M= This will be a letter code corresponding to the month (A=January, B=February, etc.)Įxample - R03D0263 is a Peerless (Korea) issued in April 2003.į= Factory Code (this code will be an "F" or "T") 2002.Īnother code used on some current Epiphone models R= ranking number (may be more or less digits, not necessarily indicative of total units produced)Įxample - S02021234 is a Samick (Korea) issued in Feb. YY= year of manufacture (this can also be just 1 digit for '90s models)
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Here's what seems to be a reliable and extensive list (I've seen a few more factory codes not listed here) posted on the Epi Forums about a year ago, with Serial Number de-coding guides:ī Bohêmia Musico-Delicia (Czech Republic)į= Factory code (this can be 2 letters as well) There's lots of lists of the factory codes compiled and posted on the web, with Guitar Dater Project-Epiphone cited often on the Epiphone Forums. Those 2 in particular have been consistently identified as such for the past 6 years I've had access to it in a widely acknowledged source, The Blue Book of Electric Guitars. Bohemia Musica-Delicia is a Czech factory, making Epis primarily for European distribution. That's the first I've seen Peerless listed as a Chinese factory Peerless is still partially owned by Aria, the original name of the Korean plant that made Epi's there before shucking it off and going to Japan. TGP may be a hotsy-totsy, hoity-toity gathering spot, but that list has a few errors, IMHO. Here's the codes, as posted by someone over on TGP: Last edited by ZMAN May 7th, 2009 at 04:00 PM. So enjoy and I am sure you will be amazed at the quality of this guitar for the money.īTW I really like my Epiphone Elitist Custom. The Elitist pickups are exactly the same as the Gibsons except they are badged as Epis.
The ohms reistance are exactly the same as the 490r and 498t. The pickups are very close to the Elitist, and even the LP Studio. With the four LPs, I had it pretty well covered. The LP Standard sounded nice played nice and probably should have kept it.
One in Daphne Blue and one in White pearl metalic. I was able to trade it for two of the new Fender Squier Deluxe Strats. The one in HC burst was really a sweet guitar and the only reason I traded it was that I had later purchased an Elitist LP Custom and 3 Gibson Les Pauls. I didn't notice it when I picked it up but the loose tuners bothered me. I had orginally purchased a Dessert burst but I returned it because it had loose tuners and the bridge was at funny angle. You have to remember that they changed over from Korea in 2003-2004 and these were the first ones out of the factory. I sorted through about 8 or 9 to find this one. The store that I purchased it from had just received a shipment of them. I had a 2004 LP Standard in Heritage cherry that I purchased new in 05.
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