What happens when a Riviera and Sheraton breed?

[EpiSheriMan]

This the guitarist from Indie band The National with his Epiphone.

 

Looks like a cross between a Sheri & a Riviera.....strange,...does anybody how what guiatr this is?

 

[charlie brown]

I think it's a Terada, or even Matsumoku (Japanese) Sheraton. Some had Frequensator tail pieces.

Some, even had JLH monikers and/or Sheraton I designations, hence the Frequensator tail piece.

In the original USA made, Kalamazoo versions, the Sheraton had the Frequensator, the Sheraton II

had the Stop-bar tail piece. They, however, had "mini" humbuckers, and a different headstock. The

Shearton (1) had a vibrato tail piece option, as well. Some were manufactured by Samick in Korea,

and have the Epiphone by Gibson inlayed on the headstock. But, it doesn't look like the one picutred

here, is of that variety...so, based on what little I can see, I'd say it's Japanese, in origin.

Nelson, or some other's here, may have more accurate information?

 

CB

[frenchie1281734003]

I think it's a Terada' date=' or even Matsumoku (Japanese) Sheraton. Some had Frequensator tail pieces.

Some, even had JLH monikers and/or Sheraton I designations, hench the Frequensator tail piece.

In the original USA made, Kalamazoo versions, the Sheraton had the Frequensator, the Sheraton II

had the Stop-bar tail piece. They, however, had "mini" humbuckers, and a different headstock. The

Shearton (1) had a vibrato tail piece option, as well. Some were manufactured by Samick in Korea,

and have the Epiphone by Gibson inlayed on the headstock. But, it doesn't look like the one picutred

here, is of that variety...so, based on what little I can see, I'd say it's Japanese, in origin.

Nelson, or some other's here, may have more accurate information?

 

CB [/quote']

 

Going by the Oblong Tan & Brown label, the Kidney bean tuners, and what looks like a big reverse "3" first E on the h/stock, I would say this is a Matsumoku made Sheraton, from the 80`s in a Wine Red finish.

[EpiSheriMan]

Thanks guys,...They must not have made too many of these as you rarely see them, no?

[frenchie1281734003]

Thanks guys' date='...They must not have made too many of these as you rarely see them, no?

:D

 

[/quote']

 

The Matsumoku Sheratons are not too rare, they show up on eBay on a fairly regular basis (£350-600 approx), but most seem to have a stop tailpiece, rather than a frequensor. Matsumoku made archtops, from 76-87 are nice guitars and a good alternative to the Elitists. The guy playing it is Aaron Dessner of The National.

[Alan1281734120]

Looks like a 1960's Original Sheraton to me, Noel Gallagher from Oasis used two, one with a Union Jack painted on it and one in Sunburst. Just do a Google Search on it.

 

I play on adding a Frequensator tailpiece to my Sheraton II.

 

Alan

[Parabar]

Q: What happens when a Riviera and Sheraton breed?

 

A: A Sheriera!

[charlie brown]

Q: What happens when a Riviera and Sheraton breed?

 

A: A Sheriera!

 

Take some Pepto Bismol...you'll get over that, really quick!

 

CB

[snookelputz]

Yeah, you right. And, anyway, Rivieraton wouldn't work either.

[Mr.Nelson]

Looks like a 1960's Original Sheraton to me' date=' Noel Gallagher from Oasis used two, one with a Union Jack painted on it and one in Sunburst. Just do a Google Search on it.

 

I play on adding a Frequensator tailpiece to my Sheraton II.

 

Alan[/quote']

 

Maybe you should do a Google search...The UniBrowed One's Sheratons were Matsumokus not Kalamazoos...take note of the difference in the fret board markers past the 12th fret...the mini humbuckers vs. the full-sized humbuckers on the Matsumoku and the headstock shapes..

 

This is an original 60's Kalamazoo, Gibson-made Sheraton:

 

 

 

This is the Matsumoku Union Jack Sheraton:

 

 

 

See the differences?

 

and since my other option is arguing with a brainless idiot, let's have a little photo fun history lesson instead...

 

This is a very early (1959) Gibson-made Kalamazoo Sheraton and its headstock:

 

 

 

 

This is a Japanese-made Matsumoku Sheraton from 1983 and its headstock:

 

 

 

This is the headstock of a VERY early (1986) Samick-made Korean Sheraton:

 

 

This is a later (1988) version of the Samick-made Korean Sheraton headstock:

 

 

This is a headstock from a later (late 90's) Korean-made Sheraton:

 

 

This is a headstock from an Elitist Sheraton:

 

 

This is a John Lee Hooker/"USA Series Sheraton headstock:

 

 

This is a 90's Terada-made Japanese Sheraton (owned by Tad Miura) and the coolest Sheraton I've ever seen:

 

 

This is a very early (1974) Matsumoku-made Japanese Riviera:

 

 

This is an 80's Matsumoku-made Japanese Riviera:

 

 

This is the rarest Riviera you'll ever see-a 1964 with ORIGINAL FACTORY full sized humbuckers:

 

 

 

This is about the earliest Kalamazoo Riviera you'll ever see (1961):

 

 

This is about the earliest Kalamazoo Casino you'll ever see (1961):

 

 

and another only slightly more-recent Casino (1962):

 

 

This is Britney Spears eating cake:

 

 

Allow your fantasies to decide what Britney is about to do in this photo:

 

 

OK...this was a lot more fun than calling someone a pretentious idiot because you can only state the obvious so many times before it degrades into boring...my sincere apologies for the Britney photos but checking out old Epiphones always leads to heightened senses and arousal which can only lead to Britney...Yeah, my ex-wife thinks I'm sick and jaded beyond repair too. Hope that was fun for you too..

 

Mr.Nelson

[eor]

i think that could be the rare and fabled "sheraton i". the "ii" designation signifying a stop bar and the "i" which kinda never caught on i guess, with the frequensator. but i could be wrong. thought i read that here...

[EpiSheriMan]

Thanks Mr. Neson for the history Lesson. Man that shot of Britney eating cake is a shocker!!!!

 

[Mr.Nelson]

i think that could be the rare and fabled "sheraton i". the "ii" designation signifying a stop bar and the "i" which kinda never caught on i guess' date=' with the frequensator. but i could be wrong. thought i read that here...[/quote']

 

Actually the Sheraton II designation was created in 1986 for the Sheratons they had just started making in Korea to differentiate them from the line of Epiphone Sheratons that were being made in Japan concurrently...there was never a Sheraton I model except...and I'm not certain I'm remembering this correctly..when they were marketing the John Lee Hooker models about 1996/97 they offered two different models designated "The John Lee Hooker 1964 Sheratons"...the one with the Frequensator was desinated the "Sheraton I" and the stop tail piece version was called the "Sheraton II" and these of course were made in Japan not the U.S. though final assembly took place in Nashville...other than that there was never a "I" designation for Sheratons. Sheratons were first introduced in late 1958 following on the heels of the first thin line semi-hollow body, the ES-335 in the spring of 1958. The ES-345/ES-355 and the fully hollow body thin line ES-330 came along in 1959. The Sheraton was made in Kalamazoo until August of 1970 when all USA Epiphone production ceased. In about 1974/1975 Matsumoku started a higher end Japanese line which later (1979(?) included a Sheraton model and these were made by Matsumoku until 1986 when Japanese production changed over to being made by Terada (1987) and Samick began making the Sheraton II in Korea. The Matsumoku line in the mid-80's did offer their Sheratons, Rivieras and Emperors with a choice of either a Frequensator or stop tail piece but they were simply called Sheratons either way. Starting in 1987 and until the Elitist line came along in about 1998, Terada made a Japanese-market exclusive Sheraton that I pictured in the other thread. This line ceased when The Elite/Elitist line began as did other Epiphone Japan models.

 

Mr.Nelson

[Mr.Nelson]

Thanks Mr. Neson for the history Lesson. Man that shot of Britney eating cake is a shocker!!!!

 

 

 

you're welcome and I'm errrmmm.. sorry about that cake photo lol

 

 

Mr.Nelson