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Epiphone Sheraton II Electric Guitar Natural

Epiphone Sheraton II Electric Guitar Natural

The semi-hollow design of the Epiphone Sheraton II Electric Guitar uses a solid center block and hollow "wings" to give it the fat, mellow tone of a jazz guitar and the sustain of a solidbody. Features an arched maple top, back, and rim; laminated maple neck; gold hardware; multiple bound body, neck, peghead, and F-holes; and vine inlay on peghead with mother-of-pearl and abalone fingerboard inlays. Includes two humbucker pickups and separate tone and volume controls. Limited lifetime warranty.

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My first guitar was a $50,- Höfner nylon string with a small (3/4) fretboard (for kids). About fifteen years I only could play the four standards chords (C, G, G7, F). Then I got my first EC record, Crossroads I. I still wasn't blown away and didn't hear it too much. One day I saw John Lee Hooker with Carlos Santana performing The Healer (on MTV), and on the next day I bought the CD. I listened to it over and over. At that time I didn't know much about this kind of music called blues, but I liked it. I digged out Crossroads again an listened to it, this time the music grew on me. I began to collect CD's from Eric Clapton, mainly from his earlier days. I tried to play to this music on my acoustic guitar, but the sound was horrible. At the 8th fret the strings were about 1 cm above the fretboard, I couldn't play any solo licks. I had to get an electric guitar!

On Christmas eve 1994 I got a Fender Strat from Santa Claus. I also got a small transistor amp, but unfortunately no cable to connect it to the guitar. No "Silent Night" on a Strat that evening...
The Strat is a red one, manufactured in Korea (Squier series, Fender label), I use Ernie Ball medium (0.010) strings. I replaced the neck single coil pickup by a Seymour Duncan humbucker to get a fatter "Gibson" sound when needed. The coil is splitted and can be used either as single coil or humbucker with a push-pull volume poti.
The guitar is directly connected to my computer sound card using a Line 6 TonePort GX (see home recording).

In October 1996 I got a Fender DG18 acoustic guitar. I enjoy playing to EC's "unplugged" songs. I use Martin strings (0.010-0.47).

In December 2007 I finally got my Epiphone Sheraton II, build around 1991 in Korea. The Sheraton is Epiphone's version of the popular Gibson ES-335, introduced in 1959. This is now my favourite Blues guitar.

I have a cheap Fender Champ 600 tube amp and an original Marshall stack - the battery driven MS-4 mini amp.

I don't use any kind of picks on my guitars, I only play fingerstyle.

Squier by Fender Affinity Series Stratocaster Electric Guitar Black Rosewood Fretboard

Squier by Fender Affinity Series Stratocaster Electric Guitar Black Rosewood Fretboard

The Squier Affinity Series Stratocaster Electric Guitar has a proud heritage and a sweet price. The contoured solid alder body is the same world-renowned style that fueled the fires of Hendrix, Clapton, SRV, and thousands more. Pure vintage tone comes pounding out of 3 biting single-coil pickups, taking on flavor from a classic rocking tremolo and 5-way switching. Genuine die-cast tuners provide unprecedented tuning stability in this price range. The headstock is the classic '70s "big" style. The maple neck plays fast and feels great. When you trade up, your Affinity Series Strat will be worth far more than any no-name copy.

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my gear

Fender DG18, Epiphone Sheraton, Fender Strat (f.l.t.r.)
(and an old piano of unkown brand behind)

Line 6 TonePort UX1 USB Recording/Modeling Interface

Line 6 TonePort UX1 USB Recording/Modeling Interface

The Line 6 TonePort UX1 USB Recording/Modeling Interface features the pro amp, cab, and effects models from the PODxt and Bass PODxt; high-quality vocal preamp models; and a simple, latency-free USB recording interface in one amazing box. The included GearBox software provides a hardware-like, easy-to-navigate interface for dialing up the perfect tone for your guitar, bass, and vocals. Instantly access meticulously crafted models of 18 classic and modern guitar amps, 24 guitar speaker cab models, 5 stellar bass amps, and 30 stompbox and studio effects, as well as models of 6 studio-standard vocal preamps.A special Line 6 edition of Ableton Live Lite integrates seamlessly with the TonePort UX1, enabling you to throw down tracks with ease. And the powerful included drivers mean low-latency recording with almost any recording software.

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