I've been on a long hiatus from the guitar and getting back into things for my own personal enjoyment, not gigging. I just got a Sheraton II from an online sale and I'm not entirely pleased with the sound.
The main problem is the top E tends to disappear on me and I can't seem to get it to play at the same volume and tone as the rest of the strings. When I first got it, the wound strings came out STRONG in the amp, but that seems to have settled down now that it's had a few days to acclimate to my house. I also swapped out the strings for GHS nickel rockers which has helped a tiny bit, but not enough.
It's more pronounced on what I would consider the bridge pickup (switch down, bottom controls for volume/tone). I say "what I would consider" because with this issue I want to assume it's wired correctly, but I have no idea. The online seller got really weird after the sale and I'm thinking the worst now. I have an appointment with a local guitar tech in two weeks to have this thing completely checked out and set up properly.
Question is: is there anything I can do to tweak this E string issue? I have volume 100% and that string just never does seem to have the same volume as the rest. I'm considering getting new hardware -- at least a new bridge pickup -- at this point but I want to make sure it's necessary first.