Epiphone Sheraton II

The Legacy Continues... Epiphone Sheraton II

Here's another great guitar on my "list to collect"

The Epiphone Sheraton II: An Upscale Version of a Gibson Classic. 

In 1957, Gibson purchased the Epiphone Company, which up until that time had been one of its fiercest rivals – particularly in the area of hollowbody archtop guitars.  Prompted by a stern memo from Ted McCarty to hurry up and introduce some new Epiphone models at the upcoming NAMM show in 1958, Gibson introduced a completely new line of Epiphones, highlighted by the now-legendary Sheraton. 

While some of the new Epis had familiar names, such as the Emperor and Deluxe, the Sheraton represented a first for Epi – not just in name but in its semi-hollowbody construction as well.

Although Gibson’s ES-335 garnered more publicity from its 1958 debut, the Sheraton offered the same revolutionary body style but with a more stylish look, highlighted by its Emperor-style V-block fingerboard inlays and vine inlay on the peghead.

The Sheraton was an immediate hit, the unique voice of its mini-humbuckers soon made it the instrument of choice for many professional artists of the time, including blues legend John Lee Hooker as "An out-did 335", combines perfect semi-hollowbody tone with impeccable looks.  

Today Epiphone continues the Sheraton legacy by offering three versions of this classic guitar icon in the Epiphone Sheraton II collection.

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