SomaccesT Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Hi guys. I have a problem. Today while i was on a epiphone owners forum i've discovered that maybe my epiphone custom les paul made in china is false. the serial number on the back of headstock is this : 08091503354 i've read that the serials numbers of the Epiphone made in China start with " EE " my serial number have not letters on the beginning. Can anyone tell me if i will to consider my Epiphone false or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmidnight Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 SomaccesT don't panic..I have heard that they came out with a new serial # system without any letters to more confuse things around here If you bought your guitar from a certified dealer you don't have to worry. Capt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjones200x Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Ive read that the newer ones dont have any letters on as there all made in quindao plant now. Prob wrong on that but def heard they dont use letters at the begining now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomaccesT Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 Anyone knows where i can check for sure the serial number ? i'm a bit afraid about this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHC- Jr. Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Ciao! Don't despair, the serial number system is a bit chaotic. You can check yours on: www.guitardaterproject.org/epiphone.aspx The only problem is that not all of the Epiphone factories are in the data base. And checking the serial number doesn't guaranty that the guitar is real, as forgeries often have real numbers. The serial number is the easiest thing to forge! Did you buy your guitar from an authorized dealer? If not, maybe you could write a mail to Epiphone, asking whether they have information on your serial number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomaccesT Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 Ciao LHC, Jr. My suspects are begining when i've not found my serial number on that site ! Yes, the store seems good. But i've read that the world is fuc**in full of fuc**in chinese fake epiphone ](*,) I belive that i will follow your suggest and send a mail to epiphone thank you, Grazie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Hey there, welcome to the forum ! Both Epiphone & Gibson have good pictures and info. on how to tell the real thing from a fake. Either website has a link somewhere on it titled something like.... "Epiphone(or Gibson)joins the fight against counterfeit guitars". compare yours to the pics on the link...and, viola(!) there you have it. post a pic or 2 of it either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyushPresley Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Well like a couple of guys said there are no Letters and thats absolutely true...but I think because guitardaterproject.com is not updated yet it doesn't show up.. but you don't have to worry if it's a respected place or an Epi dealer then you don't have to worry .. post some pics here..and may be we could help.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 It's real, or it's the best fake I've ever seen You can go ahead and remove the protective tape off the pickguard and play the crap out of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 It's real' date=' or it's the best fake I've ever seen[/quote']I'm confused - what did you see? He didn't post pics (not that I could see). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskank Sally Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Here is an example of an '08 Daewon built LP. I put this together because someone somewhere wanted to know "How To Spot A Daewon built LP" It has no prefix letter anymore, neither does Unsung China built Epi's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntelligentAl Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I'm just curious, if an Epiphone (Les Paul) was bought from an authorised dealer in the UK, which stickers should it have on the headstock? The guitar in question is a Quindao '07 Les Paul Studio. It just always puzzled me why mine had less stickers on the back of the headstock than others that I had seen on this forum. Is a UK bought LP supposed to have the sticker that says '100% inspected and set up in the USA by E', or am I being silly? Mine has 'Hand-Crafted in China' and 'Inspection Card QC' stickers on it. Is it supposed to have more? I am not really in the know on this subject, and I always presumed that others had the 'Set up in the USA' stickers because they were bought in America, but maybe someone can enlighten me a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Here is an example of an '08 Daewon built LP.I put this together because someone somewhere wanted to know "How To Spot A Daewon built LP" It has no prefix letter anymore' date=' neither does Unsung China built Epi's.[/quote'] How do those stickers differ from others? And will they always be the same? How do you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskank Sally Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 How do those stickers differ from others? And will they always be the same? How do you know? Generally you can tell by placement, and not all are the same as the other. The thing that gives away Daewon is the 'inspected by Gabor/China', the same sticker I've seen on many off-brand guitars including Jay Turser. These seem to be arranged the same every time, as does the Unsung China plant. If I have time later I'll go pick through some more Sweertwater serials ...or maybe you could do that just to answer your own question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 If I have time later I'll go pick through some more Sweertwater serials ...or maybe you could do that just to answer your own question. Nah. I just like finding out about ridiculous minutae regarding Asian guitars' date=' which factory they were made at (as if it really matters), etc.. Stickers are what I judge all [i']my[/i] stuff by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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