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  1. I also have a J-45, so that's my point of reference. Between my two guitars, the Texan is a bit sweeter, and the bass is more defined and less of a boom. I have played the Frontier, which is a bit of its own thing with a maple body.
  2. The first guitar is a 1995, not 2005. Samick closed their Korean factory in 2003. Dot inlays would also suggest it is a G-310, not a G-400.
  3. That is definitely not a legitimate Epiphone. I highly doubt it was actually made by Terada; that would be a violation of their contract with Gibson.
  4. I have a 1964, bridge replaced. It is, without a question, my favorite guitar. Any complaint I have about my J-45 or Texan is eliminated in the Cortez, with a small sacrifice in projection. I don't think it would be my favorite if it had the same narrow nut as my 1965 LG-0, though.
  5. The best I can do from this photo is 1986-1988 (and that it's a Sheraton II, in no way a Casino). The "handwriting" logo is pretty uncommon, but I haven't seen enough of them to narrow down when they were made. I've only seen two Sheratons and one bass, though I haven't gone out of my way to look for them.
  6. While the serial number could indicate two different years, there are obvious differences in specs between them. A large pickguard that surrounds the pickups would make it a 1968; a smaller pickguard that only covers half is a 1965. (Unless it is an SG Junior; the 1965 pickguard wouldn't touch the pickup at all.)
  7. Celebrating my American-made Epiphone acoustics today: Kalamazoo: 1964 FT-45 Cortez; 1965 FT-112 Bard Bozeman: 1993 Montana EM-20; 2020 Texan
  8. Celebrating some American Epiphone today, including my newest addition, center: 1982 Spirit II (Nashville); 1982 USA Map Guitar (Kalamazoo); 2021 Casino (Nashville)
  9. "Limited edition" rarely has a published (or probably even planned) edition size. There are some exceptions, like the 2009 1959 Les Paul, 2010 1960 Les Paul, and the 1999 John Lennon Casinos, but most of them are just however many the store, since they are usually exclusives, is willing to order.
  10. I have a 2009 Melody Maker that I love. I'm always watching for a 1960s Epiphone Olympic or Olympic Special to add to the collection.
  11. If the bridge is pulling, I'd be concerned that it is also warped after decades of tension applied to only the points where the bolts connect. Fortunately, this is a fairly inexpensive repair, since there is no damage to the guitar's top from removing a glued bridge. My Epiphone Cortez was about $125 when I had the plastic bridge replaced with wood.
  12. It's probably a fine guitar. You might find something better for the same price, but I wouldn't go through a ton of effort to find another one. If you like this one, go for it. It's a 1989-1995 S-310.
  13. The Epiphone Howard Roberts Super was made in Kalamazoo between 1966 and 1969. A very small number were apparently shipped as Gibson instruments in 1970, and it was officially sold as a Gibson model beginning in 1974. (The simpler Howard Roberts Standard was available 1964-1967). The Howard Roberts Custom was reissued in 1992 as the Imperial Series 1960s Howard Roberts (to differentiate from a different Howard Roberts model made in the late 80s). They were made in Japan. The Howard Roberts HR-1 was a Korean-made version of the Howard Roberts Custom from 1994-1998. That's the guitar in question here.
  14. The Jared James Nichols signature Epiphone models were pretty popular. They are this guitar with Custom decoration. I could see a Gibson USA version of this doing pretty well. But the senior living forum needs something new to complain about every day.
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