29Tudor Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I'm considering at a Sheraton on the big auction site, the serial number is on a sticker and starts with the number zero. I looked it up in the decoder database, comes up unrecognized. The sticker and the unrecognized serial number make me suspicious, do they fake Sheratons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 A Sherry eh, are you considering moving from the back porch to the front one, LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyGibson Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Is that the guitar dater project site? Most, maybe all the newer serial numbers aren't recognized on it, because not many folks have entered theirs, so it isn't programed to recognize them. I had an '08 Dot Deluxe that I bought new from GC that it didn't recognize Is is a solid black neck, i.e., not the older 5 piece neck? If it starts with a "0", most likely it's a newer 2010 model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookkeeper's Son Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Is that the guitar dater project site? Most, maybe all the newer serial numbers aren't recognized on it, because not many folks have entered theirs, so it isn't programed to recognize them. That's not how it works. It only decodes the serial number patterns (first two digits = year, etc.) that's it's been programmed for, and is not a comparison against a serial number data base. It hasn't been programmed for the new Epiphone pattern, which has a totally layout. A serial number "found" on the Dater Project does not signify authenticity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Didn't Joe Pass Wannabe start that whole "dater" thing? And whatever happened to him anyway?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrymac Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I'm considering at a Sheraton on the big auction site, the serial number is on a sticker and starts with the number zero. I looked it up in the decoder database, comes up unrecognized. The sticker and the unrecognized serial number make me suspicious, do they fake Sheratons? First things first - The serial # decoder is not a database. It recognizes a numerical pattern and deciphers it. If you read the disclaimer on the side, it does not recognize all the Epiphones, and that's case with the one you ask about. Even without seeing it, I can tell you with almost 100% certainty that it is a mid to late '80s Korean made Sherry. Epiphone commissioned Samick to make them in 1986, and the serial numbers were on a small sticker. The number itself was random as far as anyone can tell so that's why the guitar doesn't recognize it. By the early '90s, the familiar pattern of FYYMM1234 serial numbers began and were generally engraved into the guitar rather than stickers. In 2008, the pattern changed again, and AFAIK, those current #s are not recognized by the guitar dater either. Just for fun, check out this number on the Guitar Dater Project: S34071234 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Just for fun, check out this number on the Guitar Dater Project: S34071234 LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29Tudor Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 Thanks for the replies. The neck is five piece, not solid black. It looks OK from what I remember about the Sheraton I used to own. Samick-Korea, I'm a fan, I've owned some very nice S.K guitars. Here's a link to Epiphone serial numbers: My link RaSTuS..Which porch can I sit on if I get a Hagstrom Viking, which right now is on the top of my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyGibson Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Thanks for the replies. The neck is five piece, not solid black. It looks OK from what I remember about the Sheraton I used to own. Samick-Korea, I'm a fan, I've owned some very nice S.K guitars. Here's a link to Epiphone serial numbers: My link RaSTuS..Which porch can I sit on if I get a Hagstrom Viking, which right now is on the top of my list. I don't think they could or would fake a 5 piece neck. Sounds real to me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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