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Ben Pupeza

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About Ben Pupeza

  • Birthday 10/07/1976

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    Playing guitar, motorcycles, mountain biking, family, and eating.
  1. I have an emperor th # II21174. I've been told that it is December of 81 based on the first three digits. I don't know how that was concluded. Min came with a Gibson case that fits nicely. Unfortunately there are not any identifying marks on it. I realize that this is an old thread but did you ever figure anything out with yours?
  2. This is quite an old thread so hopefully I will get a reply. When you say the the first three digits, what are you referring to? II21172 appears to start with two letters. How does it work to decode?
  3. Thanks very much for your reply. I accidentally thanked another member for your advice and some useful knowledge of his own so I wont repeat it. Im new to using the app. I’ve only been playing for a little over a year so its nice to have you folks looking out for a newbie such as myself.
  4. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I truly appreciate it. I was a bit lost. I definitely would not have known the part about the bridge height. Thanks again
  5. I want to put a tremolo on my Epiphone Emperor Thinline. Does anybody have any suggestions? My first thought would be a Bigsby but I dont know how to determine which model and they are unresponsive when I email them. I would prefer to not make any new holes in the guitar but I am not completely against it. Its pretty road warn and has some extra holes in it already.
  6. Thanks for the reply. I guess I am lucky that I get to start out on a high quality instrument!
  7. Hi everyone, I am new to the forum and to playing guitar. My wifes grandpa passed away and he was a lifelong musician. Grandma is selling off all of the instruments and I asked her if she would give me a good deal on a guitar. She offered me oldest and most worn one for a whopping $200. It needed a bit of tlc but it plays pretty nice and I am having fun with it although I probably wouldn't know any better if it didn't. I've been trying to id its origins. From all of the information I've found on the internet I would say its a late 70s to early 80s Matsumoku made in Japan. I know that the guitar dater doesn't work for these. The only reason I am skeptical of that is the tail piece which looks more like one found on a Joe Pass model which would make it much newer. The Matsumoku guitars had a frequensator. I considered though that It could have been replaced for whatever reason. What do you all think? I've attached some pictures. I can ad more if it would help. I'm not sure why the pics imported rotated and one came in twice.
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