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Slinky

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  1. Thanks again for replying. I wholly agree that it is an awful amount of effort to fake a guitar of relatively minor value, and having seen your earlier reply, I am satisfied it is most likely legit. However, I am curious by nature, and don't understand why a manufacturer would change only a part of a numbering system as opposed to either deleting the original entirely, or adding a prefix to indicate something else in the manufacturing process . In addition, I was asking if Epiphone would have originally used Jinho tuners in the past, in particular around 2003/2004?
  2. Thanks for the reply, appreciate it, but I still have a couple questions if you could help with: Any idea why Epiphone would put a new serial number over the old one, and remove the last three digits of the original stamped in number? Also, the tuning heads being made by Jinho, were these official bin parts used by Epiphone? Finally, the original number of EE03114xxx, would seem to date it from 2003. Is there any other way to verify this from the type of equipment fitted?
  3. Hello to all on the forum, there is a lot of good information here. I tried using the search tools, but could not find an answer so here goes: Recently bought a second hand Epiphone LP standard, and when I tried to date it the serial number was not known. The serial number on both the box that the guitar was in, and via a printed sticker on the neck are listed as 311445073. However, when I peeled the sticker off there is a number stamped underneath it as EE03114*** with the last three digits having been 'dimpled/ drilled' out and painted over. Accordingly, although the guitar looks every much the real thing the tuning keys are made by Jinho and not Grover, and I am a littles suspicious now. Can any of you sages help out here, as if it is fake then I will return it. Thanks.
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