This was followed by the introduction of a twin-pickup, double-cut thinline semi-hollowbody, the Sheraton. They reworked Epiphone's old Century archtop into a thinline electric fitted with a single P-90.
In 1958, Gibson began to expand upon its Epiphone line of semi-hollow guitars.
The company was bought out by their main rival, Gibson in 1957. In 1951, a four-month-long strike forced a relocation of Epiphone from New York to Philadelphia. Control of the company went to his brothers, Orphie and Frixo. Under the ownership of Epaminondas ('Epi') Stathopoulo, Epiphone was a leading manufacturer of hollow-body and archtop guitars. Though the Sheraton and all its variations were introduced under the ownership of the Gibson Guitar Corporation, Epiphone is the exclusive manufacturer. The Epiphone Sheraton is a thinline semi-hollow body electric guitar. JSTOR ( July 2019) ( template removal help).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: 'Epiphone Sheraton' – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
