gnappi Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Post Gibson acquiring Epiphone what is the timeline for the following: MI Japan, MI Korea, MI China or other countries? Epiphone logo alone and Epiphone by Gibson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Epiphone still makes guitars in Japan, Korea, Indonesia and of course, China. But the timeline goes something like this: Japanese production only: 1970-1982 Japanese production for the Japanese or limited market only - 1983-2001 (select archtops, non-Elitist Terada guitars, JDM Les Paul & SG, LQ Series) - Matsumoku archtops - 1970-1985? (Limited market) - Terada archtops - 1986-1997? possible earlier, maybe 1993 or 94 - definitely mid-to late 1990's (JDM) - JDM & LQ guitars - 1998-2001 (JDM) Elitists (Japan) - 2002-2006 (Elitist Casino & Dwight Trash Casino still in production) Korea (main supplier) - 1983-2007 (certain guitars still made in Korea) China - 2006-Present Production in Indonesia began sometime during the 1990's. Certain guitars are still made in Indonesia. There was also a short run of Les Pauls made at the Bohemia factory in the Czech Republic in the late 1990's or early 2000's. Some of my years may be off a bit. This is all off the top of my head. But the timeline is relatively close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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