Which was only a few clicks away from identifying this as an Epiphone made in the Matsumoku, Japan factory. Matsumoku was already home to the Aria range of guitars, which many of us remember with misty eyes as a high quality, low-cost entry-point when an original Gibson or Fender was beyond your pocket. Cutting costs and with an "if you can't beat them" spirit, Gibson moved all Epiphone production to Matsumoku in 1970, where it stayed before transitioning to Korea in the mid-80s. But really what's most staggering about this guitar is the intricacy of the design: the old thick-style script Epiphone signature and Epiphone "Tree Of Life" inlay, both in mother-of-pearl, the intersected Block & Triangle mother-of-pearl and abalone fretboard inlays, the 5-layer fretboard binding, the 6-layer top body binding, even the 5-layer tortoiseshell pickguard. It's a beautiful piece of work, for what was at the time a relatively budget guitar.Īnd it plays, just as it looks: beautifully. EPIPHONE SHERATON SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP SERIAL NUMBER.EPIPHONE SHERATON SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP SERIAL NUMBERS.EPIPHONE SHERATON SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP HOW TO.
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