Here for sale we have an Epiphone Sheraton Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitar in Natural Gloss finish. Made in Korea in 1996, this guitar features a set-neck construction comprising a Laminated Maple body with centre block, 5-piece Maple neck and 22 Medium Jumbo fret Rosewood fingerboard. This guitar is fitted with Gold hardware including Tune-O-Matic bridge, StopBar tailpiece and a set of sealed tuning machines. The pickups fitted are a pair of Epiphone humbuckers, these are wired to a 3-way selector, bridge volume, bridge tone, neck volume and a neck tone control.

The Gloss finish neck plays very well, with a profile that resembles a ‘D’ sitting comfortably in the hand and providing a smooth and responsive playing experience in all registers. The Rosewood fingerboard is pleasant under the fingers, and with its 12” radius offers a perfect balance between easy chord playing and practicality for lead lines and string bending techniques. The semi-hollow construction gives the guitar a nice open and resonant feel, while keeping unwanted feedback at bay.

The semi-hollow body delivers unique acoustic features. It achieves a delicate balance between body resonance and resistance to feedback, this results in an organic vocal quality that is tactile and responsive to the player's touch. The pair of Epiphone humbucking pickups sound thick and chunky with rich lows, tight, punchy mids and crisp, clear highs. The round and thick tone of the neck position is well complemented by the hotter, brighter bridge pickup which provides all of the bite needed for hard rock lead lines. The simple control layout offers comprehensive control of your sound without being intrusive to the playing experience.

Brand- Epiphone

Model- Sheraton

Finish- Natural Gloss

Year- 1996

Made In- Korea

Body- Laminated Maple

Neck- Maple 5-Piece

Neck Profile- 'D'

Fingerboard- Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius- 12"

Frets- 22, Medium Jumbo

Scale Length- 24.75"

Nut Width- 1.686"

Pickups- 2 x Epiphone humbuckers

Controls- 3-way selector, bridge volume, bridge tone, neck volume, neck tone

Luthier Report

Our ID: 1200226184581

Weight: 8.3lbs  

Serial: S6084679

Aesthetic Condition:

Headstock: Overall very good condition. Light indentations are present to the top edge of the headstock with the most noticeable lightly cracking the lacquer finish. Moderate scratching is present to the rear of the headstock towards the neck, these can be seen under direct light. Light scratching is present to the front face of the headstock, these can be seen under direct light, as is common with gloss finishes.

Neck: Overall very good condition, the rear of the neck demonstrates a light indentation behind the 7th fret which can be slightly felt beneath the thumb in playing position. The binding demonstrates age related cracking throughout, however appears stable.

Body: Overall very good condition, the front face demonstrates a small indentation to the lower bout towards the bottom edge which pierces the finish slightly. Further lighter indentation and very light scratching can be identified throughout all aspects of the guitar, visible only under direct lighting at certain angles. The sides and edges demonstrate light to moderate scuffing and indentation, particularly to the treble side lower bout. The rear face demonstrates some scratching and indentation to the center of the face consistent with buckle rash.

Condition of Frets:

The frets demonstrate moderate signs of use, with indentation in the early register and flattening of the crowns throughout. There is moderate material remaining for future fret work.

Current Set Up:

Truss Rod: Fully functional. Truss rod tool (5mm hex) not included.

Hardware: Fully functional with moderate signs of wear, most notably tarnishing of tuning buttons and pickup covers.

Structural: No concerns or issues to note.

Height of the string from the 12th Fret-1.5mm - Bass 2mm

Please be aware that the action on a guitar may move slightly in transit and this measurement is the current height.

Strings on Guitar - 10-46

Electrics: Fully functional.

Case & Accessories

Epiphone hard case.

Overall good condition and fully functional. Light to mild tearing, marking and discoloration is present to the exterior of the case.

Please be aware that for international buyers import fees are not included in our postage and packaging cost, this only covers the cost of the guitar being sent to you. Import fees will be charged by Customs upon the guitar's arrival in the recipient country. Due to Brexit, this also applies to EU buyers. We advise checking the total import cost with Customs as this is not information we are able to accurately provide.