m78rw65 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Hi all, nice to be here! I've had this cherry red Epiphone for a long time now (perhaps 20 years). It was sold to me as a baritone guitar, strung with baritone strings. I've been trying to identify the model, and the ID info on this forum is really useful, but I can't find the serial number or indeed any further information. There's no serial on the back of the headstock or on the neck join plate. Can you give me any advice? Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m78rw65 Posted April 5, 2023 Author Share Posted April 5, 2023 The headstock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) What you have is an E Series (E Wing brand) Epiphone Les Paul Basher with a bolt-on neck (a student level guitar), it could be a Ltd Ed of some kind. Built in Korea most likely at the Unsung plant in the late 90’s to early 2000’s. The E Wing guitars are unusual because of the headstock shape and the logo. It is very similar to the Epiphone Les Paul Special configuration for value. If you do a search for an "E series Epiphone Les Paul Basher" you may find some additional info. I just acquired this 2001 E Series Epiphone Les Paul Nuclear Crackle. Edited April 5, 2023 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m78rw65 Posted April 6, 2023 Author Share Posted April 6, 2023 Thank you! This is so helpful. A further question: as I say, this was sold to me as a baritone guitar but I don't see anything suggesting this is its intended use. Please can you advise? Its neck is regular length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 I think that's a standard guitar that someone changed the strings into baritone strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 (edited) The standard scale length you can check by measuring from the nut to the bridge would be about 24.75" for normal scale epiphone. A baritone would be much longer. Edited April 7, 2023 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m78rw65 Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 Ah, ok, thanks! I think your welcome points answer all my queries but I'll be back in touch if I need anything else. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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