![]() The neck of the korean Sheraton consists of 5 stripes of wood, no scarf joint. Compared to my 2000 korean Sheraton II the current chinese model lost a lot of its magic. Also the neck profile is identical as far as I could see. The basic construction details are the same, the current Sheraton II has the same scarf joint headstock and neck heel construction as the Riviera. This explains the slightly higher price tag of the Sheraton II. ![]() The Sheraton has more embellishments (multi-ply bindings, also on headstock, grape vine inlay on headstock, gold hardware, bigger and more fancy fretboard inlays). From what I could see on a current chinese made Sheraton II that I test played, the materials seem to be more or less identical for the Riviera LTD and the Sheraton II. I own a Riviera Limited Edition from 2010 and a 2000 korean Sheraton II. The epi riviera of which I speak is the following: ![]() My original idea was buy an Sheraton II and change the pickups for P94, but the riviera already has mini-humbuckers. I want to know wich guitar is better in materials.
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