[Fake Epiphone Information]

Hi' date=' and welcome here,

 

there's something wrong with the serial#

 

"older" guitars from Korea should have one or two letters infront of the number

 

more information here:

http://forums.epiphone.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=8067

 

Peter[/quote']

 

If i'll base my new Dot's serial number to the link you gave then my dot is authentic

 

 

YYMMFFRRRRR -- new model codes, no letter prefix

Beginning 2008-09 models are appearing w/o a letter prefix to i.d. the factory. Based on what is reported so far, it appears that the serial code may be:

YY = first two digits = year of manufacture

MM = second two digits = month of manufature

FF = third two digits = factory i.d. where made -- the factory code #s identified so far are shown in red print below

RRRRR = remaining digits = ranking number

-- example 08121520333 was made in December 2008, factory 15, 2 unknown significance, 0333 unit produced

[NOTE - pre 1993-94 productions also frequently omitted factory letter codes and appeared as all numbers e.g. 023849354 -- these are Asian made (Korea, Japan, Indonesia) but again the exact factory origin is not usually available from guitardater project or other sources.]

[Fake Epiphone Information]

I just bought a used epiphone dot. according the seller it's korean made. this is the serial number on the sticker inside the body : 03101500594

 

Can you confirm if this is authentic?

 

Thanks in advance guys!