2001 Epiphone Sheraton Semihollow Electric Guitar

Overview: Back when I was hunting for my "first good electric guitar" in '01 I was stuck between choosing one of these Epi Sheratons or a Fender Mexico Telecaster. I wound-up with the Tele (but not in the Agave Blue I wanted) but I always thought these Sheratons from this period were darn-good guitars. It's Korean-made, the neck is cozy and fast, the pickups are mellow and full-sounding, and the handling is -- as you'd expect -- like a 335. It's original throughout except for a new jack I put in and it's still looking good after all this time, save that the plating shows its years of use.

Interesting features: The translucent-tortoise pickguard is a nice touch. The hardware all seems good-quality and heavy duty, too. It has quite-fancy, multi-ply trim and big-block, Guild-like inlay in the neck as well.

Repairs included: Sarah gave it a level/dress of the frets, a setup, and cleaning and I replaced a bad original jack with a new Switchcraft one. It's playing bang-on and ready to go.

• Weight: 8 lbs 3 oz
• Scale length: 24 3/4"
• Nut width: 1 11/16"
• Neck shape: slim-medium C/D
• Board radius: 12"
• Depth at first fret: 13/16"
• Depth at seventh fret: 27/32"
• Body width: 16 1/8"
• Body depth: 1 3/4"
• Body wood: ply maple
• Bridge: ABR-style
• Fretboard: rosewood
• Neck wood: mahogany
• Pickups: 2x original humbuckers
• Action height at 12th fret: 1/16” overall (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 46w-10
• Truss rod: adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: wide/medium

Condition notes: Although the hardware shows plating-wear from use, it's in good shape overall and the rest of the instrument shows only minor wear throughout (light scratching/scuffing).

It comes with: It has a nice hard case.

Consignor tag: BDIE