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RobinTheHood

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  1. That's just the Epiphone anniversary badge. Not sure why they still put them on. Your guitar was made in 2018.
  2. No, it will not fit for a few reasons. You can technically make it fit, but it will not look right and will require moving one of the pots to clear the body, as well as removing material to make the switch and bridge pickup fit. You would have to trim the bridge area and then hope that the pickguard covers the entire cavity...which it probably won't. I've made one fit out of sheer desperation, but it's not pretty. Its a beater guitar, so that's ok with me.
  3. http://epiphonewiki.org/index/S-Series.php
  4. I can't help you with value, and these guitars were only made for two years, 83 and 84, so it's got to be one of those. I think the serials follow the Gibson format. Unfortunately, I don't know how to decipher Gibson serials. Here is some spec info though. http://epiphonewiki.org/index/American_Series.php
  5. They were made in 1970-1971. Yours was probably made in 1971 if the serial means anything.
  6. You'd have to contact Epiphone for that type of information.
  7. Also, no custom parts that I can see. They came with either a frequensator or stopbar and both humbuckers and mini hums depending on the model, year, etc.
  8. It's a Riviera. Not sure which model. Probably the reissue with humbuckers.
  9. It's a 1989 G310 with the narrow open book headstock, made at Samick factory in Korea. This headstock was only made in 1989 and is a different shape than the elitists. http://epiphonewiki.org/index/SG.php#G-310_2
  10. Well, it's weird because the front of the headstock looks correct, and thats usually an area that is always wrong in some way. Plus, it has the correct Epiphone tuners, which counterfeiters don't typically replicate. Even the pickup leads look right. That, and the fact that counterfeits weren't very common until a few years later with the move to Qingdao. They still existed, but usually with higher end stuff like the zakk wyldes and customs. Usually, identifying a fake is a lot more cut and dry than this. I hope Epiphone has some answers for you.
  11. I just took a closer look at your control cavity and I can tell you that it shouldn't look like that. Epiphone didn't drill out secondary cavities to accommodate the mini pots. It should also have quick connect wiring, I believe. I'll post pics of my serial and control cavity tonight.
  12. The translucents were Standards with cool paint jobs. The main difference from a custom being that it has a maple or alder cap rather than being all mahogany. Not a high end guitar in the grand scheme of things, but not exactly low end either. I classify them as mid grade. Affordable, but well constructed. As for the potentiometers, Epiphone did use mini pots in the 1990s. I have a few guitars with them. But I think they went to full size by 2000. I have a 2001 Saein LP Standard that i can check this afternoon. I'm pretty sure it has full size pots though.
  13. To me, the serial number font looks wrong. The style is more similar to the current Qingdaos than a Korean Epiphone. And I've never seen an Saein "I" that tall or in that font. If I only saw the serial and nothing else, I'd call it a fake. However, the rest of the headstock looks 100% legit. Even the crooked tuners, which was indicative of the Korean quality control of that era.
  14. It sounds like someone was beating on the trem. These guitars are known for cracking near the bridge. I have a S310 like that too. I wicked a bunch of wood glue into the cracks. I also filled in the stud holes with sawdust and wood glue and put a 6 screw trem on it and screwed it all the way down. The trem doesn't work, but that's ok for me. I have other guitars with trems. This one is just a beater.
  15. I would keep the trem and just try to replace the screws/studs. Finding a match is going to be a bit of a pain. They are out there, but not easy to find. Maybe find a donor guitar for parts. Also, as far as the serial is concerned, there are two J serials. Terada Japan and Jakarta Indonesia. Yours is Indonesian. Terada didn't make these guitars. Terada only made archtops and acoustics, and stopped production for Epiphone some time in the 1990s.
  16. Gibson truss rod covers were common in that era.
  17. Fake. Serial would indicate 1992, but the label type is wrong. Epiphone never used wood like that on the neck either...at least not in modern times. Also, the Epiphone don't is wrong, regardless of the missing E.
  18. The neck is definitely from 1984-85. It could be an explorer neck on a S-500. Though the paint looks like it matches. Hard to say on this.
  19. That's great! I'm glad it worked out for you.
  20. It was made in 1995. Probably a Joe Pass II since the Joe Pass 1 was discontinued in 1994.
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