Stevics Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I have recently purchased an Epiphone Les Paul Standard (very pleased with it too). Can anyone help me with the factory code onthe serial number SI07020622 It has a "made in indoesia" label and i was told that the factory was Samak. Then I read that Samak do dot make Epiphone guitars Can anyone clarify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloyDZeD Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 It's 'Samick.' And yes they do make Epiphones. I recently got a Les Paul as well, but mine is made at Unsung, in Korea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PP_CS336 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I have recently purchased an Epiphone Les Paul Standard (very pleased with it too). Can anyone help me with the factory code onthe serial number SI07020622 It has a "made in indoesia" label and i was told that the factory was Samak. Then I read that Samak do dot make Epiphone guitars Can anyone clarify? Stevics...yes it is Samick Indonesia (SI) February 2007 (0702) batch number 0622. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlajack1217 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 This is a great website for looking up serial numbers. http://www.guitardaterproject.org/default.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlagJones Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Is there a particular factory that is more desirable than others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Depends on the model. EE makes great G-400s. The Samick Les Pauls from the nineties were very good, as are/were the ones made in the Czech Republic. You pretty much have to try them out and buy the one that feels and sounds good to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevics Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 Thanks Guys The following quote is from 2004 by Epiphone Jim Rosenburg. EPI: I thought all Epiphones were made by Samick. (smiling) JIM: I think that's what a lot of people still think. But that never was the case. Fifteen years ago, a lot of, but certainly not all, Epiphone guitars as well as other brands, were made at the Samick factory in Korea. Today, they don't make any guitars for us. In fact, they closed the Samick guitar factory in Korea a few years ago. . Is Jim telling fibs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Thanks Guys The following quote is from 2004 by Epiphone Jim Rosenburg. EPI: I thought all Epiphones were made by Samick. (smiling) JIM: I think that's what a lot of people still think. But that never was the case. Fifteen years ago' date=' a lot of, but certainly not all, Epiphone guitars as well as other brands, were made at the Samick factory in Korea. Today, [b']they don't make any guitars for us. In fact, they closed the Samick guitar factory in Korea a few years ago. [/b]. Is Jim telling fibs? Jim was just stating things as he knew them..or thought he knew them..or as someone he trusted had told him...or something...Starting in 1983 with the move from Japanese to Korean-made acoustic guitars, Samick made the lion's share of Epiphones continuing in 1986 when the new owners of Gibson expanded the Korean line to include electric models of the domestic Epiphone days such as the Sheraton and Emperor and later, the Casino and Broadway models, as well as Gibson models branded with the Epiphone name such as the Les Pauls and SGs. By 1994 the line was pretty expansive and Epiphone began to use contract factories such as Peerless and Unsung while continuing to use Samick and Cort as they had previously. In 1997 Samick had financial problems and filed the Korean version of Chapter 11(protection from creditors while re-forming) by 1998. At this point...early 1999... Samick ceased Epiphone production which now fell to the contract factories. Samick did recover and start making Epiphones again in about 2001 but within a year or so Epiphone began the process of moving its production to the much cheaper labor and production climate of China which left both Samick and the large share of contract factories behind though some Korean production has continued. C'mon...Jimmy wouldn't lie to you...would he???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpiphoneFan Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Now, Samick is Epiphone/Gibson distributor of Korea. OEM was closed in 2004. and they opened product line on Indonesia(SI). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevics Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 Again thanks for the info. Jim is forgiven! PS. Good forum, I will look in regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGrizzell00 Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Is anyone aware of a factory with the initials MR? The complete serial # is MR01070042. Any help is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollix Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 hello, today i bought an Epiphone G400; the guitar is used; the serial number is B11217203 someone can tell me what is the country of production??? and the year??? help me i'm sorry for my awful english..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 hello' date=' today i bought an Epiphone G400; the guitar is used; the serial number is B11217203someone can tell me what is the country of production??? and the year??? help me i'm sorry for my awful english.....[/quote'] Guitar Info Serial number unrecognized Bohemia Musico-Delica Plant Not much is known about this factory, guitars made here are only sold in Europe. However, the production quality at this factory is said to be superior to its Chinese and Korean counterparts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollix Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 thanks!!! :-) ....but the year it seem 2011????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agdrago Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Can anyone make an sense out of a 2009 Epiphone 1958 Reissue Korina Explorer with a serial number of: 811211653, or the '8' could be a 'B' making it B11211653. I have checked the number against the usual sites with no luck. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario.C Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Hi guys, I just can´t find nothing about the serial nr.from my Masterbil EF500RA. It begins GO or G0 and goes 406240710. Are these from China :S Please help. Thanks All Epiphone Fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epidot200 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 hey i'm in need of some help because wikipedea doesn't have the answer, my epiphone dot has the serial number 0905120160, what does that mean? i got the guitar last august and would really like some help to find out where it was made! thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Flick Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 hey i'm in need of some help because wikipedea doesn't have the answer' date=' my epiphone dot has the serial number 0905120160, what does that mean? i got the guitar last august and would really like some help to find out where it was made! thanks,[/quote'] It was made May 2009 in China, probably DeaWon or Unsung 09 = 2009 05 = May 12 = DeaWon or Unsung in China Click Here for the breakdown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efizzle Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 I recently purchased a Les Paul serial number: I00060337. having trouble figuring out what model it is. It has only has gibson on the truss rod cover, and on the back of the head it says special edition. can someone help? it's wine red with gold hardware and cream pickguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafael Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 The serial number on my Epi Dot,is visible in the F-hole on the bass side. It is 11092303707. So I suppose it was built in Sep. 1911. So what do the rest of the numbers signify? Us bluesmen are wary 'bout that signifyin' anyhow. Rafael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafael Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 The serial number on my Epi Dot,is visible in the F-hole on the bass side. It is 11092303707. So I suppose it was built in Sep. 1911. So what do the rest of the numbers signify? Us bluesmen are wary 'bout that signifyin' anyhow. Rafael pics http://tinyurl.com/79qz9p4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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