MarkH Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 Hey yall, never knew that there was an Epi forum? Ive been on MyLesPaul forum, but have no Gibby? I do have 4 Epis, 2 '99s a tobbaco Custom and a quilt blue LE Standard, a '08 + top trans blue (my boys) and an older ?? Strat copy. Nice forum, hope to learn something! A question, any way of finding out some info on the Strat? Sticker says X960031156...MIJ...MIK ? Anyway I like it with that banna headstock it may become a frankenstrat?
clarkuss Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 Hello Mark, Welcome to the forum! Get some pics of your guitar and enjoy the place. Those strat copies aren't something I really know about. They were made in the late 80s or early 90s in Korea I think but I'm sure someone will be along shortly to correct me!
MarkH Posted May 20, 2009 Author Posted May 20, 2009 Here is a try at a photobucket transfer?? And the Strat>>> The Strat and the Custom came to almost un-played, I had to rescue my blue baby from a pawn shop that was not very nice to her.
z-clay Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 Bravo! I like your Custom the best but they all look like really nice guitars.
RaSTuS Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 The +top looks great, gotta get a trans blue somethin', great colour. You should find this place ok, a good bunch on hand, welcome.
midiman56 Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Allow me to add yet another welcome, Mark. Great bunch of players/techies/historians in this place ... information by the ton! May I also add that your transblue LP looks amazing. It's really one of the nicest I've ever seen ... looks almost liquid in that pictire! JIm
DJB08 Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Greetings Mark! Lovely custom you've got there... Enjoy the forum.
MichaelE Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Welcome aboard! Man, that blue LP really has me. All nice looking though.
RotcanX Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 I have to agree; that blue LP is sublime. Arguably the nicest blue Epi I've ever seen, very 'PRS'... and it's not even in focus. Hmmmm...
matiac Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 That blue one IS nice...I'm a sucker for a blue guitar. That Customs nice too. Never was a ESP fan, but that's just me. Welcome aboard! Kool people over here.
RotcanX Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Yeah but watch out for Matiac... he's probably going to try and sell ya a pearloid pickguard any day now. :-
matiac Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Nope, my Pearly's got a home in my guitarcase, I did see a nice cream pearly-oid guard at techster's shop, and it's for an Epiphone, so I don't have to file and sand like I had to with the white one...NAAAAH, I'm thinkin' I'l leave it off (yeah, right.).
sexygibson Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Welcome Mark ! Beautiful collection you have there !
RobinTheHood Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 The strat is from a budget line Epiphone put out in the 90's (I believe). MIK. They all had EPI on the headstock, and the series had a letter prefix, but I dont recall what it was. For instance, there is the E-Series, S-Series and yours - (?)Series. Cant remember. I just read about that series a couple weeks ago. I should have taken notes. But its not a S-310, even though it looks like one. Basically the same guitar, but different series and logo.
vomer Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Welcome Mark! Never knew I needed a trans blue LP... very nice.
MarkH Posted May 21, 2009 Author Posted May 21, 2009 Thanks yall! The Custom had a pearl pic gaurd when I saved her from the pawn shop? Little did I know that a "true Gibson" part needed sanding to fit the pups? Oh well I have a pearl LP pick gaurg FS??!! uck
jcwillow777 Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Nice LPs. And like the others I have to comment on you blue LP, that is gorgeous.
Vic Flick Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 A question' date=' any way of finding out some info on the Strat? Sticker says X960031156...MIJ...MIK ? Anyway I like it with that banna headstock it may become a frankenstrat?[/quote'] Epi was a budget brand, made around 1998. My daughter has an Epi classical. I don't know if there's any significance to the serial #, it doesn't follow the Epiphone format. Here's a link to the 1998 Catalog. This is just a guess, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was made by Cort in Indonesia. They made a lot of the Squier Strats for Fender as well.
z-clay Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 This is just a guess' date=' but I wouldn't be surprised if it was made by Cort in Indonesia. They made a lot of the Squier Strats for Fender as well. [/quote'] I have an Indonesian Made Squier Tele and with the exception of cheap hardware...I'd say they made a very good guitar. Hope your Epi Strat is just as good (If not, you can always turn it upside down and use it for a Hockey stick). LoL
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