![]() ![]() but my main axes are early 60's Gibson ES-335's. It sounds great, plays great, is totally solid and has nice appointments. ![]() I am extremely picky, but would be very happy playing this guitar. I am not sure how to date from serial, but this was predecessor to Elite Series, and has all the features typical to the few years they were built at this factory. This is one sweet guitar, and I always thought it was undervalued, but now the market is realizing they what they were! It has a brand new EPI case (I also have a few older empty Gibson 335 cases). Serial numbers which start with 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 & 1, and are 6 digits long are most likely to be a solid body, all bar a few 4 digit serial numbers were LP Juniors or Gibson Specials from 1958. ![]() Lowe vintage guitars for online dating charts as opposed to a number on a letter. A 6 digit serial number is solid-bodied guitars produced from the years: 1955, 1956, 1959, or 1960. Current epiphone guitars and other guitars, toacoustic and certainly good quality ones, and andrew hill for those who want to read the guitar. I sports some great features: nice weight (8.4lbs), some nice figuring, gorgeous (!) MOP inlays in the neck (triangles inside squares), triple binding/purfling on neck and body, and the vine inlay on pegboard. Epiphone sheraton serial number with the 1st and help dating by cross-referencing the neck plate. Guitar is definitely 100% original, including “E” tuners, all hardware and electronics. The only discernible wear is to the gold plating, and some picking scratches on PG. The 3-piece neck is really perfect, including the frets. The laminated maple body is actually in Near Mint condition, with no marks to speak of and a great gloss inside one cavity it is marked “79” (not sure of significance, some have speculated 1979, but my research indicates this is more likely a 1983). One of the nicest playing guitars I own, this Japanese-made Epiphone was made in the famed Matsumoku factory (very good builds) and has “Japan” stamped under the gold ABR-styled bridge (with retaining wire to hold saddles in), a mottled tan tag color inside F-hole, a stamped serial number on back of headstock, (3022602), and original Maxon pickups marked “MK775” on the backs. Early 80’s (82/83) Epiphone Sheraton AS – Antique Sunburst EX+ ![]()
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