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  1. Ok :) In that case, I think I'll go to bigger music store, so I can compare..
  2. thanks.. Yeah, it's what I also thought, the same pus, just that on the dot they're not in gold.. And yeah, I didn't like the neck of the dot I tried at all.. So I'll see when I try out a Sheraton, I hope it is indeed different..
  3. Totally agree on your "China-analysis" if I may call it like that.. About the chine epiphones.. I don't know, haven't played enough on them.. I played on an SG (not sure which serie) of a friend, it wasn't that great.. His Les Paul Standard was a bit better but not that good neither.. And today, the Epiphone Dot was ok on a few levels, but some things quite sucked about that guitar..
  4. I tested a chinese dot today (not a Sheraton, ok..) and I hated the feel of the neck.. And if the neck that this Dot has, is called a "D-shape", I'm not so enthousiast about it.. Maybe I'll get used to it, but I like the feel of my Tele-neck now (but that might also be a matter of getting used to that).. & could there be a difference between for instance a 1988 sheraton and a 2001? Because the 1988 is a 100 bucks more, but maybe it ain't worth it? Again, of course I'll have to try em out before being able to have an opinion on this but maybe I could find something out before testing them.. Anyway, here are the two guitars which I'm interested in.. The 2001 Sheraton (€370) http://www.2dehands.be/muziek/muziekinstrumenten/elektrische-gitaar/epiphone-sheraton-by-gibson-2001-case-111486988.html?qq=epiphone+sheraton&pcpl=&pc_id=&afd= The 1988 Sheraton (€500) http://www.2dehands.be/muziek/muziekinstrumenten/elektrische-gitaar/epiphone-sheraton-1988-110831254.html?qq=epiphone+sheraton&pcpl=&pc_id=&afd=
  5. I tested a chinese dot today (not a Sheraton, ok..) and I hated the feel of the neck.. And if the neck that this Dot has, is called a "D-shape", I'm not so enthousiast about it.. Maybe I'll get used to it, but I like the feel of my Tele-neck now (but that might also be a matter of getting used to that).. & could there be a difference between for instance a 1988 sheraton and a 2001? Because the 1988 is a 100 bucks more, but maybe it ain't worth it? Again, of course I'll have to try em out before being able to have an opinion on this but maybe I could find something out before testing them.. Anyway, here are the two guitars which I'm interested in.. The 2001 Sheraton (€370) http://www.2dehands.be/muziek/muziekinstrumenten/elektrische-gitaar/epiphone-sheraton-by-gibson-2001-case-111486988.html?qq=epiphone+sheraton&pcpl=&pc_id=&afd= The 1988 Sheraton (€500) http://www.2dehands.be/muziek/muziekinstrumenten/elektrische-gitaar/epiphone-sheraton-1988-110831254.html?qq=epiphone+sheraton&pcpl=&pc_id=&afd=
  6. Oh, by the way, in the local store, I asked what the differences are between the Dot and the Sheraton II. He told me the Sheraton has different pick-ups than the dot.. Is this true? (In this comparison, I'm talking of a new Dot, and a new Sheraton, both china made)
  7. Thanks for all the replies so far. Quite different opinions, so I guess it will depend on the testing.. I've just tried a Chinese Epi Dot in the local shop (I will go out for a Sheraton next week, when my exams at college are over and more time will be available), and I didn't like it that much! I didn't like the shape of the neck (what they call a "D-shape" I think?), which is ofcourse a matter of personal preferences, but I also didn't like the fretboard, which just felt pretty cheap.. My first guitar ever, a cheap Chinese Richwood Les Paul, had a better rosewoodfretboard, I think.. About the pick-ups, bridge pick-up was quite ok for a 300-dollar guitar, but the treble pick-up sounded as if the tonebutton was set on 5 or something.. Anyway, I just went to the local store since I haven't got that much time this week, just to try out an Epiphone semi-hollowbody, just to get the feel of it (it was my first time that I played a semi hollowbody).. Next week, I'll try a new Sheraton in an other shop, and hopefully I'll be able to try the '88 Sheraton, so I can compare, and then I'll see which one I'll buy. If the Sheraton I'll buy doesn't have great sounding pick-ups, I might change them for P-94's..
  8. yeah, with a slightly darker brown in the vintage burst, it is very pretty. Not that I care that much about looks but it's nice..
  9. Of course! It's not the fact that they're made in China, I don't care about that, but it's just that I read some stuff on this issue on the Epiphone website, so yah.. Anyway, I'll probably just try a new Sheraton in the store.. If I wouldn't like it, I'll maybe go trying an older one.. But I think a new one will do..
  10. So I am thinking of buying an Epiphone Hollowbody, the Sheraton for instance, but now I don't know what I should do: buy a brand new china-made Sheraton 2, or I also have the occasion of buying 1988 Sheraton or a 2001 Korea-made Sheraton. They're in good shape and have no modifications and also the price ain't a problem. What should I do? What are the differences between new and older ones, especially in terms of quality between the koreamades and chinamades..
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