["Epiphone by Gibson" headstock Sheraton owners club]

HI,

 

JUST AD A MAIL OFF GIBSON ,SAYING THA MY GUITAR IS 100% ORIGINAL ,

AND CANT CONFIRM IF ITS MADE IN JAPAN OR KOREA ,AS THERE ARE NO RECORDS KEPT

FROM THA LONG AGO , AND ALSO SENT ME SPECS ,

 

GIBSON ALSO SAID NOT TO TAKE ANY INFO PRODUCED BY SITES SUCH AS GUITARPROJECT AS 100% CORRECT.

WHICH IS OBVIOUS REALLY CAUSE IF EPIPHONE GIBSON AINT GOT THE INFO NO ONE REALLY IS.

JUS HAPPY NOW AS I KNOW ITS AUTHENTIC ,

 

IV ALSO BEEN TOLD THA MY GUITAR WAS 1 OF 50 PRODUCED WITH THA SCRIPT,BY AND EXPERT.

 

Hi, I´m just curios to know, Was there only 50 guitars made with the Epiphone by Gibson head inlay? That doesn´t sound much for a three year production time, but if it´s true this means that they are really rare, did you get that confirmed by Gibson? /Mats

["Epiphone by Gibson" headstock Sheraton owners club]

Mats, pretty much the whole Sheraton II history is contained in this link: http://www.thefret.n...read.php?t=9052

 

 

That's the general conclusion about these guitars, but many folks are happy with them stock. Maybe it just needs some maintenance, it is 20+ years old after all.

 

 

Check the DIY thread at the top of the lounge page. Cleaning pots is relatively easy - completely rewiring a semi-hollow body guitar is fairly involved.

 

Thanks for the information, the Sheraton history was very interesting to read, No I don´t think there´s something that needs to be cleaned, the guitar has stayed in it´s case since 1989, I have done some adjusting on the pickup heights and I think I have got it as good as it gets. I have been playing the guitar a bit now, and I´m starting to like the mellow tone coming out of it, perfect for blues, but since I would like to play some "happier" tones too, maybe in the future I will change the electrics on it, meanwhile I will just play it, It´s a very nice guitar to play on and I´m getting more and more fond of it. The craftmanship is just beautiful, It´s a keeper. /Mats

["Epiphone by Gibson" headstock Sheraton owners club]

That's going to be a tough one - the country of origin is at the beginning of the number, then usually the year, month, day, and unit no.

 

All I can say is that it was probably unit no. 1235 that year. It also could have been made on December 11, or November 12.

 

The rest is probably lost for good unless there are any other clues with the paperwork or on the back of the pickups....

 

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Thanks for the help, No there is nothing to be found in the documentation, So I will leave it to rest. considering the text on the Epiphone by Gibson on the head it´s probly a late model.

 

Regarding the guitar the build quality is really good. But as said before the electrics could have ben better. The pick ups sound ok but I think the pots needs some attention/changing it feels like all or nothing. Any suggestions on what would be the cure?

 

/Mats

["Epiphone by Gibson" headstock Sheraton owners club]

Can you post a photo of the incomplete label?

 

 

Here comes the label

 

/mats

["Epiphone by Gibson" headstock Sheraton owners club]

Hi,

 

I just bought an Epiphone by Gibson. There is an quite amazing story to it. The guy who sold the guitar got it as a present from friends and relatives on his 40 years birtday in 1989. On the day of his birthday he played the guitar once. Then he put it back in its case. There it has been resting until yesterday when i bought, with case, original instructions and adjusting key. So I bought a new guitar now scratches or any other annoying things. Question arises wich year was it made? The serial number is not complete. The label isn´t complete. the numbers that are on the label is 1211235 perhaps someone here has a cloue to which year this could relate to. I will try to upload some photos of the guitar.

 

/Mats