Rihanna birthday cake download. What about the Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor? There is a preponderance of favorable comments about Eastman guitars, which I find significant. Rotis font free download. Unfortunately, there are no Eastman dealers within a reasonable driving distance of my home (eastern Connecticut) that I am aware of. The Epiphone serial number decoder currently supports 12 serial number formats from 25 factories. Vintage numbers from 1932 to 1970 are supported. Serial numbers from 70' and 80's era Epiphone guitars made in Japan are not supported.
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First off, the thread title should just be 'Where is Epiphone built now?'
Sorry about the typing error. I just got a Sheraton ll Pro from the GC on-line site. The write-up said that it as built in China, but when the guitar arrived at my house, there was a 'Made in Indonesia' sticker on the back of the headstock. Don't get me wrong, the guitar is one of the finest semi-hollows that I've ever played. There is absolutely no quality problems at all. It's staying right here regardless of where it was produced. When I called GC about it, they told me that all of the new Epiphones are built in Indonesia and that their ad copy was just slow to get corrected. I also called Sweetwater, who told me that some models were built in China and some in Indonesia. The guy I talked to could not specify which madels were built where. So, what have you guys heard? Epiphone Joe Pass ReviewsPhildogSenior Member
Epiphone Joe Pass Serial Numbers
I found this in another thread and thought I'd post it here. I'm sure it will answer a LOT of questions..
To find the i.d. of your 1993 or most later models Epiphone either: 1. Use the 'keys' and factory letter/number identifiers below -- note that for guitars made prior to 1993, the serial # assigned does not reveal the date or factory where made -- or you can, 2. use the guitar dater project ---disclaimer: the guitardater project does not keep serial # log files of Epiphone products, it is simply a decoder program that uses the same codes keys as below to decifer the number entered by a user and as such it cannot verify the authenticity of any Epiphone guitar link to the ---> guitar dater project website if the link fails, then copy/paste into your address bar ---> http://www.guitardat..g/epiphone.aspx the four serial # code keys YYMMFFRRRRR -- new model codes, no letter prefix Beginning 2008-09 models are appearing w/o a letter prefix to i.d. the factory. Based on what is reported so far, it appears that the serial code may be: YY = first two digits = year of manufacture MM = second two digits = month of manufature FF = third two digits = factory i.d. where made -- the factory code #s identified so far are shown in red print below RRRRR = remaining digits = ranking number -- example 08121520333 was made in December 2008, factory 15, 2 unknown significance, 0333 unit produced [NOTE - pre 1993-94 productions also frequently omitted factory letter codes and appeared as all numbers e.g. 023849354 -- these are Asian made (Korea, Japan, Indonesia) but again the exact factory origin is not usually available from guitardater project or other sources.] FYYMMRRRR F = factory code (this can be 2 letters as well) YY = year of manufacture (this can also be just 1 digit for '90s models) MM = month of manufacture R = ranking number (may be more or less digits, not necessarily indicative of total units produced) Example - S02021234 was made in Feb. 2002 from the Samick Korea factory, unit 1234. Another code used on some current Epiphone models FYYMRRRR F = factory code YY = year of manufacture M = This will be a letter code corresponding to the month (A=January, B=February, etc..). RRRR = ranking number Example - R03D0263 was made in April 2003 at the Peerless Korea factory, unit 0263. Epiphone Elite/Elitist models FYSSSS F = factory code (this code will be an 'F' or 'T') Y = year of manufacture (2 = 2002, 3 = 2003, etc.) SSSS = sequential ranking number Example - T41234 is a 2004 Elitist model made at the Terada factory, production rank 1234th unit. FACTORY LETTER CODES For Epiphone serial numbers that begin with a letter(s), this list identifies the factory (& country) where produced: B Bohêmia Musico-Delicia (Czech Republic) BW ____?____ (China) DW DaeWon (China) EA QingDao (China) = Epiphone Acoustic ED is from their Epiphone Dongbei factory. The Chinese Dongbei means North-east. EE QingDao (China) = Epiphone Electric F Fujigen (Japan) = Elite/Elitist models F/FN Fine Guitars (Korea) = non-Elite/Elitist models GG (two identified -- Epiphone says it has no record of using GG -- may have slipped through system or are 3rds) I Saein (Korea) J Indonesia (Jakarta ?) -- note: one Elitist model made in Japan has been reported having a J letter code K Korea Ins. (Korea) L ____?____ (Korea) MC Muse (China) MR = Mirr factory, China N--> see FN O Choice (Korea) P/R Peerless (Korea) S Samick (Korea) SI Samick (Bogor, Indonesia) SJ SaeJun (China) SM Samil (Korea) SN ____?____ (Indonesia) T Terada Gakki Seisakusyo (Japan) U Unsung (Korea) UC Unsung China (China) Z Zaozhuang Saehan (China) FACTORY NUMBER CODES -- for some models starting in 2008, if serial # begins w/numbers [NOTE: The factories identified by these codes are based on patterns which forum members have observed. The numbers appear as the 5th and sixth digits in the serial number.] 11 = MIC sticker on a '08 Masterbuilt 500 12 = DeaWon or Unsung (China -- uncertainty remains as to which factory) 15 = Qingdao (China) -- electric 16 = Qingdao (China) -- acoustic 17 = China - factory unknown MIC sticker on a J160E 18 = China - factory unknown found on one 2009 model bass 20 = DaeWon or Unsung (China -- uncertainty remains as to which factory) 21 = Unsung, Korea 22 = ??? Korea (factory still unknown) 23 = ??? Indonesia (factory still unknown)[/i] I = Indonesia (this letter has appeared as the 5th digit on two authentic new models made in Indonesia) Comments are closed.
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