gearhead Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I bought my girl a Special II at GC for $75 for Christmas. Pretty straight guitar. But the finish is unusual. The only other guitars I have found pics of online with anything similar were some Special II's that came in player packs. I believe it is a 1998, it has one of those early serial numbers that won't quite decode. The neck plate has serial # 098031013. I think the first digit should be an "O" instead of a zero. And has "Gibson" on the truss rod cover. It doesn't have a Custom Shop emblem on the back of the headstock. Any ideas of what this finish is, or what years they used it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 Here is a pic of the serial number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Thats a weird one. The first digit looks like a zero to me, but that would make it a 2009, which it is not. If the first digit is the letter O, then this would be a 1998 made in the Choice, Korea factory, which makes more sense, given the style of neck plate and the gibson truss cover. As for the finish, I have no idea. It looks like an unfinished, or highly faded, vintage sunburst. What ever it is, it was never an official color for Epiphone that I am aware of. Sometimes they did special finishes for very select markets. I am familiar with many, but have never seen this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 Kind of what I thought. I've looked around and have only found pics of one other guitar with a finish like that. And I'm about 99% sure it's exactly like you said, a '98 from Korea. Thanks for the input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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