clarkuss Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I bought it by accident but I can't wait to get my hands on it and test it out. Not sure how long I can keep my hands on this though. Might have to sell something else to afford it because I was hoping to get myself an Epiphone EJ-160e or a Dove or a Korean Texan or something acousticy. It's a 1993 Samick Sheraton with the following upgrades: -Custom made Pickups by John Moore in Canada (http://www.tonefordays.com) -CGE Pots -Switchcraft toggle switch and jack socket -Hovland music caps -Grover tuners (apparently not stock in 1993?) -Cream gibson knobs (will probably change them back to original or black) -New unbranded hard case Before Upgrades After Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexygibson Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Man; thats a keeper ! Congrats ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgrasso Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 That is a beaut. I love the early 90s Sheratons with the Silk Screened epsilon on the pick guard. Hope you can hold onto it long enought to enjoy it. Did you get a good deal on it? The Sheraton is the last of the archtops that I am missing. But after purchasing my Sorrento, my wife is just giving me that "You really need a Sheraton?" look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkuss Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 The Sheraton is the last of the archtops that I am missing. But after purchasing my Sorrento' date=' my wife is just giving me that "You really need a Sheraton?" look. [/quote'] Hahaha!!! My girlfriend is sick to death of hearing me say, "What do you think of this?" I got it for £300. I thought a guitar like this would go for £350-400 so put down a safe £300 bid thinking I'd get a great gutiar for the money if nobody else bidded higher. Nobody did so this is replacing the Epiphone Dot natural in my collection for now. I love the pickguard and the headstock but I'm not so keen on those knobs though... I'm still missing the elusive riviera and that sorrento is still selling at £499. I've promised a friend I'd buy his elite Casino (which I'm more than happy to do) but knowing I'm going to be forking out for that next month means I've got to be careful what I buy this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgrmatt Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Congrats man, that's a keeper for sure. That's the next thing that I'm wanting, a a Vintage Sunburst Shearaton. mgm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabar Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 How, exactly, does one buy a guitar by accident? This has to be an interesting story --- c'mon, we wanna hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkuss Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Well quite frequently I bid on things that I like at a price that I think is a bit of a bargain. So in this case with the upgrades I though 300 was very good. 90% of the time these bids I make never win the guitar because normally it's worth more than the modest amount I enter but in this case I actually ended up winning it and was surprised that nobody else felt that this guitar was worth more than £300. For example I normally bid up to £200 on every korean epiphone dot and £300 on every korean casino but most of the time these guitars will go over that by about £50-100. Occasionally I end up with one of them... like this sheraton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgrasso Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 That's how I bought my Sorrento, Del Rey and a Masterbuilt DR500P, the one with Maple back and sides. All three were great buys except the Masterbuilt, the top started to warp from the right side of the bridge to the lower bout. Sounded great, but sold before it cracked. Bought on e-bay for $300 including shipping (with the original case). Traded it for $310 on my Breedlove. Keep the low bids going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 been gassin for a for a Japanese made DOT lately, but I've already spent my $3500 guitar limit this year.... So eight more months of Jonesing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AS90 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 If you dont want the original gold bell knobs I have a set of black speed knobs if you want to swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkuss Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 The ones that are on now are the cream knobs in the second and third pictures. The old knobs don't come with the guitar ebcause they won't fit the new pots so I'll need to seek out some Gibson Gold Bell knobs myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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