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  1. Thanks all for the information - it's been very informative. Jind
  2. Did it mention the year where you saw this? Just wondering. Thanks by the way, Jind
  3. I was just looking through the Wiki article on the S-series over at http://epi.p3net.net/wiki/index.php/S-400 and while going through the information there I think I may have figured out a bit more possibly. My Epiphone has a 21 fret fretboard but it looks like most of the ones from the later part of the 80's had 22 frets, but the information appears to be a bit conflicting as to what was offered. I was wondering if the price list showed any offering as to fret count? I wonder if that would help date it. but like jerrymac mentioned it very well may have been a special order so who knows. Thanks again for helping me out, Jind
  4. I posted this in another post, but I'll put it here as well as perhaps someone can glean a bit of info from it in the future as more guitars get reported. jerrymac and RobinTheHood have helped me identify a 1980's Epiphone that I had stored in the back of my closet and had completely forgotten about. From what jerrymac and RobinTheHood have been able to tell me it appears to be an S series (possibly a special order S-400 with a Kayler Flyer bridge) from somewhere between 1986 - 1989. As noted the serial number may not conform to the current data as it would have it as a 1985 but it appears the S series did not start production until 1986 and it appears not to follow the Samick 8 digit serial number as noted in the Premier guitar article about an S series. For anyone interested the serial number is: 5086940 (picture of the headstock below) - it has a Kramer style headstock and the Kahler Flyer bridge with a H-S-S pickup configuration. Maybe someone out there has a similar guitar and can glean something from this info. Jind
  5. Thanks for the reply's. I wish for the life of me that I could remember where and when I acquired this guitar - the only certainty is that I did not buy it new as I know all the guitars that I've bought at music stores. It does seem to be a bit of an oddity. As I noted it has been in the back of my closet for probably 15 years or so - honestly I had forgotten about it. I restrung it this afternoon and have been playing it for the past couple of hours - it has some issues with it's electronics; a slight crackling when switching pickup positions and perhaps a clunky jack, but I'm amazed that after so many years of non-use, it is in perfect intonation with new strings. The action is perfect (for me at least) as well. I feel like I've gotten a new guitar. I'm sure I will be doing some work on it in the near future as I was just looking at information on the Kahler Flyer bridge and upgrade info over at kahlerparts.com - it appears that you can upgrade the Flyer bridge to Pro specs pretty easily. I'm really looking forward to seeing if anyone else has any information - once again, thanks for the information. Jind
  6. So a recent conversation on another forum reminded me of a guitar that I have literally had in the back of my closet for probably 15 years. It's been in a case, unused, and quite franky it's one of those things that I honestly can't remember how I came to possess. I had a serious medical issue several years back and my memory is not what it used to be. I think it may have been a friends that quit playing and asked me if I wanted it - but I could be wrong. Anyways - like many other posts here it is one of those 80's Epiphone strat models that people have issues identifying, but this one is a bit different from all the others that I've found when searching for information on it. I've seen lots of people with S series or PRO series - I've seen images of a lot with standard strat type tremolo units and some with the Floyd rose II or Schaller units as well, but this one has a factory installed Kahler Flyer bridge - it clearly is a Kahler tremolo, not a pseudo copy. It has a H/S/S configuration and the headstock simply says "Epiphone' with no truss rod cover. I looked under the pickguard and it has all original components (it needs some work as the pots are extremely scratchy and the switch has dropouts) - the serial number lookup indicates that it was manufactured in Korea in 1985, but I truly have no idea beyond that quick lookup. As I said - I've seen a bunch of Epiphone strats, but never one with a Kahler Flyer that was factory installed. Any assistance would be appreciated. Here are a few pictures. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks, Jind
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