In the first part of the 1900's, Epiphone seemed to be one of the few guitar producers to take jazz music earnestly and they released the Sheraton, a hollowbody f-hole guitar which allowed guitarists to play as fully as they wanted without the feedback they were obtaining with various other guitars. Fast-forward to 2002 with the launch of the Epiphone Elitist Sheraton guitar and Epiphone has done the impossible. They made the Sheraton even better.

Finally the original Epiphone Sheraton guitar was replaced in attention by the Gibson ES-355 that was likewise unveiled in nineteen thirty, although there were many well-known jazz guitarists who continued to sing it's praises. Nevertheless the Sheraton was eventually discontinued in 1970 and then be released yet again in the late 1980's. The Epiphone Sheraton II was introduced in 94' as a more affordable model designed to interest more people. And finally, the Elitist line was born in 2003 as a middle of the road product designed to attract the price conscious and the high-priced Gibson enthusiasts.

Each guitar producer has a semi-hollowbody model on the market nowadays but it's hard to match the classic body style of the Sheraton. And the Elitist variation brings form and excellence to new heights. It's certainly an instrument created for the expert player.

You will see blues and rock and roll guitarists with various semi-hollowbodies but the Epiphone Elitist Sheraton guitar appears created for jazz. In fact the abalone and mother-of-pearl inlays on their own seem to shout "You MUST play JAZZ!"

For sale in the vintage sunburst finish or in a natural finish it has a marbled pickguard, gold plated hardware, cream bindings and just looks plain exquisite!