the blue book of electric guitar a écrit :In 1970, production of Epiphone instruments moved to Japan. Japanese Epiphones were manufactured
between 1970 to 1983. According to author/researcher Walter Carter, the serial numbers on these are
unreliable as a usable tool for dating models. Comparison to catalogs is one of the few means available.
Earlier Kalamazoo labels were generally orange with black printing and said “Made in Kalamazoo”, while
the Japanese instruments featured blue labels which read “Epiphone of Kalamazoo, Michigan” (note that it
doesn't say made in Kalamazoo, nor does it say Made in Japan). While not a solid rule of thumb, research
of the model should be more thorough than just glancing at the label.
During the early 1980s, the Japanese production costs became pricey due to the changing ratio of the
dollar/yen. Production moved to Korea, and again the serial numbers are not an exact science as a dating
mechanism. In 1993, a structure was developed where the number (or pair of numbers) following the
initial letter indicates the year of production (i.e. “3” indicates 1993, or a “93” would indicate the same).
Alors c'est la mémé, c'est la mémé, c'est la memerde...
La tienne (S4051178) doit être une coréenne de 1994, le numéro qui suit est le numéro sur un registre quelconque dans l'année...
De toutes façons, la tienne est une
"les paul classic", à cause de la table avec le motif pommelé et des micros open-coils, indubitablement à aimants céramiques.
Par contre, pour des soucis d'approvisionnement sûrement, le corps semble en aulne...
Je regarde ce soir, j'ai un vieux catalogue qui traîne à la mais'.
edith me dit : peu de valeur pécunière, mais une bonne base pour la customisation (et les micros

poubelle !!)