Description
Gem Archer, the versatile guitarist for Oasis, Beady Eye, and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, is particularly well-known for using an Epiphone Sheraton™, a gift from Noel Gallagher. Today, Epiphone is proud to introduce the Masterbilt Gem Archer Sheraton, a new artist model inspired by the original Sheraton that Gem still uses regularly. The Sheraton is an original Epiphone model, launched in 1958. This Masterbilt semi-hollowbody guitar, with its distinctive and elegant style, represents the pinnacle of Epiphone's build quality and components.
The Masterbilt Gem Archer Sheraton is crafted to the same standards as our Inspired by Gibson Custom models and sports the same Double Diamond engraving on the back of the headstock. The Masterbilt Gem Archer Sheraton features a 5-ply maple/poplar semi-hollowbody with a maple center block for increased sustain and better feedback resistance. The top and back of the body are multi-ply bound, as are the headstock and fretboard. The one-piece mahogany neck has a comfortable 60s C-profile and is topped with an Indian laurel fretboard featuring 22 medium jumbo frets and adorned with elegant mother-of-pearl block and abalone triangle inlays. The wide, slanted 60s-style dovewing headstock features the historic Epiphone logo and Tree of Life inlaid in mother-of-pearl.
The hardware on this Sheraton is gold-plated throughout, and its finish is a beautiful Vintage Gloss. The headstock is equipped with Grover® Rotomatic® tuners with "Milk Bottle" buttons, offering smooth rotation, and combined with the low-friction Graph Tech® nut, they ensure excellent tuning stability. An ABR-1 bridge and a Frequensator™-style trapeze tailpiece keep the strings in place. The electronics are top-tier, with two USA-made Gibson Mini Humbucker™ pickups paired with individual volume and tone controls using CTS® potentiometers and premium Mallory™ capacitors. The signal is routed via a three-way Switchcraft® pickup selector and a 1/4" output jack.
Available in both right-handed and left-handed versions, this guitar comes with an Epiphone hardshell case that effectively protects it while you are on the move.
Specifications
Body
Shape: Sheraton
Material: 5-ply layered maple/poplar
Top: Maple
Binding: 7-ply top, 3-ply back and headstock, 5-ply fretboard
Neck
Neck: One-piece mahogany
Profile: 60s C
Nut width: 42 mm
Fretboard: Indian Laurel
Scale length: 628.65 mm (24.75")
Number of frets: 22
Nut: Graph Tech
Inlays: Blocks (mother-of-pearl) and triangles (abalone)
Hardware
Bridge: ABR-1
Tailpiece: Raised Diamond Trapeze
Tuners: Grover Rotomatic with "milk bottle" buttons
Pickguard: 5-ply Sheraton Historic tortoiseshell with foil "E" logo
Control knobs: Black Top Hat with gold insert
Plating: Gold
Electronics
Neck pickup: Gibson USA Mini Humbucker
Bridge pickup: Gibson USA Mini Humbucker
Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone; CTS 500 kΩ potentiometers, Mallory capacitors
Miscellaneous
Case: Hardshell case included