jcsan2s Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Just got this epiphone les paul standard the seller said its a 1992 JAPAN made but after checking the pickups, with the mmk sign , i googled it and led me to this forum and found some riviera thread with similar serial number pattern with mine that says it a 82, mine is 20***** ( 7 digits) so is this a 92 or 82? thanks in advance the guitar is beautifully made and really feels like a japanese made guitar i just want to know ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Flick Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Just got this epiphone les paul standard the seller said its a 1992 JAPAN made but after checking the pickups' date=' with the mmk sign , i googled it and led me to this forum and found some riviera thread with similar serial number pattern with mine that says it a 82, mine is 20***** ( 7 digits) so is this a 92 or 82? thanks in advance the guitar is beautifully made and really feels like a japanese made guitar i just want to know ;) [/quote'] First of all, it really doesn't matter because that is one beautiful guitar!!! I really don't know a lot about the history of Japanese Les Pauls, but I would say it's an 1982 made by Matsumoku in Japan. The MMK markings on the pickups indicates Matsumoku pickups, plus the serial # matches the Matsumoku format. And since Matsumoku stopped production of Epiphones in 1986, it couldn't be a 1992 Matsumoku. Besides, I think a 1992 Japanese Les Paul would carry the Orville brand, not Epiphone. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkuss Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 That sounds spot on to me jerry... as usual! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntelligentAl Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Yes that's a '82 Matsomoku, alright! And it looks incredible! How does it sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexygibson Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Yep; thats a Japanese epi and she is a beaut ! Big congrats and welcome to the forum ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acewarslave Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 thats one nice japanese guitar there i have a orville and the construction on these guitars is A1 ive been looking at a blue eppi made in japan now if only i can find $1695.00au for it lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordy01 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Welcome to the Epi forum. You will find all kinds of info here. A lot of the guys are very knowledgeable. And congrats on your guitar! That is a real nice looking piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcsan2s Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 Hi thank you very much for the information.. im currently setting it up.. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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