[pickguard disintegration and corrosion of gold parts]

If it was in some of the storage units I see around here where there outside....I'll bet it can get to over 150 degrees Fahrenheit at this time of year...no problem....like a car sitting in the sun on a 95 degree day with the windows closed...

 

yeah. I can only imagine they had to be stored in bad conditions. looks like they may have been stored in a unit close to the ocean!

[pickguard disintegration and corrosion of gold parts]

dang...where did you store them?

[i.d. your Epiphone here -- serial # key, guitardater link + factory codes... a worldwide guide >part 3]

Just trying to confirm my research.

I believe what I have is a 2009-10 Epiphone Les Paul 1960 Tribute made in China (although the Guitar Dater Project lists it as Fuji-gen Japan).

Serial F303735.

 

Hopefully someone here can help confirm/deny my findings.

 

 

 

correct. it's made in China. the serial number is meant to replicate the 60's sn (as a Tribute)

[What Comes With A NEW Epiphone Guitar.]

For $400.00 for a Epiphone black Standard, I got a bill of sale! Nothing else and I asked! My Gibson Standard Gold Top came with a beautiful case, Manuel, truss rod, warranty, instructions, and a free set of Earnie Ball strings, plus the bill of sale! Lol. Oh, I did get a sticker on the pick guard of the Epiphone that said Lifetime warranty. I'll have to keep the sticker on it, it's the only proof I have that says it. Nothing to send in.

 

you register the warranty on line.

[i.d. your Epiphone here -- serial # key, guitardater link + factory codes... a worldwide guide >part 3]

Hi,

 

I'm looking to buy a used Epiphone from a cash converter type store.

The seller and pictures say its an Epiphone SG G400 Pro CH. The seller says its serial number is 11101511144 which would make made in October 2011 but the Unofficial Wikipedia page provides "2012 to 2014", is that years of sale/availability/manufacturing?. Could they have built them in the year before they went on sale? What chance that it is a fake? I cannot find any information as to when they started to make them.

Many thanks in advance,

 

Daniel

 

the serial number looks ok. I wouldn't hold too much stock on the "2012-2014"...they still make this model in 2015. probably not a fake.

[First post newbie...Casino Coupe Tuners]

Thanks.

I also contacted Stewmac. They said they didn't know because they have nothing to cross reference to. I did just hear back from Sweetwater, and they have a set of Grovers, and not sure they will fit.

 

Guitar just too new?

 

I think they are the same tuners as the standard full size Casino. I recommend buying a cheap set of digital calipers and measuring the tuners you have and see if the measurements match the specs on Stew Macs site.

[First post newbie...Casino Coupe Tuners]

Stew Mac has some that should work. http://www.stewmac.com/Hardware_and_Parts/Tuning_Machines/Guitar_and_Solid_Peghead/Gotoh_Vintage-style_Oval_Knob_3and3_Tuners.html

 

there are also a set of Grovers that are the same style

[What Comes With A NEW Epiphone Guitar.]

I believe some of the "player" and "performance" packs come with an associated Epiphone amplifier, along with several other items (strap, tuner...)

 

you are correct

[What Comes With A NEW Epiphone Guitar.]

because they would probably make it as cheap as the cable.

[What Comes With A NEW Epiphone Guitar.]

Well now, how about supplying the extra's "package" with a cable that isn't "junk" ? Is that really too much to ask/expect ? Really ?

 

you're right. maybe they should supply an amp too.

[What Comes With A NEW Epiphone Guitar.]

Epiphone really needs to update the poster they send out they have a lot of discontinued guitars on it.. like the G-400 custom come on Epiphone lets have a new design and please start putting the cables back in to!

 

those cables were junk. good riddance.

[Truss Rod Tool / key for my Epiphone "Special Model" Les Paul]

go to a hardware store and pick up a set. they are pretty inexpensive. slk is correct 4mm

[What Comes With A NEW Epiphone Guitar.]

I don't think I got a manual with my Epiphone Les Paul Standard when I bought it new in 2010. Are the manuals (maintenance, care, warranty, etc.) available on the Gibson/Epiphone website?

 

yes, Epiphone.com under the "Support" menu.

[Epiphone EJ-200((S)CE)]

Yeah that's kind of the problem. On the inside it says "EJ200CE", despite the fact that its serial nr tells me that it's guitar from 2014, so it should be a solid one (I was told).

So I was hoping there would be anyone else with a solid top but ej-200ce written on the inside.

 

 

should be solid...

 

current specs: "The EJ-200CE’s classic shape is made with a Solid Spruce top with select maple, back and sides"

[Epiphone EJ-200((S)CE)]

It's almost impossible to see for me, since there's quite a thick layer of varnish on the edge of the sound hole. I checked the SN and it's from june 2014. I guess/hope that it's a solid top then.

As long as there's no one else with "EJ-200SCE" written on the inside I'll give it the benefit of the doubt!

 

 

the S generally refers to solid top. as far as the S for sunburst; it's usually coded VS for vintage sunburst.

[i.d. your Epiphone here -- serial # key, guitardater link + factory codes... a worldwide guide >part 3]

I have a Casino with serial number 10041500467. Any idea what year this was made and where? I have had no luck at all answering those questions. Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.

 

2010 China

[Epiphone SG Quilt Maple Top]

the only difference (besides the finish) would be the Alnico Pro pickups and coil tapping and different tuners.