 | | Epiphone Sheraton |
 1961 full line catalog
 A superb professional guitar, second only to the Emperor. A thin-body double cutaway, double pick-up model with thrilling tonal response - now with trematone vibrato for pulsating effects. |
 1962 full line catalog
Comfortable shape is easy to hold, and all 22 frets easy to finger on the fast-action neck. |
 1964 full line catalog
The 1964 catalogue was the first to show the Epiphone Sheraton in colour. |
 1966 full line catalog
Today the electric Spanish guitar is found everywhere... orchestras, combos, jazz bands and as a featured solo instrument. Epiphone electric Spanish guitars suit the need of every player, from the top professional, to the semi-pro, to the amateur. |
| Model | Sheraton E212T and E212TV |
| Available | 1959-1969 |
| Pickups | Two New York pickups, changing around 1961 to two gold mini humbuckers |
| Scale | 24 1/2" |
| Body | Maple sides and back with a maple top. 16" wide (lower bout), 19" long, 1 3/4" thick. 7 ply binding |
| Neck | Maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with abalone and pearl block inlays. Oak leaf design. 22 frets, body meeting the neck at the 19th fret. 7 ply binding on neck and headstock |
| Hardware | 2 volume and 2 tone controls. Tune-o-matic bridge with frequensator tailpiece, or vibrato E212TV. |
| Finishes | Natural, Shaded (Sunburst), and Cherry (supposedly from 1967, however this finish is listed in the 1962 catalog)
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Essentially an ornate Riviera. The 1960s Sheraton was Epiphone's second most expensive model (after the Emperor). As a highly decorated double cutaway, it naturally drew comparisons to Gibsons ES355. It was not a continuation of any pre-Gibson Epiphone model, however, but it was initially equipped with left-over Epiphone New York pickups, changing to mini-humbuckers at the turn of the decade.
Todays Sheraton was relaunched in the late 1980s, although mass produced and in a different league than the American-built instruments of the 1960s, is still a very nice guitar, and stylistically borrows heavily from the original. An Epiphone elitist, and John Lee Hooker signature model also exist. More about the new Epiphone Sheraton
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