Description
Gem Archer, the versatile guitarist for Oasis, Beady Eye, and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, is well-known for playing 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 regularly uses. 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 manufacturing quality and components.
The Masterbilt Gem Archer Sheraton is crafted to the same standards as our Inspired by Gibson Custom models and features 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 a rosewood fretboard featuring 22 medium jumbo frets and adorned with elegant mother-of-pearl block and abalone triangle inlays. The large, slanted "dovewing" headstock, characteristic of the 60s, features the historic Epiphone logo and Tree of Life inlays in mother-of-pearl.
The hardware on this Sheraton is entirely gold-plated, and it is finished in a beautiful Vintage Gloss. The headstock is equipped with Grover® Rotomatic® tuners with "Milk Bottle" buttons, offering smooth rotation, which, combined with the low-friction Graph Tech® nut, ensures excellent tuning stability. An ABR-1 bridge and a raised Casino™-style trapeze tailpiece hold the strings in place. The electronics are top-tier, featuring 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 provides effective protection while traveling.
Specifications
Body
Shape: Sheraton
Material: 5-ply laminated maple/poplar
Top: Maple
Binding: Top 7-ply, back and headstock 3-ply, fretboard 5-ply
Neck
Neck: Solid mahogany
Profile: 60s C
Nut width: 42 mm
Fretboard: Rosewood
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 tortoise shell Sheraton Historic 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 volumes, 2 tones; CTS 500 kΩ potentiometers, Mallory capacitors
Miscellaneous
Case: Hardshell case included