New Epiphone Sheraton release

[DawgBone]

Finally has a proper headstock. Hopefully the mini humbuckers (they are actual Gibsons) are decent, CTS pots factory, though I wish they would've just run full sized routs for ease of swapping but this does look pretty legit. Same neck profile as my Sheraton II Pro had, a really great carve IMO.


Epiphone Masterbilt Gem Archer Sheraton, Cherry Red
– Gibson

[jads57]

I have a friend who collects the original versions in Cherry,Blonde and Sunburst colors. I believe the neck shape is the same as Gibson Thinlines from equivalent years. So they are not exactly Slim C shape.

But for the $$$?

[DawgBone]

I have a friend who collects the original versions in Cherry,Blonde and Sunburst colors. I believe the neck shape is the same as Gibson Thinlines from equivalent years. So they are not exactly Slim C shape.

But for the $$$?

IME the new-er Sheratons are a pseudo slim taper, not quite as thin, and I think the nut is wider than a Gibson (don't quote me on that). I know up the fretboard there is definitely more workspace than the recent Gibson 335 I bought, which is something I appreciated but don't absolutely demand. I've never tried mini humbuckers but have been in love with that headstock for a long time haha.

[jads57]

Sometimes even though the new reissues can look the same but have quite different construction and electronics as well.
I would imagine if the Gibson factory USA made it,it would be really close in spec.

[Little Jay]

What do you mean by proper headstock? Like the original ‘60s ones… ? Yes, it’s shaped similar.

This is my early 90ies Korean Sheraton (the trapeze tailpiece is my own addition):

[Hep To The Jive]

the nut width 42.00 mm/1.650, that's Fender like narrow neck, great! Should make more semis and hollowbodys like that.

[Little Jay]

I like that new Sheraton, but it still looks like the shape of the body is a little different than a Gibson equivalent, as is the case with all Epiphone 335s and derivatives. They are just a little bulkier and I think the waist is not a slim as a Gibson. They have always been a little different I think. My early Korean Sheraton’s body does not fit in the Gibson case of my ES-333, it’s too wide.