Epiphone Sheraton USA 1977

[Punkcowboy]

I am offering for sale or trade my 1977 Epiphone Sheraton.

Price : 4350 Euro.

I live in the Netherlands.

Made in USA (Gibson factory Kalamazoo).
Comes with HSC


The Sheraton was a custom order and stamped as limited edition.
Originally equipped with Firebird pups, the previous owner replaced them with period correct PAF mini humbuckers.
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This guitar was made simultaneously (successive serial number) with the prototype Sheraton for Leon Rhodes (guitarist by Ernest Tubb). Sold as part of the collection by Carter Vintage Guitars.


exchange with Gibson (ES-330 or SJ-200) or Gretsch CS Fender custom shop or Acoustic Martin would also be fine.


Other exchange proposals also welcome (Martin, Guild, Fender etc)


Body Type Semi-hollow


Body Binding Multi-ply, ivory


Finish Material Nitrocellulose


Neck Neck Binding Multi-ply, ivory


Fretboard Material Rosewood


Fretboard Inlays Block with triangle


Headstock Hourglass, vintage-style


Hardware Hardware Finish Gold


Tuning Machines Grover Rotomatic


Bridge ABR-1


Tailpiece Stoptail


Truss Rod Cover Bullet with crescent, multi-ply


Electronics


Pickups Mini humbucker


Controls2 Volume, 2 Tone

[jazzshrink]

What is the significance of the "X" on the back of the headstock and the unusual serial # (only the first two digits are gold)? Thanks in advance.

[Punkcowboy]

Don’t know about the ‘X’.

In the seventies Gibson only started the regular serial number process after 1977.
The years before that numbers started with:

99 = 1975
00 = 1976
06 = 1977

The Leon Rhodes model has the serial number set up als with the first digits in gold. That one is stamped prototype instead of x.

Here is a link with pictures of that guitar.

Leon Rhodes' Sheraton Prototype | Epiphone Wiki | Fandom

Maybe that helps getting some more info.
Thanks.