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I have found the same as you when I was trying out various saddles on my 62 Epiphone Texan. However I found that I preferred the Bone saddle over the Rosewood one, and have left that guitar as such.
I do however also have a McCartney reissue Texan (Terada, Japan) to which I did the same, and found the tone with the bone saddle more raspy than zingy, but by comparison the Rosewood one was dull sounding. The answer for me was to experiment with strings, and have found Martin 80/20 Bronze 12.5-55(Med-light) seem to have cured the raspy element(making it more sprangy for want of a better word), and balanced the tone out overall. The 62 Texan though seems to sound best with Gibson Masterbilt 12`s. So perhaps it may be to your advantage to try out some different strings, with whichever type of saddle you prefer.
Steve.
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The one you are looking at in the ebay link Flatbaroque, has "Bubinga" back and sides, not Maple! As for the bridge, I don`t see a crack, it looks fine to me.
I own a 1994 J-100 Xtra with Mahogany back and sides, which is a fabulous guitar, warm and punchy with that great Gibson woody tone. A year ago I tried out a "Bubinga" version, and that was everything my guitar was, plus a bit more. It had a bit more depth, warmth, and a little more zing to the trebles that mine didn`t have, if I had had the funds at the time, that would have been coming home.
I am not a great lover of Maple backed guitars in general, but all the J-100 Xtras I have tried have been excellent, including the Maple, but particularly the Mahogany and Bubinga versions. They are built with the same bracing as the J-200, they are the same size as well, the only difference is the lack of bling, and lets face it wood has a much better tone than MOP or pearloid!
The J-100 Model is a very underrated guitar in my opinion!
Steve.
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I own a 94 J-100 Xtra which has Mahogany B&S, and which is my go to guitar, with a lovely big zingy tone.
However a couple of months ago I had the chance to try out a 2006 SJ-100 with the Bubinga B&S sides, and that guitar was absolutely awesome, it had everything my guitar has and more! After thinking about the guitar for some days I went back to the shop (Frailers, Runcorn) with the intention of buying it, but alas it had gone. Oh well such is life.
One thing to note is how much these guitars vary, my friend has a 93 with the same specs as mine, and it sounds completely different!
If your SJ-100 is anything like that one I tried, you are very lucky indeed.
Steve.
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The Fisch and Fred book says the Apollo was an archtop introduced in 1937 and sold in England, but only for a few years. It says the model had a spruce top, a sycamore body, segmented f-holes, and a bound pickguard. The book says it cost less than the Olympic; and that the mix of features has led to speculation that they may have been produced by Regal for Epiphone. There aren't any pictures in the book, so please post some if available!
Thanks for that John, just the kind of info I need. My friend now has some photo`s, so I will see if we can get them up on here.
Steve.
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My friend has been offered a 1930`s Epiphone Masterbilt Apollo archtop guitar in a trade, which the owner claims is an export model, and as I know a little bit about Epiphones he asked me if I knew anything. Well it`s a guitar I haven`t heard of before, and having gone through all my resource material I am still none the wiser, so I thought I`d open it out to knowledgeable forum members.
May get some photo`s over the next day or so, which may help.
Steve.
P.S. There was a U.S. made Epiphone Apollo model in the the early 90`s, but this was an electric guitar styled on the flying V but with a bolt-on neck.
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I have tried out the Masterbilts as well to see how they stack up against a good Gibson and have been impressed to a point' date=' but still don't see the comparison other than the look of the guitar. My 2005 AJ has volume with balance and tone that rivals that of a grand piano when strumming chords. For fingerstyle, it excells. Fingerstyle is my preference for playing so if a guitar doesn't handle that well, I keep looking and unfortunatly, I have not been able to hear the notes as distinctly on the Masterbilts I played vs. my AJ.
Then there is the fact that nobody, and I really mean NOBODY.... does a burst like Gibson! :- (Here is my AJ for proof.)
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Very nice I must say. But I think my 62 Levin LM-26 is up there with it!
Steve.
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Well I bought it and its really nice' date=' and it was delivered recently, but with no serial number, and
no information, I was trying to date and place it.
I can not find the thread that was mentioned, eveything looks original on it to be honest.
and its built exceptionally well.
Great tone, wonderful neck with excellent playability.
I wish I could find more out about it,thats all
is there any other serials to look out for, the pots, or markings inside the pick up areas ?
anything really to tie it down ????[/quote']
Hi stereohigh. The thread is from 16th November. If you click on search at the top of the page, and then in the long clear box next to search put in, WHEN DID JAPAN STOP MAKING EPIS. Then change the match all words box to, match exact phrase. Now click search. I think that should do the trick. It`s worth finding, and Nelson`s comments are on the third page.
The early Korean Samick made Sheraton`s do have the same white "E" stamped scratchplate as the previous Japanese made Matsumoku line, and infact do look quite similar. The Jap model however will have a few detail differences that show their identity, some of these are.
1). A seven digit serial stamped under the finish on the back of the h/stock.
2). The first "E" of the Epiphone on the h/stock will look like a back to front "3" similar to those of the pre Gibson Epiphones.
3). The volume and tone knobs will be the Gold ones as found on Casino`s, and not the amber ones that yours has.
4). The tuners are the enclosed Schaller type Gotoh`s, with Grover kidney bean type buttons, and are marked on the back of each one with a White "E".
The early Samick Korean Sheratons are nice guitars so enjoy. Hope this helps but finding that post would be better.
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Hi' date=' I have an 80`s epiphone sheraton, I am not sure on the exact year or where its made, I wonder if you guys could help me.
Any clues would be really helpful.
It has Made in japan stamped on the bridge. How can I tell the made in japan guitars apart from the korean ones ?
thanks for the help
cheers
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If you search for WHEN DID JAPAN STOP MAKING EPIS, a topic from only a couple of days ago, you will find that Nelson gives you your answer, and with some great pics. Yours is Korean and the bridge is not original issue to that guitar.
J100 XTRA.....any love?
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Congrats on the lefty 99 J-100 Xtra, I own a 94 with Mahogany B&S, and it is my Favourite acoustic.
Steve.