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When did Masterbilts go into production?


philr

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Hello fellow forum users,

 

I have a question. Does anyone know when the Masterbilt series started getting produced?

 

I recently bought a used DR500R that I find outstanding. The serial number is G03100033. I've googled around a bit and I believe the serial number indicates:

 

G = Qingdao, China

03 = 2003

10 = October

0033 = 33rd instrument of the production run

 

I'm thinking that this makes this particular DR500R a very early one, but I'm not really sure. Maybe someone who knows a bit of Masterbilt histroy can shed some light on this for me? Has anyone seen any older serial numbers?

 

Phil

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Hello fellow forum users' date='

 

I have a question. Does anyone know when the Masterbilt series started getting produced?

 

I recently bought a used DR500R that I find outstanding. The serial number is G03100033. I've googled around a bit and I believe the serial number indicates:

 

G = Qingdao, China

03 = 2003

10 = October

0033 = 33rd instrument of the production run

 

I'm thinking that this makes this particular DR500R a very early one, but I'm not really sure. Maybe someone who knows a bit of Masterbilt histroy can shed some light on this for me? Has anyone seen any older serial numbers?

 

Phil[/quote']

 

I believe the Masterbilts first show up in the Epiphone 2004 catalog, so you may be right that they began to built in late 2003. I have a DR500M is the serial number that starts with G0402..., and I bought it in October of 2004.

 

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