Thinline (Gibson-made) Hollowbody Models: Pictures, history for epiphone vintage guitars. Model Information and Specs.Epiphone vintage guitars model info and collecting.
These two numbers represent the year the guitar was made. Analyze the first two numbers in the serial. If the guitar was made in Indonesia, it will have a 'SI,' which stands for Samick's Indoesian factory.
A Japanese-made Epiphone can also have no letter, in which case the serial number would just start with numbers. Breaking it down, this serial number would mean the guitar was made in FujiGen, Japan in August of 2005, and it was the 384th guitar made in that model. Putting all of the information together, an example of a Epiphone serial number could be F0508384. The MB before the 350 suggests it is a Masterbilt. It looks like your MB-350 (according to the serial number) would have been made in the Qingdao, China factory also since all Masterbilts were built there (according to previous posts). Could somone help me price a epiphone gibson serial number c5030763 I have an Epiphone Les Paul Standard with serial number U7031378.
I have a Squier telecaster silver series made in Japan serial number O02946. Of your 1993 or most later models Epiphone either: 1. Note: A new Japanese vendor was enlisted in 2010 to help meet demand for the Geddy Lee and Marcus Miller Jazz Bass models.Guitardater doesn't recognize the serial# system Epiphone is using since mid 2008! Non prefix serial# doesn't work! Chinese made guitars with F 31xxxx like the '1959' model or the 1960/2010 tribute models don't work either, or are falsely rated as FujiGen, Japan made instuments. This was a running change, and both “Made in Japan” and “Crafted in Japan” decals appear on instruments from 20. Crafted in Japan A + 6 digitsĢ007 was another transitional year for Japanese-made Fender instruments, with the return to the “Made in Japan” country-of-origin identifier on the serial number decal. In 1997, Fender transitioned to a serial number decal that included the words “Crafted in Japan” above the serial number. As always, serial numbers should only be used as a guide for dating and should be used in combination with known age-related specifications to help identify the production year of an instrument. Records on early Japanese-made Fender instruments are not complete and are therefore not completely definitive for dating purposes. I don't know how that Asher T Deluxe got in the picture but you can guess how it became part of my collection. What does that mean? When were they made? The good folks at Fender compiled a list to guide us in the general build dates of these cool instruments. That is the third Orange Tabby I have lived with named Sherman and anyone who has ever talked to me about guitars quickly learns that I have a collection of red "E series" Made in Japan Fender Telecasters. Take a look at the picture taken in my sauna and you will notice I am a creature of habit.