cumpahumpster Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Could anyone tell me what model my guitar is? I cant seem to find any info or pictures of this guitar anywhere! I think the serial number says that it was from november 1970. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Epiphone S-500. 1986, possibly early 1987. Here is some more info: http://www.epiphonewiki.com/index.php?title=S-Series#S-500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumpahumpster Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 Thanks :) I guess the serial number isnt a good way to guess the age for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saad007 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Your guitar was made in Korea November c.1970 Production Number: 0006 ... Hope this helps ... cheers .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Your guitar was made in Korea November c.1970 Production Number: 0006 ... Hope this helps ... cheers .. Not by a long shot. Those guitars were 15 years away in 1970. RTH has the correct info above. PS, Guitar Dater does not recognize many Epi serial numbers and spits back nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saad007 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Not by a long shot. Those guitars were 15 years away in 1970. RTH has the correct info above. PS, Guitar Dater does not recognize many Epi serial numbers and spits back nonsense. ahan ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 ahan ... I dont know what that means, but Brian is correct. There are many serials that GuitarDater doesnt recognize, and the early Korean guitars are one of them. The first number of the serial is (relatively) indicative of the year. the 7 would indicate 1987, but possibly late 1986 in this case, indicated by the type of headstock on this particular guitar. This model was first produced in late 1985 or early 1986 and ran through 1988. Only three or so years. In 1970, like suggested by GuitarDater, Epiphone wasnt making S-type guitars yet. As a matter of fact, Epiphone had just moved production to Japan in 1970 and was only producing solid-body guitars in the ET-Series that were similar to the old American made line, like the Crestwood, Wilshire, ETC. with the exception of the ET-270, which was strat-like, but was not an S-type guitar. Many people get confused by these early Korean serials and list them on ebay and craiglist as being made in the 70's. That info is incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 the move to Korea was in the beginning 80s Yeah, 1982 to be exact. And you should see some of the solid bodies they were making at that point. The Crestwood II and the Wilshire II & III were weird and kind of cheap looking. They had no similaritites to the original models other than the name. They are pretty rare these days though. 1982 Crestwood II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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