Tommie Liekola Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 More info needed. I have an Epiphone by Gibson S800MRB Metallic red body and metallic red bolt on neck, HSS pickup setup, 3 switches (one for each pickup) and push/pull coil splitter for humbucker. it has a KKT1 tremolo and hexagon tool holder on back of head. serial nr: 71011378 is this autentic, and what is the value nowdays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) I've already answered whether or not it's authentic. Yes, It is. In good condition these seem to fetch around $300 give or take. The problem is finding someone locally who knows what it is and likes them...unless you want to ship. Also, that's not a KB trem. That's a Bennder trem and thank your lucky stars because the KB was prone to breaking and hard to replace because of the routing and it's obsolescence. The Bennder was a bit better, but the blocks like to crumble after they age. Fortunately you can replace it with a Floyd Rose with only a little modifications to the body if you have to. Edited January 3, 2020 by RobinTheHood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommie Liekola Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 17 minutes ago, RobinTheHood said: I've already answered whether or not it's authentic. Yes, It is. In good condition these seem to fetch around $300 give or take. The problem is finding someone locally who knows what it is and likes them...unless you want to ship. Also, that's not a KB trem. That's a Bennder trem and thank your lucky stars because the KB was prone to breaking and hard to replace because of the routing and it's obsolescence. The Bennder was a bit better, but the blocks like to crumble after they age. Fortunately you can replace it with a Floyd Rose with only a little modifications to the body if you have to. Thanks for the info so far;) so far this guitar is in ”like a new chape” and no what so ever problems or anything. I would like to keep it but i need the money for my upgrade of the Roland TD25-50 I’m about to do. If i find a buyer paying $300 plus shipping (if outside EU) i would sell it. within EU the shipping costs would be around $20-30 and i would pay for that if given me $310 for the Epi. so It’s made in Samick (Korea), Basswood body with Maple neck/fret board, Bennder locking tremolo, but what is the pickups if you know? Best Regards: Tommie L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 22 hours ago, Tommie Liekola said: Thanks for the info so far;) so far this guitar is in ”like a new chape” and no what so ever problems or anything. I would like to keep it but i need the money for my upgrade of the Roland TD25-50 I’m about to do. If i find a buyer paying $300 plus shipping (if outside EU) i would sell it. within EU the shipping costs would be around $20-30 and i would pay for that if given me $310 for the Epi. so It’s made in Samick (Korea), Basswood body with Maple neck/fret board, Bennder locking tremolo, but what is the pickups if you know? Best Regards: Tommie L The pickups are called Tech II. They were a short lived brand that Epiphone made for a few years. I don't know much more about them than that. Probably medium to high output. Here's more info on the guitar. http://epiphonewiki.org/index/S-Series.php#S-800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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