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    Where are 62 reissue Sorrentos made?

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    Posted

    Ok, I have news, CS have found what should be my SN and are double checking with Guitar Legend, the shop. It's in Pigalle, just off the "Guitar" street, with all the expensive vintage jobs, check it out if you come to Paris.

     

    I recomend Cedric by the way, he's the boss. He's really good at guessing what would would suit you. When I went in it was because I thought I wanted a Miss Mexico Cabronita Telecaster, and he had them. Anyway I explained what I wanted, a new guitar easier to play than my really nice classical guitar (Maya), but not a folk...he handed me the Cabronita and I played around on it while I waited my turn to hook up. I hated it, I just couldn't imagine myself playing it, too heavy, and despite being an 80s gal, I don' t think I'm a rock chick...so my turn came and I just handed it back. So he thought a while and then handed me the Sorrento, which had just come in with the other special 1962ers. I was off. 5 minutes later he asked me how I liked it and I didn't even hear him....

    Where are 62 reissue Sorrentos made?

    in Epiphone Electrics

    Posted

    There might be another option to get the serialnumber

     

    If you still own the cardbox the guitar came with, there might be a white papersticker (5x5cm) outside with the itemnumber ET2SNANH3 (for example a natural one) printed in bold letters, followed with the actual name, then two different sized barcodes,

    the last line should be the serialnumber

    serial reads like YYMMFFPPPP

    YY=year

    MM=month

    FF=factorycode 23 is Indonesia, 15 is China

    PPPP= production/batch number, can be 5 digits, too

     

    Ah no cardboard box, it has the hard case, there was something written on some sellotape, but it rubbed off very quickly, so I took it off.

     

    Anyway I took one of the pickups off, but no luck, I can't loosen the strings because of the floating bridge, I already took it back once because the bridge fell over when I took the piece of plastic off.

    Where are 62 reissue Sorrentos made?

    in Epiphone Electrics

    Posted

    it's easy

    loosen the strings, pull out the 4 screws, pull out the pickup and you can see it

     

    it could be the only way to get the serial without shipping it back :-k

     

    Ah, thank you, well I'll see what they find, and if not, I'll get my partner to do it, he's a proper guitarist and he knows what he's doing. :)

    Where are 62 reissue Sorrentos made?

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    Posted

    The indonesian Samick factory isn't new,

     

    they made thousands of guitars since the beginning 90s

    long before Epi/Gibson had their own factories in QingDao, China

     

    Exactly, which is why I can't see them make such a rookie mistake as forgetting the SN, plus there's no problem with piracy and Indonesia as far as I know.

    Where are 62 reissue Sorrentos made?

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    ALL the ones I've found at online retailers like Sweetwater, Wildwood and some others are made in Indonesia (factory code 23) I have not seen any other [confused]

    so it is more likely that they're all made there.

    I might be wrong, but to me it doesn't make much sense to split up the production to different factories with only 1962 pieces made.

    Feel free to show any '62 Sorrento RI with a Chinese serial :-k

    It IS possible, though none has been seen 'till now [-(

     

    Well hopefully they'll be able to find my SN when I send the pics tomorrow, I don't have a full one of the back and it's dark here, I'd rather take the pics in daylight.

     

    I think you're probably right about them being made in Indonesia, but the absence of SN would seem consitent with them testing a high range run in a new factory to see how it went.

    Where are 62 reissue Sorrentos made?

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    You might be part of the wiki team but you were wrong about the serial numbers... And nothing has been proven about the origin of ALL the guitars although it would be strange for a limited run to be split over two factories.

     

    Interesting that such a new model has big inconsistencies. You'd think ALL new Epiphones should have a "Made in [country]" sticker and serial number. I know where all my Epiphones (I own 8) were made and it would make me somewhat dissatisfied to have a mystery in my possession.

     

    I got the distinct impression from the email from CS that the Sorrentos were made in different countries, the thing about pirating usually means China in Business speak, also with the problems they seem to have had, would seem to suggest an immature QC set up, and I get the feeling that Indonesia is quite expert at this. Also, now I think about it, the Sorrento was packed like things from China with little crystal bags against humidity. Also this would make sense, I think it would be much easy to ship Indonesian made things to the US.

    Where are 62 reissue Sorrentos made?

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    Posted

    Yeah,

     

    I know nothing about Epiphones,

     

    that might be the reason I am part of the Epi-Wiki Team

     

    BTW 'Woodwind' don't sell fakes [-X

     

     

    Bonne journée !

     

     

    Is this guy for real? it's like talking to a hormonal teenager.

     

     

    I don't know what you mean by "Woodwind", you mean Woodbrass? They didn't have Sorrentos either, plus it's not a very good shop. I was told the mic I wanted to buy was crap and I had to beg them to order it. In the end, I went somewhere else, Musikia, who are great and very helpful.

    Where are 62 reissue Sorrentos made?

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    sure they did - and still do

     

    13052301088-serial-large_zpsb43d6237.jpg

     

    http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ET2SNANH3

     

     

    I edited my posts, 'cause it seemed to me you don't need my answers and you know it without my resposes

     

     

    That's great, but that photo wasn't at the end of the links you posted(Of course we can't tell now because you took them off). I'm sorry but when you say all Sorrentos have SN s and have made in Indondesia labels, and seem to have no idea that they are numbered and when I'm playing one that doesn't and is numbered, it tends to make me think you may not know as much as you think you do. The male adolescent smileys don't help either.

     

    Strike that, on second thoughts I was taking you seriously until I realised you had edited all your posts into silly smileys. It was then I started wondering how old you were.

     

    Anyway, if you're interested, I have had info from customer service, see up thread.

    Where are 62 reissue Sorrentos made?

    in Epiphone Electrics

    Posted

    keep us updated, i'd wager your's is good and authentic, looking at a lot of pics and even the ones that do have serial #s have them in different places and applied differently, several look to be stickers even. I would think if counterfeiters globbed on to this guitar and started cranking out fakes, it would become apparent quickly.

     

    have luck amigo!

     

    !Gracias…! If it is a fake, they should hire the factory... because it's stunning, both in looks and sound, so I'm not worried about the guitar, I never thought I would own such a beautiful guitar, cos I thought you had to go the whole hog Gibson to have one, and my playing isn't worth a Gibson :), but I would be upset about the x of 1962 thing, cos I think that's cool :)

     

    Also, I might be seeing things from a dark angle, because I'm ill, and Los Gatos is too, I had to take him to the vet today, and Los Gatos without the drummer isn't fun to think about :(, but the vet was encouraging, and he seems better. Felix is on the pic on the other Sorrento thread.

    Where are 62 reissue Sorrentos made?

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    Posted

    I see several of them not having any stamped S/N on the headstock and accept this may be the case. Did any of you Sorrento owners make a C/S call to Gibson about where the S/N is on these guitars then? Just curious as I've always had excellent help from C/S when I've called with questions/issues that I needed answered or resolved.

     

    Aster

     

     

    I just got in touch with them, and they were as always really helpful. I'm hoping there isn' t a problem with my guitar :( especially as I didn't get Dylan's Discount :(

    Where are 62 reissue Sorrentos made?

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    Posted

    Yes, I am in Americur. Both Sweetwater in Indiana and Wildwood out there in northern Colorado have offered me a choice of serial numbers. Most dealers use the weight of the guitar and the serial number to try to sell you a decision when they have a few of something.

     

    Odd that yours do not, to me. I don't own one, may or may not ever own one, but have looked at lots and they all had a serial number along with the sequence number inside on the blue label.

     

    rct

     

    There aren't lots here, only one shop had them in Paris when I bought mine, and they had only one. The big internet dealer in the UK also had very few. Fascinating, in a world where we expect even guitars to be normalized, they aren't.

    Where are 62 reissue Sorrentos made?

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    Posted

    you're welcome, this thread kicks asses, would have hated not being a part of it since i actually had a non-serial # sorrento in my possession for several weeks, bought from sweetwater, my guy there, dylan, hooks me up with 12% off everything when i call him too!

     

    :) I asked customer service, and they said that the Sorrentos should have both, but some got out without the serial number by mistake. They also said that they couldn't disclose the factories anymore because of pirating. If it says on the headstock "made in...." that's ok, if not... I take that to mean mine was made in China :). Unfortunately, I also seem to have a problem with the COA, which is both empty and the wrong one (CS provided some pics :))

     

     

     

    So mine might be a fake :P I've asked if they think it's possible, although I bought it from THE Gibson Fender dealer in Paris (I've no idea what it's real name is, everyone just calls it the Fender shop)

     

    Do you recall if the SN was on the COA?

    Where are 62 reissue Sorrentos made?

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    Posted

    I don't have a dog in this fight, but I have had a burning in my loins for a Sorrento, so I've looked at quite a few. Each had an "x of 1962" inside the secret chamber, and an imprinted serial number on the back of the 'stock. I have been offered a choice of serial numbers, I think in CO they have a half a dozen, and all of them come with a serial number.

     

    rct

     

     

    Ah, thank you. It seems mine is different. I'm in Europe, are you in the US?

    Where are 62 reissue Sorrentos made?

    in Epiphone Electrics

    Posted

    Wow, just wow

     

    all the ones sold by Wildwood and Sweetwater do have serialnumbers

     

    [lol]

     

     

     

    Really, can you show a pic? The pics on the links you showed me didn't show a serial number. I downloaded them and looked at them large, but you couldn't see the serial number.

     

     

    By the way for antone reading this, the conversation doesn't make sense because Midtowner has retroactively edited most of his posts.

    Where are 62 reissue Sorrentos made?

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    What's up [confused]

     

    I answered your first question in the second post

     

    I answered your next question in the 4th post

    and told you how it should be, proved it with links to look at

    and told you where Epis are made currently

     

    Nobody can tell you more without the requested pics

     

    I'm sure you will get lots af 'nice' replies from now on

     

     

     

    :-#

     

     

     

    Wow, just wow.

     

    I'm sorry, but you seem to be mistaken. 50th anniversary Sorrentos don't have serial numbers. The other Sorrento owner on the board has confirmed this. If I'm frank, I think Sweetwater made up the one on the link you provided. Mine has neither made in Indonesia nor set up in the US on the headstock. If they are all made in Indonesia, why not? I've seen a pic of the blue label for a special Casino and it does have a serial number on it. The label is different to the special 1962 ones.

     

     

    I've posted a pic of the label, maybe you could have a look, as you don't seem to have seen one like it before.

    Where are 62 reissue Sorrentos made?

    in Epiphone Electrics

    Posted

    What's up [confused]

     

    I answered your first question in the second post

     

    I answered your next question in the 4th post

    and told you how it should be, proved it with links to look at

    and told you where Epis are made currently

     

    Nobody can tell you more without the requested pics

     

    I'm sure you will get lots af 'nice' replies from now on

     

     

     

    :-#

     

     

     

    Wow, just wow.

     

    I'm sorry, but you seem to be mistaken. 50th anniversary Sorrentos don't have serial numbers. The other Sorrento owner on the board has confirmed this. If I'm frank, I think Sweetwater made up the one on the link you provided. Mine has neither made in Indonesia nor set up in the US on the headstock. If they are all made in Indonesia, why not? I've seen a pic of the blue label for a special Casino and it does have a serial number on it. The label is different to the special 1962 ones.

     

     

    I've posted a pic of the label, maybe you could have a look, as you don't seem to have seen one like it before.

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