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It's a stock 1996 USA Sheraton, the only upgrade was the added inlays.

Note the pick guard screw hole, evidence that this was not custom built.

Found this beauty on Flickr as it is in the British Musical Experience. There's a massive scratch between the bridge and frequentsator.

Yes, so a mid 90s model it is. Dolphin really don't have a clue, though they said it wasn't a Supernova! That's a start anyway. If you check out noel playing the sheraton at Maine Road the gold hardware is super shiny as new, if you see photos of it now it is tarnished and pitted as Epiphone gold hardare generally does after 15 or so years.

http://www.beezerk.com/images/sheratonUSwb.jpg Could this be it? 1996, US made?? It's possible....

post #7. Bingo! http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?p=9790389#post9790389

here's what I think it is http://media.photobucket.com/image/epiphone%20sheraton%20headstock/Mainsale/SheratonHeadstock.jpg

The TRC definitely just has 2 screws and doesn't overlap the flower inlay as seen on some sheratons. In other words it doesn't look like any of these http://www.epiphonewiki.com/index.php?title=Sheraton

http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnqjr3M1pJ1qf4lf0o1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1321879570&Signature=TKUMT5%2Bp8NDZPv7Ua4gspjCzUvc%3D

I don't know, in some shots the pickup covers seem to look faded whereas the rest of the hardware is still shiny gold. Of course fading is consistent with an aging epiphone. check this out, he says he contacted the bloke who actually did the UJ paint job.

the inlays look different here. Good close up at 3:20, you can even see the screw hole for the pickguard

Now this is looking close.... http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/members/mowgli5555-albums-epiphone-sheraton-80-82-made-japan-mint.html

Noel used the UJ for Don't Look Back In Anger on top of the pops, check it out there are some good close ups and it doesn't have the extra inlays... the plot thickens.

http://www.epiphonewiki.com/images/7/73/SheratonTeradaHeadstock.jpg the Union Jack looks like it has this style of script but the TRC has 2 screws and the top of the headstock is more rounded. But Noel's definitely has the 'v' shapes in the fretboard inlays.

Interesting about the inlays. You're right, the last few don't look original. Noel's sunburst Sheraton also had these so maybe that's what he asked for when they built it. I think the Union Jack does have the old script logo, plain black truss rod cover and the less angular looking headstock shape.