uksi Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Hi all Anybody know if the serial number below which is from an Explorer is a Japanese made one. If I read it correctly it's 1970 ? can this be right ? Thanks 70510062 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungrycat Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 HIGHLY doubtful it's from the 70's. It may well be from Japan. Post some pictures and the serial number, and we'll be able to tell. (FYI, there's a how-to for posting pictures in the "Forum Feedback" section.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uksi Posted June 22, 2010 Author Share Posted June 22, 2010 Yes I doubt it is from the 70s, i'm thinking of buying it from a friend who bought it 2 years back from somebody who bought it new. I can't find out when the original owner bought it. Thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungrycat Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 I'm not sure if they did make Explorers in Asia before the did Les Pauls make there I have seen Epi Japan and Orville Explorers on eBay before. But they're few and far between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 I am far from an expert but as far as I know the first Epi Explorers to be sold in the U.S. were made in the mid-1980s. I guess it is always possible though that there were guitars made at an earlier date only for the Asian or European market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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