1962 Sheraton (cherry)
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 7:55 pm
Some of you guys have seen this already, but hey... another opportunity to show her off... how can I resist?
For years (decades) I was more inclined toward full depth hollowbody Gibson jazz guitars, although I owned some ES-3X5's and enjoyed those too. It wasn't until about five years ago that I realized that I needed an Epi semi with mini-hb's. When I got this Sheraton, I was in love with it IMMEDIATELY. I had seen a '60 (sunburst) on ebay about a year earlier, but I couldn't afford it at the time (it went for $14.5K). I'm glad this one found me, because I would have preferred it over that '60 anyway.
She has a 1 3/4" nut, which was a big selling point for me. I also love the dark cherry color, the dark rosewood board, the amazing abalone inlays, the updated/streamlined "Epiphone" script which was fairly new in '62, the small headstock, the binding inset along the fretboard, and I'm happy with and impressed by the trem-o-tone, even if I don't use it frequently. Original case too. I love this guitar, and although I have some other great vintage guitars, they have been gathering more dust than they otherwise would have since I got this Sheraton.
I don't usually post more than a few photos of it on other forums, but since this is the vintage Epi forum, I'm not going to hold back.
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For years (decades) I was more inclined toward full depth hollowbody Gibson jazz guitars, although I owned some ES-3X5's and enjoyed those too. It wasn't until about five years ago that I realized that I needed an Epi semi with mini-hb's. When I got this Sheraton, I was in love with it IMMEDIATELY. I had seen a '60 (sunburst) on ebay about a year earlier, but I couldn't afford it at the time (it went for $14.5K). I'm glad this one found me, because I would have preferred it over that '60 anyway.
She has a 1 3/4" nut, which was a big selling point for me. I also love the dark cherry color, the dark rosewood board, the amazing abalone inlays, the updated/streamlined "Epiphone" script which was fairly new in '62, the small headstock, the binding inset along the fretboard, and I'm happy with and impressed by the trem-o-tone, even if I don't use it frequently. Original case too. I love this guitar, and although I have some other great vintage guitars, they have been gathering more dust than they otherwise would have since I got this Sheraton.
I don't usually post more than a few photos of it on other forums, but since this is the vintage Epi forum, I'm not going to hold back.
