Epiphone PR325? Anyone heard of it?

[dozy]

Hey,

 

I just bought a great sounding guitar that seems to not exist. The internet contains no information about this model. The sticker in the sound hole says PR325, the serial number is too short for EP serial number. It says Made in Korea (assume Peerless given the PR model designation)

 

The guitar looks identical to its cohort-mate the PR350 which is a look still carried by the DR series.

 

Anyone has heard of the 325? I touched it and I liked it. Then a friend of mine, a much better player, took hold of it, and the guitar sang arias .. it was astounding. And that was with a decade old strings!

 

Picture below.

 

Thanks

 

Dozy

 

(the pic is from the seller on Craigslist)

[peeper]

I'm going to guess a Samick, only cause my Sheraton also has the "by Gibson" headstock and is an 86 Samick.

[Ship of fools]

Any chance of a pic of the label, I have never heard of this designation for this guiar.Ship

[dozy]

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Will do tonight after work.

 

It looks era appropriate - typewriter-ed model number and serial number on a label that says made in Korea.

 

Pic will be up tonight (hopefully I can find my camera)

 

Dozy

[reedster86349]

I just bought one yesterday on Craigslist in Sacramento Ca., for $50.00 including a really nice Road Runner soft shell case!!! Mine says Epiphone by Gibson, model# PR325 S.............Serial # 8704215 Korea...

[reedster86349]

P:S: Mine is a spitting image of your guitar, except I have a very small chip at the top of the "F" hole!!! Otherwise, their twins!!

[dozy]

Hey man, that is a GREAT deal!! I paid about 3x as much!!

 

PICTURES!!:

http://picasaweb.google.com/igor.holas/Guitar

 

Notice the tuss rod from the sound hole!! Ever other epiphone I know of has a tuss rod from the headstock!! NOT from the sound hole ... STRANGE!!

[peeper]

My AJ is a sound hole accessed trussed girl.

[dozy]

Really? YAY!! :)

 

BTW - is the neck adjustable (can it be taken off and reset on the PR and DR guitars? I Will be doing a setup on this baby and if I can, I would adjust the action too. She is a little bowed, so she will get the tuss rod adjusted, but other than that, she just needs a good cleaning and new stings. I will save a more advanced stuff like replacing the nut and the bridge with bone ones for later.