Cheers, thanks for the tip re the sunbeams - i'll have to get hold of some.
I checked with the epiphone serial number decoder website :
My Serial number : 123023110869 -
"Your guitar was made inIndonesiaon March, 2012Production Number: 10869"
Your serial number : 12032310993 -
"Your guitar was made inIndonesiaon March, 2012Production Number: 10993"
The '23' after the 1230 is the Samick factory in Indonesia. Both made in March and I suspect, sent in the same shipment to Australia. As I think serial numbers list is shared by all models as the guitars are completed - our guitars may even be from the same batch of EJ200's, I did read you had found this one in Hobart?, im in Melbourne .
I'd forgotten how pale it looked when I bought it. I dont have a case so its just on a guitar stand, in room which is sometimes bright and I figure the light has darkened it a bit. seems to be the top, which is a different wood, I've read its Spruce. the maple sides dont seem to have changed much. Anyway I dont mind, but I will get a case at some point.
Thanks for your response - have a great night.