Statistics: Posted by RAB — Wed Apr 06, 2016 12:43 am
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Statistics: Posted by JimR56 — Thu Mar 31, 2016 5:01 pm
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Statistics: Posted by AlienVintage — Fri Mar 04, 2016 8:34 pm
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Statistics: Posted by RAB — Fri Mar 04, 2016 1:46 pm
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Statistics: Posted by RAB — Fri Mar 04, 2016 1:44 pm
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The bridge pickup in this guitar sounds *incredible." And I am a bridge pickup player probably 90+% of the time:
With Sheratons, since they had gold hardware (including gold-covered pickups), and since the number of Epiphones shipped in the '60s with gold hardware was so small, you will see the "earliest" version of the mini humbucker (with the PAF sticker) as late as 1964, and probably even later than that. To my knowledge, the only Epis that had gold pickups in the early '60s were: Sheraton (very ow production numbers), Emperor (extremely low production numbers), Windsor, and the earliest mini-humbucker-equipped 1961 Crestwoods.
Similar to the full-size Gibson humbuckers of the 60s, the gold-covered pickups weren't used on nearly as many guitars, so it took years for the supply of earliest pickups to be used up. This is why you also see full-sized PAFs as late as around 1966 or so.
Of course, it is about more than just the sticker - the earliest mini humbuckers obviously also shared the same plain enamel wire and same magnets as the '60-61 full-sized PAFs. I think these early mini humbuckers can be fantastic and, to me, add even more to the appeal of the Sheratons.
Statistics: Posted by AlienVintage — Fri Mar 04, 2016 5:09 am
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This '64 has the wide nut width.
This one had the three-way switch "transplanted" to the lower bout, but but otherwise it is all there (I have the pickguard as well).
Despite its blemishes, it is a true dream guitar.
Much more on this guitar (and blonde Sheratons in general) in the weeks/months/years to come, I hope!
Statistics: Posted by AlienVintage — Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:54 pm
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