Herbin Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Hi everyone, Can you help me find out what model my guitar is? I know it's Korean made 2002, but that's pretty much it. Thanks for the feedback. Terima kasih, cheers !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I'll look it up, but I believe that that is some variation of an Epiphone ES903 Sorrento. (I say variation because the re-issued Sorrentos were discontinued in 2000.) The pickups don't look like the mid-1990's models, but things do evolve, this much is true. I'll dig around and see what model that is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbin Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Thank you. I tried to match it with hollow body guitars posted on epi's site, but there's always a difference. Shape, switch, etc. The guitar dater site only provide date and place it was made. Again, thanks. I really appreciate it. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabar Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 That does not look like any known Epiphone to me. I think somebody put an Epiphone Vibratone tailpiece and perhaps an Epiphone neck onto a body made by someone else. Do you have any pictures of the back of the body/neck joint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crust Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 ES 135 or 175 ? maybe ? Is the manufacturing "sticker" still in place ? Look through 1 of the "f" hole things to see if 1 is still there , or evidence such as a "witness mark" , or something , where a "sticker" thing may have been , at 1 time . If nothing is evident , then , what Parabar has written above, most likely , in my own humble opinion. That thing does look relatively quite ok as is , to myself , actually :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbin Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 Thanks friends, am currently out of town but I'll post detailed pictures soon as I'm back. Again, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbin Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 So these are the pictures of guitar I was asking about. Hope this willhelp identify it. Cheers !!@ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbin Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 And this is from the backside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbin Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 So I looked up samick guitar models since my guitar is made there, according to the dater site. Samick has a model Royale RL3 that is strikingly similar. Maybe theyuse the body and put Epiphone neck, vibrato etc, much like what Parabar said earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingarmadillo Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 I'm a little suspicious that the neck plate says "Made in Korea" while the paper label says"...Handcrafted in China". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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