RR Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 My husband has a Gibson Epiphone serial number 14030691 that he got in 1999. On the back of the guitar it has a metal plaque that says handcrafted in Korea by Epiphone The Epiphone Company Nashville TN USA serial number 14030691. I can't seem to find the serial number on any web sites and it doesn't seem to be similar to any of the other Epiphones I have seen while searching. Could it be fake? We know nothing about guitars. Any help would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Guitar Dater Project says your guitar hasn't been made yet, isn't always perfect...... [biggrin] Manufactured in korea March 2014 #0691 This is obviously WRONG. Is it possible the First digit of the serial # is actually an "I"? If it IS an "I", the most likely was Made in Korea 1994 in March #0691 for that month Can you describe the guitar? (or post pic?). IS it a Les Paul style, SG Style...?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 I can tell you that we need pics to see what it looks like. You cant determine the model from the serial numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 My husband has a Gibson Epiphone serial number 14030691 that he got in 1999. On the back of the guitar it has a metal plaque that says handcrafted in Korea by Epiphone The Epiphone Company Nashville TN USA serial number 14030691. Robin is correct - we would really need pics to make a good ID. If you don't have a photo hosting site such as Photobucket or Imageshack' date=' it IS possible to post a good pic of your guitar from your computer to be your "Avatar" image as a temporary way of getting the pic on here.... The plate you are describing looks like this? [img']http://i594.photobucket.com/albums/tt26/Animalfarm1984/neckplate.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Yeah, if we could at least see the body shape, that would be helpful. If it is an odd bird, it shouldnt be too hard to indentify with a small avatar pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Flick Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 My husband has a Gibson Epiphone serial number 14030691 that he got in 1999. On the back of the guitar it has a metal plaque that says handcrafted in Korea by Epiphone The Epiphone Company Nashville TN USA serial number 14030691. I can't seem to find the serial number on any web sites and it doesn't seem to be similar to any of the other Epiphones I have seen while searching. Could it be fake? We know nothing about guitars. Any help would be great! Is this what you mean by a metal plaque??? That's a neck plate' date=' and the four screws secure the neck to the body. It's not a fake, this would be a relatively inexpensive guitar and not worth counterfeiting. No one is going to counterfeit an old cheap model, including going to the expense of manufacturing neck plates, it wouldn't be cost effective. It would be like counterfeiting a dollar bill, it would cost $1.04 to make a counterfeit dollar!!! Post a photo, we'll tell you the model. Or at least describe it. You call it a Gibson Epiphone, does it say [i']Epiphone by Gibson[/i]??? If so, it's a late '80s model and would probably look something like this: Is it possible that the 1 in the beginning of a serial # is an I, which would indicate that it was made in the Saein factory in Korea in March 1994. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Summerisle Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 My husband has a Gibson Epiphone serial number 14030691 that he got in 1999. On the back of the guitar it has a metal plaque that says handcrafted in Korea by Epiphone The Epiphone Company Nashville TN USA serial number 14030691. I can't seem to find the serial number on any web sites and it doesn't seem to be similar to any of the other Epiphones I have seen while searching. Could it be fake? We know nothing about guitars. Any help would be great! I doubt very much that it is a fake' date=' for the reasons JerryMac stated (above). The metal plate makes me think...some models had them, but one model always seemed to have them:-k ...OK, I'll stick my neck out and have a guess that it's a bolt-on Epiphone Firebird from the 1990s. Does it look anything like this? [img']http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1269/4706712752_9ecf2f566b.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 It's much more likely to be a Les Paul Junior, Special II, or LP-100 than a Firebird, I think. An S- or T-series would be a close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 Ok I couldn't load the pic into a post so I made it my avatar. The plaque I was talking about is the same as the one shown screwed on with the four screws. And what I thought was a one was indeed an I, thanks for helping me figure that one out since that makes more since! I hope the picture helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 That's an S-series. I forget what the differences are between models, but I believe that's an S-310. [EDIT] Just checked some sources, and it's an S-310 in Fiesta Red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deflepfan Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 That's an S-series. I forget what the differences are between models' date=' but I believe that's an S-310. [EDIT'] Just checked some sources, and it's an S-310 in Fiesta Red. Yup, the S-310. Been running into a lot of them lately. They are selling in my area for about $140-$175. This model is no longer made, which is why you won't find any new ones. Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 ALL OF US here are glad to help! It may be your Hubby's guitar, but keep posting on this forum and YOU'LL get git by the Guitar Bug!!! Harmony Central reviews are ranging from Average to Far above average: http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/product/Epiphone/S-310/25/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 Thanks for the help everyone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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