The rosewood fingerboard is bound and is inlaid with Mother of Pearl and Abalone with an enlarged headstock. This solid body guitar is comprised of laminated maple and finished with a solid gloss black, with a maple neck attached to the body. The placement of the pickups, the configuration of the wiring, and the positioning of the bridge and tailpiece, as well as the placement of the ‘F’ holes, and the ‘through-neck’ construction are all identical to the Gibson ES-335.
The Epiphone Sheraton II is comparable to the ES-335, but there are still slight differences between the two models the ‘ears’ of the guitar are larger on the Sheraton II than they are on the ES-335. Nowadays, Epiphone guitars are known for being great mid-priced guitars that share a lot of the same pickups that are installed on Gibson instruments. Once Gibson bought out Epiphone, the two companies began manufacturing guitars side by side, in the same factory. The Epiphone Sheraton is inspired by the Gibson ES-335 and was designed after Gibson took over Epiphone in 1957. Today, in my Epiphone Sheraton II Pro Review check all the specifics this guitar has, how it performs, and why guitar players love it! The Sheraton II Archtop Epiphone Guitar If you’ve ever heard of the guitar manufacturer Epiphone, chances are that you’ve heard of the Epiphone Sheraton, as the Epiphone Sheraton is one of Epiphone’s most successful guitar.
