An exquisite semi-hollow body archtop guitar at a fraction of the price of a Gibson equivalent, this Epiphone Sheraton II is in very good condition and is just waiting for a new home. It has a black finish with gorgeous gold hardware. At some point, there was a vibrato added that has been removed so there are 2 screw holes on the top and 3 on the butt end of the guitar, but aside from that it is a very clean guitar that plays and sounds great. Ships with an aftermarket gig bag.
From Epiphone's website:
The Epiphone Sheraton-II, once hailed by Blues legend John Lee Hooker as "an out-did 335", combines perfect semi-hollowbody tone with impeccable looks. In 1958 Epiphone produced its first guitars in the Gibson Kalamazoo factory. It was a momentous time for both companies and especially for Epiphone fans and dealers who only a few years before had feared the company might not survive the decade.
The Sheraton not only loudly declared that Epiphone was back in business, but it also heralded a new era in guitar design that put the Kalamazoo factor way out in front in giving musicians exciting new instruments. For decades, Epiphone and Gibson had been bitter rivals in archtop design. After the two companies merged, engineer’s from both companies combined decades of expertise and trade secrets to create the Electric Spanish (ES) collection which included the legendary ES-335 semi-hollowbody.
SPECIFICATIONS
Body Material | Laminated maple with mahogany center block |
Neck | 5-piece Hard Maple/Walnut, Slim Taper “C” Profile, Glued-in |
Dimensions | 24.75” scale |
Nut width | 1.68” |
Fingerboard | rosewood w/"block and triangle" inlays; Mother of Pearl and Abalone |
Fingerboard radius | 12” |
Neck Pickup | Alnico™ Classic Humbucker |
Bridge Pickup | Alnico™ Classic Humbucker |
Controls | 2-Volume, 2-Tone |
Binding | Multi-Headstock, Multi-Neck, Multi-Body |
Frets | 22 medium jumbo |
Bridge | Gold Locktone™ Tune-o-matic StopBar bridge |
Hardware | Gold |
Pickguard | Bound "Tortoise" Pickguard with metal "E" |
Machine Heads | Grover™ 14:1 |
Typical Weight (+/- 5%) | 8.7 lbs |