nheadphones Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Hello, A little under a year ago I bought a new Epiphone Sheraton II Ebony guitar and have been recently looking into upgrades. I am about to purchase a Gibson 57 Classic Plus Pickup to replace my bridge pickup and I'm excited to see how it turns out. Since that decision, I've been constantly looking for different upgrades I can do to get the most out of my guitar with the budget that I have (which isn't much). After properly learning how to intonate my guitar, I noticed that I'm having issues intonating the G string (I use 11 guage d'Addario strings). The saddle for the G string on my stock LockTone Tune-O-Matic Bridge is pushed all the way to the back and wont go any further...yet the fretted note at the 12th fret is still a bit sharp compared to the perfect pitch harmonic. It's really frustrating when playing high up on the neck because the intonation problem really comes out. So I started looking into replacing the bridge and it seems the most common are the ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic Bridge and the Nashville Tune-O-Matic Bridge. My question is, which would be better for a new Sheraton II. I'd like to avoid drilling if possible. I'd also like to avoid buying something that doesn't fit. Haha. Any Help would be appreciated! Thanks, Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 The saddle can be turned around......ie, reversed.........Try that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nheadphones Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 The saddle can be turned around......ie, reversed.........Try that.... Thanks, I'll be trying that as soon as possible! I'll let you know the results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwit Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 If reversing bridge still wont allow you to intonate, then go for a Gotoh. It will solve the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastone Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Hello, A little under a year ago I bought a new Epiphone Sheraton II Ebony guitar and have been recently looking into upgrades. I am about to purchase a Gibson 57 Classic Plus Pickup to replace my bridge pickup and I'm excited to see how it turns out. Since that decision, I've been constantly looking for different upgrades I can do to get the most out of my guitar with the budget that I have (which isn't much). After properly learning how to intonate my guitar, I noticed that I'm having issues intonating the G string (I use 11 guage d'Addario strings). The saddle for the G string on my stock LockTone Tune-O-Matic Bridge is pushed all the way to the back and wont go any further...yet the fretted note at the 12th fret is still a bit sharp compared to the perfect pitch harmonic. It's really frustrating when playing high up on the neck because the intonation problem really comes out. So I started looking into replacing the bridge and it seems the most common are the ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic Bridge and the Nashville Tune-O-Matic Bridge. My question is, which would be better for a new Sheraton II. I'd like to avoid drilling if possible. I'd also like to avoid buying something that doesn't fit. Haha. Any Help would be appreciated! Thanks, Nathan If you still need an advice: http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/110278-epiphone-sheraton-ii-korea-bridge-issue/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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