I need you to identify the year of a Sheraton !

[VIQ]

Hello everyone,
I hope you are well,

I need your experience and knowledge to identify an Epiphone Sheraton without a serial number.

It seems that it is from the beginning of 1990, but the seller wasn't sure either...
Also, I can't identify the brand of the head mechanism.

Here are some pictures if you want to help me :
(pickups , electronics and pickguard have been changed as you can see)



Thank you so much !

 

[Davis Sharp]

Hi and welcome to Epi-Talk. The Gibson truss rod cover makes it likely Korean made, so 1990s - early 2000s. Those look like Ping tuners. I'm not an expert, but one will show up soon.

Here's the Wiki page (backed up by grinwer)

http://grin.bplaced.net/EpiWiki2/index/Sheraton.html

 

[Norton]

I am no expert. but this is a samick built guitar... the bridge gives that away. based on the headstock and color I'd say 1990's.

 

[VIQ]

Thank you guys !

here is another picture, and the case. Maybe it can help

 

[Darkness]

I have nothing helpful but thats a beautiful guitar.

 

[Norton]

the pickguard and the switch ring don't belong to that guitar. the case is an older one (90's-2000's) but that doesn't mean much. easier to separate a guitar from a case than a pickguard from a guitar.


the pickups are at least missing their covers... and are most likely replacements. It looks like a sweet machine to me.

 

[Paruwi]

It is an early 90s Samick korean made €pi Sheraton II
probably 1990-1993, that was the time when they had paper stickers for the serial#

from 86-89 the had the '€piphone by Gibson' headstock label
around 93 they got printed serial#s

 

[Cozmik Cowboy]

What Norton & Pete said; except for the missing p/up covers, wrong pickguard, and extraneous poker chip (and, of course, the missing S/N sticker), it is a dead ringer for my '92..

But my buddy's '88 (which was the reason I got mine instead of the purple Tele I was considering) doesn't have the "....By Gibson" logo, Pete. (Though I suppose - and don't tell my wife I admitted this - it is remotely possible that my memory isn't completely perfect, and it's an '89.)

 

[VIQ]

Thanks for everything guys, it seems that this is a 1992, I had confirmation from luthier and other forum !

Now I would like to give it a new look, with new mechanics , new bridge, etc... ahaha, it's a really good guitar

 

[Paruwi]

new bridge

be careful - not much will fit.....

 

[Cozmik Cowboy]

Thanks for everything guys, it seems that this is a 1992, I had confirmation from luthier and other forum !

Now I would like to give it a new look, with new mechanics , new bridge, etc... ahaha, it's a really good guitar

Yes, it is a really good guitar. So all you need do is put nice gold covers on the p/ups, lose the poker chip, and either remove the pickguard or put on the correct one (see my '92 at left).

 

[wildeman]

be careful - not much will fit.....

The Kluson made especially for those old Samicks is available from Arkansas Music works on Reverb. It's a nice piece, looks way more traditional than the stock one, only around $40.00 too.
I excitedly ordered one without measuring mine (2001) and it don't fit, turns out mine is a standard size B2, I dont mind keeping it in stock though, I'm ordering a Tone pros set next week.

 

[John]

Great looking guitar.