it is flawless as well.
The ones they're making in China these days are from a Gibson-owned factory. giving them complete control over the production process - not sure if this is good or bad.
83 epiphone Sheraton is the best guitar I've ever played
I have a Korean one and it is the best an nicest guitar I have ever played!
I still have this white one after all these years, I love it and I'll probably never sell it, haha!
I think a lot of people missed the mark on why I made this vid, it wasn't to put down the Korean guitars, it was to show that the Chinese versions were great guitars as well. Unfortunately this white one had issues I had to deal with but I've had many Korean guitars and they are KILLER!
Hey Mate, If you pick up a "GIBSON" NASHVILLE Tune-o-matic, they come with un-notched saddles, cut your preferred string locations. I had a gorgeous White and Gold Shearaton, and the string spacing was too close for me. The neck does not have enough GRADUATED taper 4 me. Oh well!! Gb bg
AUTOSOL OR FINE POLISHING COMPOUND. GO EASY ON THE PRESSURE ESPECIALLY WHEN USING ELECTRIC OR AIR POWERED POLISHERS
Chinese are alright, what I would say is the Chinese stuff I've owned cosmetically is great. But for the actual sound, I prefer Korean guitars...
I have 4 Epiphone guitars and at least one is made in China. I have not had one single problem with the Chinese guitar. The fit and finish, paint, hardware etc are flawless. Sure some of them probably have problems. But so do some Gibsons. As I said, my Chinese Epi is flawless and so are my Korean Epis. Would I buy them again. In a heartbeat.
I have both Korean and Chinese Sheratons. They are so different they don't fit in the same case.
just the headstock. the chinese is wider and longer. i ran into that ordering a case
Oh man!I got an epiphone sheraton 2,2004 build,blonde!And it is such a great Guitar!No mistakes or fails you discripe here!neeneenee!Sometimes you got luck,sometimes not!But in your case i would say ;;get the right parts do a normal setting and fly up!
I want one!
Sheraton 2 1995 Korea are really really good!!
I'm not sure how the ones form the 90's compare. But I had a late 80's Korean made Sheraton and it was definitely better made than a 2010 Chinese made a band mate had. Felt more solid, craftsmanship was clearly better and pickups were about the same sound. But of course, there is always guitars made on a Friday afternoon, which your white one seems to be. I regret selling the Korean one. Hard to find a better value for your money if you want a 335 type.
I agree with the Friday night scenario, haha! my Maple Chinese one from 2005 was perfect and the pickups were the "HOTCH" marked ones which sounded killer clean or with Van Halen ish chunk! Even with the '97 Korean Shortcomings I kept it and sold the Maple one and I still love it! it seems to have more soul to it, especially since it came from Maui and the wet, salty air ruined the hardware and the glue holding the pickup covers on. not soldered back then i guess.
What about the difference in weight? My 1992 Korean Sheraton in very heavy. Are the China Sheratons lighter?
Blind folded you can't tell the difference , The China has a slightly smaller body but a much bigger headstock, soooo.....they're pretty close
Are the current models being made still good guitars?
GetInMyBelly ammmm
Im korean but still have no idea,,,
it turns out I have exactly the same white Sheraton and made from Samick. I've been wanting to change the hardware for years and so far after two years of searching and not find the exact replacement Hardware. The dimensions are clearly different between this version and other versions. the pickups (covers and pole spacing) are also an narrower. You cannot find replacements direct and have to go all brand new. This is an extreme disappointment to me because this guitar has sentimental value. Thanks for posting this because I thought I was losing my mind thinking "who would do something that stupid". I will look at options about the bridge that you have described on your video
well, I guess it turns out that the bridge being drilled way off was
unfortunate but a blessing at the same time so when i had to oblong the
spacing for a new bridge i only had to do one side. if the old one was
shiny i would have left it. the pole spacing on the tail piece is same
as modern ones. if both bridge pole holes are going to be enlarged, it's
about 1/8" per side for a standard bridge. and plenty of good glue to
fill the slots, heheh... so far three rockin gigs with this white one
and it sounds and plays flawlessly!
I think they had 3 different factories making Epihones in Korea.
I think I read somewhere that one of the reasons they moved manufacturing to China was because of this. They were having a lot of problems with consistency from the Korean factories. I own a brand new Sheraton II pro and it's Chinese. No problem what so ever. It's perfect especially after a good set up done by a pro. Plays and sounds like a dream. A lot of people are putting the gibson 57 classics in these and it produces a slightly warmer tone but you have to have them side by side to tell the difference.
The five layer head binding on my guitar does not match up either - and it's 70's Gibson SG Custom!!! Not just the Koreans!
I've seen how they install five layer binding, what a fiasco! I'm surprised as many turn out as perfect as they do!
a tunamatic bridge is meant to be offset for the intonation
No, you misunderstood, the bridge stud holes were drilled off to one side. So the high E was hangin over one side of the pickups and neck. Not forward/back issue, side to side issue. But it's fixed now and plays awesome!
I did misunderstand "sorry man" glad to hear you got it fixed
@@AndrewAHayes naw that's coooool, I've never seen anything like it, quite bizzzarr
I've had two Korean and a Chinese sheri, the winner for me by far was the Indonesian.
Agree 100%. Some guitars are good and some are not. To suggest one Asian country (or a specific race of people for that matter) are better at building something than another is ridiculous. Remember when Japanese guitars were “scrap”!! There are beauties and there are duds, no matter what country they come from.
abso frikkin lutely!
What ? No...they are mostly made in the same factories so actually it's a very good indication of the quality of the guitar
Did that white Sheraton come like that, with no bridge? With the string touching the bridge pickup, no wonder it squealed! I hope you didn't pay too much for it. I have a reason for asking this. If you don't like it . . I collect white Sheratons and you could always sell it to me.
It says in the video what was goin on with the bridge situation AND it helps to watch the follow up vid for the finished product.
I got this one cheaper than average at the time and when I got it i knew why, the issues weren't explained, i wasn't happy, but I fixed everything that needed addressed and have since sold the maple and kept the white one.
The main reason for the vid was geared towards the snobs that claim the Chinese ones suck and the Korean ones are superior and even though! THIS particular Korean was unnaturally flawed more than most, it shows that every company can make great ones and sucky ones.
And HEY! Thanks fer watchin
Today I got a brand new Red Wine Sheraton II pro - paid $440 - no case
I have a few Epiphones from Korea. I like them all,but they all are quick and dirty compared to the Chinese Epiphone’s I own.
I still have an 03 Korean black, gold hardware explorer and it's always been one of my faves!!!
The Korean Epiphone is made at the "Samick Factory" (check the serial #) and you need to buy "Samick replacement parts" (non-standard parts). PLEASE!! DO NOT DRILL INTO YOUR KOREAN EPIPHONE - BUY A KLUSON (or other) 72mm Bridge replacement..... FYI - All Epiphone hardware/electronics are garbage. Replace it all w/better stuff and you'll have a decent sounding money pit.
But the Chinese don't have the laminated necks. Huge quality difference.
Ya mean the skunk stripes on the back? No they don't , but that's hardly a comparison of quality. They do however have the 5 layer binding around the entire fingerboard and it's absolutely flawless!
How much for each guitar?
I paid under 500 for each
@@renole2005 You the man.
The bridge holes are NOT necessarily drilled incorrectly. It depends on the 'length of travel' available of the individual string adjuster. A 6th string requires a longer length than a first string. So, the mounting holes will depend upon the requirement of the particular bridge.
I have a 1968 Gibson with a narrow ABR-1 bridge that requires the bridge holes be drilled offline in the same way in order to get perfect intonation.
korean epiphones are awesome but only from 1986 to 1996 your korean is from 1997 and thats why your korean is not flawless. im speaking with proves, i have 3 sheratons. 1984 japanese sheraton, 1994 korean sheraton and a elitist sheraton from 2008
Looks like the Korean one was made in (North) Korea !
This joke isnt funny anymore
Funny how that is...I have a '96 Sheraton II from Samick/Korea. It was my choice after searching for new Sheratons from China. There was no question. As far as playability, tone, intonation...The Samick/Korean model was superior. I have never experienced squealing pickups on any Sheraton I have tried, chinese or Korean. I believe it is a matter of finding the right Sheraton II, as it is finding a Gibson Les Paul. They may look the same, but they are not all equal. Just as I've seen not-so-great Les Paul Standards not measure up to their reputation, the same holds true of any guitar...you can't paint them all with the same brush. I suspect if I was to compare my Korean Sheraton II with yours, the difference would be obvious...You possibly have a dud. IMHO
Ron Laframboise , I was unfortunate with this particular one, But! When I finished with it it plays and sounds frikkin awesome! I've used it for many gigs and is very inspirational. It's a keeper!
I have a Sheraton II from 1998 which I bought in 2000. The quality is great and also the electronics, eg my switch is more switch-craft like. The bridge is far better than on the new ones with a string retainer. The new Sheratons are not bad but not as good as ones from Korea, end 1990-ties !
The bridge is SUPPOSED to be angled like that to be able to intonate the guitar. They're all like that. I also have a 97 Sheraton II. It's not "shoddy". It's intentional from the factory. Even Gibson USA guitars often do the same thing. When you say you've never seen anything like that it just means you weren't looking before.
Sorry bud, you misunderstood the entire issue. The bridge holes were drilled slightly off to one side causing the high E to be on the edge of the neck. A factory defect obviously that I missed in the picks before I bought.
Again, side to side not front to back
Hey genius.
Your 2006 Sheraton is Korean, not Chinese. Epiphone didn’t move Sheratons to China until 2008.
HELP. Lol
I've spent sooo much time and effort to get a solid production date from mine!!??!! (KOREAN)
How can I tell??
Anyone give me some info?
A bad example of any guitar is still bad. I'll take (good examples) of Korean made Les Pauls and Sheraton's every time.
After working for a Korean Co for a while now, I'm convinced that the MIK models will surely fall apart in time. LOL. Seriously, I'll never buy Korean again.
Love my South Korean made Sharrton. I will never buy a communist chinese made guitar
You know ... you know bla bla blah ... you know. If I know, why do you make 2 videos about it ??
Well?..... don't ya know? Hahahahaha