F - Fuji-gen (Japan) = Elite/Elitist models (see post below on Epiphone Japan Serial Numbers).

EE - QingDao (China) = Epiphone Electric.

ED - Dongbei (China) = In Chinese 'Dongbei' means Northeast.

EA - QingDao (China) = Epiphone Acoustic.B - Bohêmia Musico-Delicia (Czech Republic).The following is a comprehensive list of factories and countries for serial numbers that start with at least one letter. YY = double digit year of manufacture (2010-Current)Įxample: F21234 = Fuji-gen Japan / 2002 / unit 1234Įxample: T101234 = Terada Japan / 2010 / unit 1234.Y = single digit year of manufacture (2002-2009).This serial number formats is solely used on Epiphone Elite or Elitist models. Note: The month of manufacture is single letter corresponding to each month such as A = January, B = February, etc. The ranking number may consist of any number of digits.Įxample: R01B0123 = Peerless Korea / 2001 / February / unit 0123. A single digit month of manufacture may occur for some 1997 and earlier models. Note: There may be no factory designator for some 1993 and earlier models. Pre-1994 productions also frequently omit the factory letter codes and appeared as all digits, e.g. Note: Models from 2008 and onwards omit the factory ID letter prefix. For Japanese and refurbished models, which are special cases, see bottom.Įxample: 08121520333 = 2008 / December / factory 15 / unit 20333 There are basically four distinct formats, also called identifiers, in which order serial numbers occur on Epiphone instruments. This is a guide to help you identify your guitar's place and year of manufacture by the instrument's serial number alone, based on the information given on the unofficial Epiphone wiki here, which mostly seems down nowadays.

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